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Battle Earth #4
Battle Earth IV
The fourth instalment of an epic science fiction series that tells of humanity's desperate struggle to survive against an overwhelming alien invasion. The alien invaders were driven from Earth, but isolated pockets continue to hold out and hinder the recovery effort. Major Mitch Taylor’s Inter-Allied Company is re-organised into a rapid response taskforce to seek out and destroy all remaining threats. However, when Ramstein is obliterated in an aerial attack, they know that the battle for Earth is not over. With enemy forces remaining in the solar system, the armies of Earth have no choice but to rally together and make an assault against the Moon to secure the safety of their planet. They must take the fight to the aliens. Battle Earth is a futuristic sci-fi action adventure series that chronicles vast bloody battles following humanity’s first reach into the stars.
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 3, 2012
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About the author
Nick S. Thomas
144 books73 followersNick 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.
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.
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January 18, 2017
Outstanding!
kept me glued to it from book 1 on!
looking forward to continue on to the next and so on.
kept me glued to it from book 1 on!
looking forward to continue on to the next and so on.
June 1, 2012
I can sense a long series and what bums me out is each book gets worse worse.
1. I'm willing to forgive the (British IIRC) author not being able to write American english slang well, but the american characters don't read at all like Americans.
2. The editing is atrocious. I forgave the first book, and mostly the second, but now by the forth, I think it too is getting worse. Sentences with misplaced or wrong words. Words that must have been dropped in by autocorrection and not caught, etc. It makes it hard to read when you're editing on the fly.
3. the character development is taking giant leaps backwards. Major Taylor grows and gets more awesome, as do a few others in the first two books. In the Third he starts to devolve to a one dimensional character. By the forth he's not just a one dimensional character, he's bipolar. He goes from being down on war to pro war in the span of 3 paragraphs, and back again. Then he goes from sympathetic towards another character to opening disliking the character.
Lots and lots could be improved in this book, except the overall story. That is actually good and engaging, despite the obvious "tune in next time ending" that is getting common after book 2. If only the rest of the book could live up to the story
1. I'm willing to forgive the (British IIRC) author not being able to write American english slang well, but the american characters don't read at all like Americans.
2. The editing is atrocious. I forgave the first book, and mostly the second, but now by the forth, I think it too is getting worse. Sentences with misplaced or wrong words. Words that must have been dropped in by autocorrection and not caught, etc. It makes it hard to read when you're editing on the fly.
3. the character development is taking giant leaps backwards. Major Taylor grows and gets more awesome, as do a few others in the first two books. In the Third he starts to devolve to a one dimensional character. By the forth he's not just a one dimensional character, he's bipolar. He goes from being down on war to pro war in the span of 3 paragraphs, and back again. Then he goes from sympathetic towards another character to opening disliking the character.
Lots and lots could be improved in this book, except the overall story. That is actually good and engaging, despite the obvious "tune in next time ending" that is getting common after book 2. If only the rest of the book could live up to the story
September 6, 2012
The story was quite interesting and sometimes gripping. That is it was when I could get past (not passed) the multiple grammatical misfortunes that occurred throughout. I think there were enough that I would guess one grammatical error every 2 pages.
The improper usage of passed and past was frequent.
He was stood by the door(We aren't told who is was that stood him there.)This must have occurred at least 20 times.
She was sat in front of the computer.
For all intensive purposes, it exceeded needs. The phrase is for all intents and purposes.
Those are just a few examples: the ones that were so frequent or egregious that I remember them easily.
This review also applies the 4 previous volumes in the series.
The improper usage of passed and past was frequent.
He was stood by the door(We aren't told who is was that stood him there.)This must have occurred at least 20 times.
She was sat in front of the computer.
For all intensive purposes, it exceeded needs. The phrase is for all intents and purposes.
Those are just a few examples: the ones that were so frequent or egregious that I remember them easily.
This review also applies the 4 previous volumes in the series.
January 24, 2015
I'm never really sure if I like these books or not. The writing at times is so unpolished that that it could be written as a marked assessment in school, but the general storyline is still rip-roaring 4 books into the series, which is why I've already bought the next 2. But please, let the series end soon, let's not turn this into a Wheel Of Time boredom epic!!
June 27, 2013
Much better in the writing department as each book brings with it more experience for the author.
Not a lot to say about this book. It continues to series nicely, adding in just enough to keep you interested though as falls short of what is expected in a full novel.
Not a lot to say about this book. It continues to series nicely, adding in just enough to keep you interested though as falls short of what is expected in a full novel.
June 25, 2012
another great installment, with a twist towards the end as the aliens do something quite unexpected.
August 2, 2012
Definitely should have ended the series with book 3. This one felt very much like filler and wasn't very interesting.
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