Battle Earth II

Battle Earth #2

by Nick S. Thomas

The second instalment of an epic new science fiction trilogy that tells of humanity's desperate struggle to survive against an overwhelming alien invasion.After halting the enemy advance across Europe the war continues to rage in Paris. International armies have converged on the French city to make a stand. When Taylor investigates a mysterious sighting in their northern perimeter he sees that enemy forces are encircling the city. The human’s are quickly running out of ways to flee from the death trap.New advancements in technology could change the course of the war, if they can survive long enough to get the weapons onto the front line. The combined allied forces continue to be driven back, but Major Taylor learns of an even greater threat. The aliens are developing a weapon which could bring destruction to the human race overnight. Only one hope remains for the planet. A daring mission nobody could hope to survive.Battle Earth is a futuristic sci-fi action adventure series that chronicles vast bloody battles following humanity’s first reach into the stars.

Genres: Science Fiction, War, Fiction, Military Fiction, Audiobook, Action, Military Science Fiction

261 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2011

About the author

Nick S. Thomas, is a novelist, martial arts instructor and military history enthusiast. Author of the bestselling 'Battle Earth' series and is co-founder of the prestigious Academy of Historical Fencing.

Nick has worked full time as an author for over a decade and also still designs his own novel art, as well as that of his brothers, fellow novelist Michael G Thomas.

As well as the pursuit of historical materials to transcribe, translate and interpret, Nick enjoys writing works of historical fiction, fantasy, and science-fiction. He is also an avid military history enthusiast. A collector and restorer of WW2 military vehicles, as well as antique edged weaponry.

Reviews

[RJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our forces receive a small victory! Earth scientists have been hard at work reverse engineering weapons and armor for our beleaguered troops. They have manufactured an Exoskeleton fighting suit composed of improved armor and anti-material weapon. Twenty-five suits have been issued and production is in full swing. All hope that this new technology will be the turning point in the war. The aliens, now known as the Krycenaean, have captured Captain Jones and Private Walker. A rescue attempt was made but the holding area was empty. The military and colonist forces left on the Moon Base are also tired of waiting for defeat. Commander Kelly has decided to take the fight to the enemy. The future of our people on Earth and the Moon is still dark but there exists a glimmer of hope that the scales may be leveling. On the other side of the coin, there is evidence that the enemy is building a manufacturing plant on the west coast of France. This new facility must not be allowed to exist. Some of the same quirks still apply from the prior review but I choose to overlook them for now and enjoy the tale. Three.point.five. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

After the events from the 1st in the series this one is more of a prepare to strike fully as they battle against the superior weapons and struggle to find an advantage to even the playing field. A good mix of solidier and science gives this a worthwhile listen to as the battles work out well. Narration by Arango is pretty good as well.

[Norma · Rating 4 out of 5]

""They had lost so many. But there was still hope""
(Audible version)
I received this book as a complementary copy from the author, narrator or publisher via Audio book Boom, in exchange for an unbiased review and had not previously read the first volume.of Battle Earth. This, however, did not distract from the story which was obviously a continuation of an alien invasion which had already defeated the Mars Colony, mostly destroyed that on the Moon and was rapidly expanding it's destruction on earth. Africa and cities in Europe had already fallen, only Paris had managed to hold out against the onslaught. Humanity was at risk. How can it be saved?
This is a straightforward tale of human ingenuity, bravery and comradery in the face of overwhelming odds and, as such, concentrates far.more on battle depictions than character building. Survival suspense is factored into every chapter. Neal Aramco's narration is very good where dialogue is required, with individual voices clearly defined, but I found his reading of the text somewhat disconcerting with some odd pronunciation and a downturn at the end of most sentences which gave it a depressed feel. This said, I enjoyed the book overall and would recommend it to lovers of military action

[Alexander Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good book here, again let down by spelling mistakes and grammar issues. As you progress through the book you do end up finding far fewer of these mistakes but they are still present. Considering we are paying £2.49 per book at this point, it almost feels like your paying for the mistakes of someone else.

Add on top of that, that the books are relatively short in comparison to many other offerings on the kindle store and you have yourself a right volcano of anger brewing. The only thing keeping this ship from sinking is the fact that the story, characters and plot all have decent elements that make the book an enjoyable read.

I hope the author re-edits some of these books soon so as to keep the amount of bad reviews to a minimum. Read if your already into the series, otherwise, wait until the errors have been fixed.

[Chris Gillies · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are to sci-fi what Dan Brown is to crime fiction - a storyline that almost runs away with you it progresses that quickly, yet at the same time the writing is almost amateurish in style, almost as if the author vomited their thoughts onto the page.

That said, I've found the books I've read so far in this series to be quite enjoyable and good escapist stuff, and if you can suspend your disbelief that a race that can cross the stars to conquer planets doesn't seem to have either the battle-plans or technology to carry out their goals when they arrive, it's good boys-own stuff that entertains from cover to cover!

[Br1cht · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have said it before!
Please study military matter if you intend to write about them.

I will give this series one more chance and if I don´t see any better dialog(very unnatural, editing(as usuall for e-books) and ABOVE ALL ma working understanding of war and military subjects, I´ll give up.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good alien invasion with the worlds armies getting butts kicked. Magic equipment comes to level the playing field and enable the human spirit to triumph.

I tore through this book in just a few days of low time while on Jury duty.

[Holly Emrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my first series of sci-fi books..

This is my first series of sci-fi books..

I really enjoy these so far..
I hope the other books are just as riveting..
on to book 3 .

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok. I personally think it was set to far in the future with no real descriptions. Generic terms as "armor" and "infantry" divisions. No descriptions to weapons.

[Petermca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good