They are coming. The countdown has begun.
First visible only as blips on a telescope image, the discovery of objects approaching from Jupiter’s orbit immediately sets humanity on edge. NASA doesn’t even bother to deny the alien ships’ existence. The popular Astral space app (broadcasting from the far side of the moon and accessible by anyone with Internet) has already shown the populace what is coming. So the news has turned from evasion to triage, urging calm and offering the few facts they have:
The objects are enormous, perfectly round spheres numbering in the dozens, maybe hundreds. They are on an approach vector for Earth. And they will arrive in six days.
A strong first book in a new series Invasion is a fast paced story about a survivalist trying to make use of all his preparations to keep his family safe from the unexpected.Â
A page turner from start to finish Look at the cover of this book. Quite an eye-catcher, isn’t it? Well, in this case I’d urge you to judge the book by it’s cover. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical when I saw the title. A story about an alien invasion of earth? Really? That’s like the grandfather of science fiction stories, told a gazillion times before – often in a less than convincing way. But no: the story inside is just as awesome and well-crafted as the cover. In fact I breezed through the book within two days. Just…
I’m a 62-year-old well-educated, voracious, eclectic reader, … I’m a 62-year-old well-educated, voracious, eclectic reader, though my first and last reading passion is sci fi. I seldom review books, and in my responsible life, I NEVER stay up all night reading a book from start to finish. This one, I did. As soon as I woke up (this afternoon), I hit “1-click buy” for the next 2 in the series, Contact and Colonization. ‘Nuff said.