1. Invision Publications

Invasion (C.H.A.O.S., #1) Ebook DescriptionInvasion (C.H.A.O.S., #1) Book Pdf has a good rating 3.70 of 5 from 1,409 votes, please read some reviews carefully for reference. Scrolling down the page, you will see all categories. Find other books by 'Jon S. Lewis' in the search box, you just need to type and search for it.He didn't ask to be a hero, but now all that stands between us and chaos.

Is Colt.Colt McAlister was having the summer of his life. He spent his days surfing and his nights playing guitar on the beach with friends.

He even met a girl and got his first car. But everything changes when his parents are killed in a freak accident.He's forced to leave his old life behind and move to Arizona with his grandfather.

The only person he knows at the new high school is a childhood friend named Dani. And Oz, a guy he's sure he's never met but who is strangely familiar.But what if his parents' death wasn't an accident? His mother, an investigative reporter, was going to expose a secret mind-control program run by one of the world's largest companies. Before she could release the story, what if agents from Trident Biotech made sure she couldn't go public?Vowing to uncover truth, Colt is drawn into a secret world of aliens, shapeshifters, flying motorcycles, and invisible getaways.The invasion has begun. Before I got this book, I read the Kindle sample and really loved it. I was completely drawn in by the fast paced writing and just had to know what was going to happen next! So I got the rest of the book and was pretty interested in reading it.

While it was good, it wasn't good the whole way through.I really enjoyed the first half. I loved getting to know Colt and watching him slowly learn things and figure out what was going on.

The writing makes it very easy to read and it's quite exciting. It was fascinating getting all the information about the hidden world and I thought Colt was an incredibly strong character, especially considering everything he was going through personally!

This book is full of brave and no-nonsense characters.It slowed down for me a bit though- ironically, it slowed for me as the action sped up! I'm just not into lots of action so that didn't manage to hold my attention very well.

Not really a fault with the book- just a preference I have as a reader! So some people will definitely enjoy the action but it just wasn't for me.

It picked up again as it was ending though and I very much enjoyed the last pages and they made be eager to pick up the next book.Overall, Invasion is an action packed, thrilling light read full of well developed characters and I will be reading the sequel as I definitely want to know what happens next. It's been a while since I've read such a powerful science-fiction book. Invasion is a surprisingly gripping read. The second an alien that looked like Bigfoot came up, I was hooked.When his parents die in a strange car accident, Colt has to live with his WW2 veteran grandfather. Yet he cannot get the idea out of his head that something about his parents' death isn't right. He suspects that one of the worlds largest companies, Trident Biotech, has something to do with it. While trying to uncover the truth about his parents' death, Colt discovers a world normal human beings never see.Young-adult science-fiction is not an easy genre to write in.

Because the story needs to be fast-paced so the younger readers don't lose interest, there is not much room left for extensive world building. I love the way how we learn about the aliens together with Colt. What I also really like is that this isn't about the standard green-men-in-suits-from-space kind of aliens. It actually reminded me a lot of the movie Men in Black.And with all those aliens, we of course have to have some very, very awesome gadgets. I mean, souring through the air on a motorcycle with retractable wings? No one can convince me that isn't really cool.

I had such a great time reading about this and jetpacks and special weapons that made my inner geek very excited.The only problem I had with this book is one I seem to be having quite often these days. Sometimes is astonishes me how naive one can be. In this book though, this was only a minor annoyance, because most of those moments could easily be explained by the age of our main characters. You can't really expect from a bunch of teenagers to grasp the extend of the situation right away. And in the end, they do, it only took them a while.I think this is a wonderfully fast-paced book that a lot of young-adults, both boys and girls, will enjoy. And as an adult, I think you would be equally entertained by this book. I definitely recommend this to anyone that loves science-fiction.I received this ARC through Netgalley.

Review:In a nutshell Invasion is Men In Black with a young adult twist. Yep, Aliens are real and like the movie mentioned above some are good, some are bad and its up to a secret organization to make sure they all remain hidden. That being said, I am totally impressed by how the Author made Invasion feel unique.I love the alternative history told brilliantly through the use of Comic books. Letting the reader know about Colt's love for the Phantom Flyer early on and then later reintroducing the comics as being based on real events was so clever. It also explained how Colt knew so much about the aliens and the C.H.A.O.S. Organization without having to spend chapters bringing him and us up to speed.Another thing that was really cool to see were the gadgets and weapons created for this series.

The chips the Trident Corporation created were the scariest aspect about this book especially because the recipients genuinely needed them. The poor patients had no clue their 'cure' made them unwilling pawns in an interplanetary struggle between good and evil. Also FYI, I totally want a Jetpack and robot butler after reading this.Now if I had any gripes about Invasion it would be the characters.

Don't get me wrong I liked Danielle, Colt and Oz but had I not known they were teenagers I would of assumed they were in Middle not High School. They just read a bit juvenile at times. I also had to wonder why none of Colt's siblings called to check up on him. I can't recall a single call from them once Colt transplanted to Arizona. Surely Colt's Grandfather or even the C.H.A.O.S. Organization would let the brothers know he was in trouble.

Even if for some reason they wanted to protect the brothers and keep them in the dark, wouldn't they still call just to check up on Colt as a general hey how are you type thing?On the other hand, I loved Colt's Grandfather and his teacher Mr.Pfeffer. It's always nice having enjoyable background characters.

Plus Trident and the Thule were great villains. I cannot wait to see the havoc the Thule cause once they start arriving en masse.Overall, I really enjoyed the first book in the C.H.A.O.S. Series and cannot wait to get started on Book 2!

I also really want to give kudos to the author for making a clean yet thrilling book about an impeding alien invasion. Invasion never lacked for action and as an adult reader I appreciated that the author was willing to put the characters into uncomfortable and sometimes scary positions. I really believe I can recommend this to Adults and Teens alike. I love books that I can share with my kids and still find enjoyable myself! In the end, If you like action, science fiction and strong writing then definitely pick this one up and give it a go. I will be rating Invasion by Jon S. When I requested from NetGalley 'Alienation' to read and review, I had no idea it was the second installment to a series.

Well, it turned out that there was book one that I had to read beforehand and that book was 'Invasion'. I honestly don't regret starting on this series because it was absolutely amazing. I'm already into book two because I just can't get enough of high school students Colt, Oz and Danielle and their adventures with the extra terrestrials and the biomedical Trident facilities.I loved the emotional rollercoaster, even if sometimes the pain was just too much to bear.

I was sad almost to tears when the horrible accident happened and could really feel Colt's pain, confusion and desire to bury himself in the ground. I never ever want to be in such a position.I really loved the story, straight from the beginning. Even though Colt wouldn't later remember his special day at the CHAOS military camp, something deep inside of him knows that he's met certain people and things before. Yet, it isn't until after his parents' accident and after he moves in to live with his grandfather that things start to become weird.When he meets Oz, he feels like he's met the boy before, but he doesn't know where, until Oz tells him about CHAOS, the aliens and most of all that his grandfather isn't just any ordinary man.In their desire to figure out who and why killed Colt's parents, the threesome come in the midst of multi-world war. Would they survive, and would they gather the info they need?For the full review, please visit my blog @ YA Story Teller.

They are coming. The countdown has begun.First visible only as blips on a telescope image, the discovery of objects approaching from Jupiter 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 They are coming. The countdown has begun.First visible only as blips on a telescope image, the discovery of objects approaching from Jupiter 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.Fear simmers.Meyer Dempsey - mogul, wealthy entrepreneur, arrogant and always in charge - is in New York, on the phone with his ex-wife in LA when the news breaks. He can hear tension in the voices of reporters and experts chronicling all that's known and unknown. But even while those supposedly in charge restrain their own panic, Meyer finds he recognizes bits and pieces of what the world is facing. He's seen this in dreams - in visions of another place.

He knows where he and his family must go. He has prepared though he never knew until now what he'd been preparing for.He knows only they cannot hesitate. They must run to their safe haven in the Colorado mountains. Before society shatters into chaos, and it all falls apart.Fear rises.Meyer has been taking steps for months, and has made preparations: a trove of supplies, a van stocked for the worst, a Gulfstream waiting at a small airstrip in Jersey. But he hasn't yet been able to take the final and most important step: moving the family to Colorado, where every contingency is covered.The networks stay on-air longer than expected, creating a farce of calm. But those with means have already begun to scramble as Meyer gathers his wife Piper and his two teenage children and begins their race toward that compound, toward safety. There is no time for hesitation, regret, or pity.

Soon, pundits begin to ask questions hard enough to tip those who've thus far stayed calm out of their complacency, inciting chaos:What do the beings inside the ships want? What will they do when they arrive? And what if the scientists are wrong, and the spheres aren't decelerating? Will they strike the planet, raising clouds of extinction dust?

Will they knock the Earth off its axis? Is this a prelude to an alien invasion? An alien war? An alien apocalypse? The first domino in the birth of a new alien empire?Fear erupts.Panic, once it breaches the thin crust of civilized society, spreads like a virus.

Meyer knows only one thing, and it's a truth that has perched atop his mind like a psychic obsession: When the ships arrive, his family must be at the Colorado compound or all will be lost. The space fleet in itself doesn't matter. The disintegration on the surviving news outlets does not matter. Reports that Las Vegas has been set ablaze do not matter. The fate of humanity, in Meyer's eyes, doesn't matter.All that matters is Piper.

And Meyer's ex-wife Heather, coming to the same destination from the west - a woman who remains his best friend, and his secret lover.Rioting spills into the highways as time ticks away. Unrest boils in both city and hinterlands. But Meyer's obsession to reach Vail is single-minded, guided with the focus of a far-seeing nightmare. Gangs can ground his plane, threaten his vehicles, and steal his belongings. But nothing will stand between Meyer's family and their haven and Meyer will kill his way to Colorado if he has to.This relentless, page-turning tale of apocalyptic dawn is the first in the alien invasion series by masters of story Truant and Platt, authors of The Beam, Robot Proletariat, the Dream Engine series, and many more. Contrarily to what the title says, the whole story isn't about an invasion but about a family who tries to reach a bunker the father had had built in case of such an event. The event, you might wonder, is that spaceships are spotted in our solar system and they seemed to be aiming directly for Earth.

It doesn't take long for people to panic, the flights to be grounded and for our little family to start having trouble going where they need to be.The main protagonist might not be the likeable one Contrarily to what the title says, the whole story isn't about an invasion but about a family who tries to reach a bunker the father had had built in case of such an event. The event, you might wonder, is that spaceships are spotted in our solar system and they seemed to be aiming directly for Earth. It doesn't take long for people to panic, the flights to be grounded and for our little family to start having trouble going where they need to be.The main protagonist might not be the likeable one we might expect. We soon learn he's a cheater who still have sex with his ex. Yet, we can't really hate him. At least, I didn't. He does all he can to bring his family to safety (and that includes his ex on the other side of the country).So, as we read we live the trouble they have, and the fears and all.

It's well done. It keeps you reading. However, if you were looking for aliens and such, well, you'll probably have to wait for the sequel as we don't learn much about them. Since what we do learn is at the end of the book, I won't say a word so not to spoil. (The sequel is offered free at the end of the book if you don't feel like spending a dime.)Over all, if you're ok with what I said above, you should like the book. I've been listening for three years or so to Johnny Sean and Dave, the Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore of self-publishing podcasting, and I thought it was about time I read one of the trio's novels, having at least two on my Kindle. From their chat on their podcast (formerly The Self-Publishing Podcast, now rebranded as Story Studio), I was aware that Invasion had been written as a commercially appealing start-of-series book designed to shoe-horn readers into the wide end of the funnel and hopefully I've been listening for three years or so to Johnny Sean and Dave, the Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore of self-publishing podcasting, and I thought it was about time I read one of the trio's novels, having at least two on my Kindle.

From their chat on their podcast (formerly The Self-Publishing Podcast, now rebranded as Story Studio), I was aware that Invasion had been written as a commercially appealing start-of-series book designed to shoe-horn readers into the wide end of the funnel and hopefully getting them addicted to the story and therefore becoming a paying reader of however many instalments the series has (five? Six?).Well, for the funnel to do its magic, you need a damned good first book (I learnt that from Johnny, Sean and Dave's excellent book). And, well, Invasion was not quite it for me. The story is essentially a narcissistic family's road trip to a bunker to see out the alien invasion. At times it felt like I was reading a script for a porno without the sex. Why should I care about the boorish movie mogul producer protagonist who still had the hots for his smart-alec ex-wife?

Or his teenage son who had a crush on his current wife? Or the protagonist's secretly pregnant daughter?

Or her dopey boyfriend whose only characteristic was his name was Raj and he was of Indian descent? There was a decent cliffhanger or two and I managed to read it all the way to the end, so it it is worth another star for that. Not sure I'll continue with the series, but may try out their Beam sci fi series, which the lads say is more cerebral, and frequently plugged in the text of Invasion. Oh well, nobody died (unfortunately).Download my starter library for free here -and receive my monthly newsletter with book recommendations galore for the Japanophile/crime fiction/English teacher in all of us.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up Invason, but I'm glad I did. It's extremely well-written, and it is definitely a page turner. I won't summarize the plot (other reviewers have done this better than I can), but the premise is fantastic and the book moves quickly.Meyer Dempsey is probably one of my favorite Sterling & Stone main characters-I really felt like I knew him, and I found myself thinking about him even after I put the book down. My only complaint is that Meyer was so I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up Invason, but I'm glad I did.

It's extremely well-written, and it is definitely a page turner. I won't summarize the plot (other reviewers have done this better than I can), but the premise is fantastic and the book moves quickly.Meyer Dempsey is probably one of my favorite Sterling & Stone main characters-I really felt like I knew him, and I found myself thinking about him even after I put the book down.

My only complaint is that Meyer was so well done that the rest of the family just wasn't engaging enough to keep up with him. Not a major problem as the series is just getting started, but something I noticed. All in all though, I would recommend this series if you're a S&S fan-you won't be disappointed.The audio narration was also good. The narrator did an excellent job with Meyer and his voice was perfect for him. I thought the other characters weren't as well-voiced, and I thought the pacing/reading could have been better. I thought some of the minor characters (the Iowans in particular) sounded too hillbilly for me, but that's a minor quip.

Overall, it's a solid narration though not S&S's best. This book turned out to be a lot more entertaining that I expected it to be. I almost put it down after the first few pages because it seemed more vulgar than it needed to be and the main protagonist seemed modeled after Donald Trump. However, both impressions changed as I stuck with it. Meyer Dempsey turned out to be rather likable, spiritual in his own way, and heroic - a good guy to have along in a crisis. And while much of the dialogue remains crude in spots, it seems to fit the characters This book turned out to be a lot more entertaining that I expected it to be.

I almost put it down after the first few pages because it seemed more vulgar than it needed to be and the main protagonist seemed modeled after Donald Trump. However, both impressions changed as I stuck with it. Meyer Dempsey turned out to be rather likable, spiritual in his own way, and heroic - a good guy to have along in a crisis. And while much of the dialogue remains crude in spots, it seems to fit the characters and the situations they're in.The opening book in the Invasion series, this volume has Meyer desperately trying to get his family to safety in Vail, Colorado from New York (including an ex-wife Heather traveling from Los Angeles and Raj, the unexpected Indian boyfriend of daughter Lila who is shanghaied along by circumstances). They have five days before the aliens arrive and civilized behavior is breaking down everywhere. It's not all completely believable, but it turns out to be fun.The best line is when Heather is trying to talk about personal matters with the family and she says to Raj, 'Why don't you go do some math'. I didn't dislike it but I was unimpressed overall.

I should have known the writing style would be a bit immature just from the character names - Piper, Delilah etc - but I thought I was being judgemental.There are too many irritating characters doing things that don't add up. There are too many coincidences and artificial cliff-hangers at chapter ends.

It's kind of engaging (enough so that I got through it quickly) but a long way from being good literature - you're aware of the amateur style I didn't dislike it but I was unimpressed overall. Frutos dones y carismas del espiritu santo pdf. I should have known the writing style would be a bit immature just from the character names - Piper, Delilah etc - but I thought I was being judgemental.There are too many irritating characters doing things that don't add up. There are too many coincidences and artificial cliff-hangers at chapter ends.

It's kind of engaging (enough so that I got through it quickly) but a long way from being good literature - you're aware of the amateur style throughout.The follow-up, 'Contact', was free so I'm now reading that but kind of regretting it. Either I've really had enough now or it is on a downhill slide. What strikes me most is how real the characters are in Truant and Platt's books.

They aren't afraid to deal with feelings and thoughts that real people have but desperately keep to themselves. You don't see that a lot - everything is very PC these days, even in fiction. But not here.

So aside from the impending invasion, we get a real look into the heads and hearts of real people dealing with real problems - some related to the situation at hand, but many more spilling over from their lives What strikes me most is how real the characters are in Truant and Platt's books. They aren't afraid to deal with feelings and thoughts that real people have but desperately keep to themselves. You don't see that a lot - everything is very PC these days, even in fiction. But not here. So aside from the impending invasion, we get a real look into the heads and hearts of real people dealing with real problems - some related to the situation at hand, but many more spilling over from their lives 'before'.

The Aliens are coming, and it is something that Meyer Dempsey as known for years. He lives in NY with his family, but is building a house in CO with a huge bunker underneath it, and has stocked it with enough supplies to live there a very long time.

When the ships are spotted approaching Earth, everyone panics. Meyer works hard to get his wife, two children and a friend out of the city, no matter what it takes. This is book one in a series of seven. I liked it, and it was a fast read. I don't The Aliens are coming, and it is something that Meyer Dempsey as known for years. He lives in NY with his family, but is building a house in CO with a huge bunker underneath it, and has stocked it with enough supplies to live there a very long time. When the ships are spotted approaching Earth, everyone panics.

Meyer works hard to get his wife, two children and a friend out of the city, no matter what it takes. This is book one in a series of seven. I liked it, and it was a fast read. I don't know yet if I will continue with the series, as this was a free book on my Kindle.

Invasion is the first in the science fiction series Alien Invasion by Sean Platt and Johnny B Truant but it reminds me more of a dystopian or thriller story such as Fear the Walking Dead.The story begins with a family in New York City learning that alien spaceships have been spotted and are expected to reach Earth in five days. As pandemonium hits they attempt to escape New York because 'everyone knows New York is where everything happens' and reach their shelter in Vail, Colorado.Much like Fear Invasion is the first in the science fiction series Alien Invasion by Sean Platt and Johnny B Truant but it reminds me more of a dystopian or thriller story such as Fear the Walking Dead.The story begins with a family in New York City learning that alien spaceships have been spotted and are expected to reach Earth in five days. As pandemonium hits they attempt to escape New York because 'everyone knows New York is where everything happens' and reach their shelter in Vail, Colorado.Much like Fear the Walking Dead the story focuses almost totally on the experiences and interactions of a family as they react to what is happening. The father is a famous and rich movie producer who plans for disasters and even has a specialized vehicle that they begin their travel to Colorado in.I liked reading as the family drove through my stomping grounds of Pittsburgh and Ohio and got into trouble near Chicago. However, the focus of this first book in the series is on the family and the people that make their trip much more dangerous and not aliens.

I give the book four out of five stars and would have preferred a little more science fiction and a little less thriller or dystopian. I am certain based on the ending that we will hear more from the aliens in book two but the buildup was slower than I would have preferred. I really enjoyed the story line, I love apocalyptic books so anything along those lines grab my attention, this book though. It's a tough one to rate, I can see why it has so many low stars I really can, I didn't love the way this was written jumping from one person to another then another and in places I felt it was too descriptive but then in others I felt it wasn't descriptive enough, understanding the surroundings whilst reading was hard in places, I wasn't sure where they were from one min I really enjoyed the story line, I love apocalyptic books so anything along those lines grab my attention, this book though. Thoroughly enjoyable survival takeWith the world facing the soon arrival of an alien fleet society begins to crumble and few people know what to do.

One man is determined to make sure his family survives no matter what it takes. Our hero is a paranoid survivalist whose preparations for the inevitable apocalypse began long before as the result of drug-induced vague new age visions right out of the Western version of Eastern mysticism so popular in the latter half of the Twentieth Century, but Thoroughly enjoyable survival takeWith the world facing the soon arrival of an alien fleet society begins to crumble and few people know what to do. One man is determined to make sure his family survives no matter what it takes.

Our hero is a paranoid survivalist whose preparations for the inevitable apocalypse began long before as the result of drug-induced vague new age visions right out of the Western version of Eastern mysticism so popular in the latter half of the Twentieth Century, but this drug-addled looney happens to be a billionaire with the force of will and resources to build a luxury underground bunker in Vail, Colorado. Only one problem. His family and he are in New York and society is crumbling around them.The story pulls the reader along by frequently using cliffhangers at the end of chapters to make you want to see how they manage to save themselves from the series of troubles. Often, the troubles resolve themselves without much effort, but sometimes they are genuine deadly quandaries. There is a sense that the characters are worth saving, except for the main character whose single-minded determination to reach safety makes him give up anything worth saving as a human being and become a brute beast thinking only of getting to his sacred lair in the mountains. His one redeeming quality is his fierce determination to save his family, but the author apparently wants us to see him as some kind of New Age prophet (a theme which will apparently be developed in future volumes of the series). If this guy is the face of New Age spirituality, I'll take the Old Time Religion, thank you.

Just because he was ultimately right about the vague gloom and doom feelings his recreational drug of choice brought out in him doesn't mean he has achieved nirvana.Still, I'm willing to set aside my dislike for the guy and for the surprise ending of the book (which seems so out of place given the story line that it needed a special explanation by the author in an afterword), and look forward to reading the next installment. Invasion was a good read that drew out an emotional as well as intellectual response from me and made me want to continue the series. That is a fine achievement and the mark of a fine author. I may have given that fifth star if not for 2 issues: I felt like the book was too pushy at places about the 60s pseudo-spirituality, universal mind, drugs are the way to expand consciousness thing; and any ending that requires an afterword to explain just doesn't seem like great writing. The basic premise of Invasion is pretty clear and has been done before - aliens show up and humans have to deal with a new reality, one that most people never really believed to be true.

But Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant have put their own unique twist on the theme, and created a captivating story that has plenty of mystery underlying the action.

Our hero knows that he has to get his family from one side of the country to the other before the spaceships arrive. But how does he know? The basic premise of Invasion is pretty clear and has been done before - aliens show up and humans have to deal with a new reality, one that most people never really believed to be true. But Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant have put their own unique twist on the theme, and created a captivating story that has plenty of mystery underlying the action.

Our hero knows that he has to get his family from one side of the country to the other before the spaceships arrive. But how does he know? And will he actually be able to do it, using the skills he's learned while preparing for a crisis combined with his (not inconsiderable) force of will?The story, while purportedly about an alien invasion, is really about the human condition. I guess that's true of any really good tale, but this one grabbed my attention from the start and kept me turning pages (I finished it in less than two days). We see what happens when people panic, and how our priorities and ethics shift and change.

The way the various characters cope with their world being turned upside down is realistic and well-written. Platt and Truant don't take the easy way out. They explore, among other things, the complex nature of relationships, varied approaches to spirituality (though some of the characters would balk at that word), and mob mentality.The pace of the story is fast, but nonetheless, it's more than mere entertainment.

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The ending proves that. Without giving anything away, I'll just say that while I found the ending satisfying, it left a lot of unknowns on the table. I'm definitely looking forward to book 2. “There were powers in the universe that found our force and aggression not just laughable but unworthy of notice.”Don’t read the blurb; it’s a synopsis of most of the book. Oddly, the titular invasion occurs off stage. In fact, this is mostly a dystopia about the panic between the sighting of inbound aliens (species, powers and intentions unknown) and the actual first contact.“Good men and bad men looked the same from the road, especially considering how thin the line between them had become.

“There were powers in the universe that found our force and aggression not just laughable but unworthy of notice.”Don’t read the blurb; it’s a synopsis of most of the book. Oddly, the titular invasion occurs off stage. In fact, this is mostly a dystopia about the panic between the sighting of inbound aliens (species, powers and intentions unknown) and the actual first contact.“Good men and bad men looked the same from the road, especially considering how thin the line between them had become.”Good story telling, if linear and episodic. The characters are vividly, if incredibly, drawn. Hard to picture an arrogant business mogul who does-and believes in-yoga. Thankful the token non-white is not black.“Somewhere around your twenty-second birthday, teenagers started sounding like melodramatic idiots no matter what they did.”Quibbles: Will the “Sears Tower” still be thought of by that outdated name in 2050-2060?

Will teens then use antiquated (now) expressions like “bun in the oven” and “knocked up”? There’s no need for a sign on the border between Iowa and Nebraska because there’s a mile plus wide river (the Missouri) between them.“If you peered close enough, everything was nothing; if you pulled back far enough, nothing somehow became everything.”The ending is either great hook to the next (of seven projected) stories or a dirty trick, or both.

They told us, 'The End is only the Beginning.' Still, it cost them a star because it felt hokey and pasted on.“It won’t last.” “But nothing lasts.”. I'm not usually much of a sci-fi reader, but I'm a huge fan of these guys and their SPP podcast, and as someone looking to begin serialisation I thought I'd give it a try.Firstly, I loved the feel of the whole book. The shifting perspectives of the character add a nice depth to the story and means that you can feel the growing panic of the invasion from a variety of different angles. There's a definite direction the story moves in and you find yourself wondering how and when they will achieve I'm not usually much of a sci-fi reader, but I'm a huge fan of these guys and their SPP podcast, and as someone looking to begin serialisation I thought I'd give it a try.Firstly, I loved the feel of the whole book. The shifting perspectives of the character add a nice depth to the story and means that you can feel the growing panic of the invasion from a variety of different angles.

There's a definite direction the story moves in and you find yourself wondering how and when they will achieve what they're after. There isn't really any points where I felt the story dipped, or where I felt it dragged on. There was a nice pace and it kept me interested.In terms of character development, I'd say that I would have liked a bit more.

There were definite traits and personalities, but I felt the overworld of the story had more attention. Obviously in an epic alien invasion story, this makes sense. But for me, I didn't feel too much for them.Overall, this is definitely one to read for sci-fi fans. The fact that this is entirely self-published is also a definite bonus. I WILL be reading the next as I'm curious to see how the next one pans out.

I have to admit, the cliffhanger took me by surprise and I'm interested to see where that goes.Good job guys, keep up the good work! Despite hating every single character in this book, I actually enjoyed the story itself.The characters were awful; pretentious, pain in the arses with a chip on their shoulders, but I think it says a lot that Platt and Truant can develop such ghastly characters and still not make me want to stop reading (probably cause I was hoping one of them would die horribly).Although the first season is called 'Invasion', there is no actual invading yet. The season itself focuses on the Dempsey family Despite hating every single character in this book, I actually enjoyed the story itself.The characters were awful; pretentious, pain in the arses with a chip on their shoulders, but I think it says a lot that Platt and Truant can develop such ghastly characters and still not make me want to stop reading (probably cause I was hoping one of them would die horribly).Although the first season is called 'Invasion', there is no actual invading yet.

The season itself focuses on the Dempsey family travelling to their safe-house in Colorado as soon as news of alien spheres are seen approaching Earth. I did find this disappointing initially because I was expecting this to be like 'Fallen Skies' in literary format, but the journey itself is interesting.There is plenty of action and character building, as well as the tension cranking up as the spheres become closer.

I think the second season will focus more on the actual 'invasion', which I look forward to reading in the future. 2.5/3 StarsNot a bad start to a series.

The only problem I had with it was with Meyer, the main character, the so called hero. His personality was the worst thing ever.

He thought of himself as the smartest person around just because he was 'prepared' for the end of the world unlike everyone else. He seemed like the worst of humanity with his 'I deserve to live because I'm prepared' attitude. Also his relationship with his ex was um questionable and unrealistic. I couldn't tell if he was 2.5/3 StarsNot a bad start to a series. The only problem I had with it was with Meyer, the main character, the so called hero.

His personality was the worst thing ever. He thought of himself as the smartest person around just because he was 'prepared' for the end of the world unlike everyone else. He seemed like the worst of humanity with his 'I deserve to live because I'm prepared' attitude. Also his relationship with his ex was um questionable and unrealistic.

I couldn't tell if he was cheating on his current wife with his ex but either way it was disturbing. If I'm being honest there was more than one issue which I had with this story like Trevor's creepy obsession with his step-mother. This was both sick and cringe worthy.

I get Piper was young, in her late twenties, but she was still his step mother for god sake. Overall, I liked it well enough to try out the second book in the series. Sean loves writing books, even more than reading them.

He is co-founder of Collective Inkwell and Realm & Sands imprints, writes for children under the name Guy Incognito, and has more than his share of nose.Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Sean loves writing books, even more than reading them. He is co-founder of Collective Inkwell and Realm & Sands imprints, writes for children under the name Guy Incognito, and has more than his share of nose.Together with co-authors David Wright and Johnny B. Truant, Sean has written the series Yesterdays Gone, WhiteSpace, ForNevermore, Available Darkness, Dark Crossings, Unicorn Western, The Beam, Namaste, Robot Proletariat, Cursed, Greens, Space Shuttle, and Everyone Gets Divorced. He also co-wrote the how-to indie book, Write. “Thirty, forty miles?” “Well,” said Lila, verbally pouting. “I guess we’d better settle in for a long trip.” She pushed her body even harder against Raj, then glared at the side of her father’s head.

Lila and Trevor got along with Meyer, but they were still teenagers. Piper, recently a teen herself, tried to understand, but often there was no use. Somewhere around your twenty-second birthday, teenagers started sounding like melodramatic idiots no matter what you did.

“That’s another reason to get a hotel room,” Piper said. “They might let planes fly again. We can take the Gulfstream.”—.