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Blue SunSet: The aliens want humanity dead. Can the Martians save them? And at what cost?
The aliens just want us all to die. Two men and a Martian “Scout Bug” have other ideas.Earth is in political and economic turmoil in the wake of an unprovoked alien attack. NASA abandons the crew on Mars as power shifts to a reactionary political party, but they reconsider when new lights and radiation bloom on the periphery of our solar system. NASA needs Mars to once again act as the sacrificial lamb for the incoming missiles, but the Mars’ crew has their own problems after one of the missiles strikes Mars and turns the environment from inhospitable to unlivable. It seems their only choice is death by starvation, hypothermia or the next alien missile.Something on Mars awakens after millennia of stasis. It is hungry, and the human crew on the surface is obviously food, albeit genetically damaged food. The genetic damage will need to be corrected before the harvest.Astonishingly, the next round of incoming alien missiles begins communicating, and the Mars Crew learns that the galaxy has been subjected to a reign of genocidal bombardment for thousands of years. They have suffered much, but the crew on Mars and the fully awake Martians decide to go down fighting.
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Published November 1, 2023
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November 30, 2023
Review: This is one of the best SciFi novels I have read in a long time. This has it all. Hard science, new science, excellent character development enmeshed with constant movement, weird aliens, worm holes, black holes, black-hole fractal aliens with humanity leading the way in psycopathy.
This novel showed great restraint. There were so many instances where this could have gotten smug, fast. You have a 4 docs that are the brightest of the bright that are romantically involved, which leaves a lot of room for Mr. Smugly to appear. But the author keeps it real and on-point with sarcastic wit and unembellished interactions. “Yah, I love you too you fukin bastard”. Loved it!
This novel gets a 4.9 cause nothing is perfect, or is it????
Rating: 4.9595
This novel showed great restraint. There were so many instances where this could have gotten smug, fast. You have a 4 docs that are the brightest of the bright that are romantically involved, which leaves a lot of room for Mr. Smugly to appear. But the author keeps it real and on-point with sarcastic wit and unembellished interactions. “Yah, I love you too you fukin bastard”. Loved it!
This novel gets a 4.9 cause nothing is perfect, or is it????
Rating: 4.9595
January 18, 2024
A strong five stars. (See my rating guidelines at the end.) Blue Sunrise was good; Blue Sunset makes the pair fabulous.
I read Science Fiction to encounter authors writing imaginative things, and pair it with a good story. This book is chock full of both, and they're well constructed.
Maybe it's best for me to compare Blue Sunset (BSS) with a book many SciFi readers hold in high regard: The Three Body Problem (TBP) by (Cixin Liu).
- In both books, we are presented with alien races that seek to annihilate earth. In TBP, this is presented as the Dark Forest dilemma, meaning it's named, principled and well thought out. But, it's cold, and mental. In the prequel to Blue Sunset, the same annihilation choice is more animal, easier to accept; it's the product of one race that thinks it's necessary in order to be fully dominant. The latter is presented in a way that connected better with me as a reader.
- In both books, we have Earth government leadership acting in stupid ways. But in BSS, the things happening on Earth are just more believable. In TBP, all the earth acts too-uniformly, and in ways that would take forever to come about, yet they're posited to happen in just a short time. In BSS, the actions taken are by a more select group, and arise from more believable prior actions.
- In both, the alien cultures are well-developed. But in BSS, I actually *like* the aliens - even the bad ones. We're given a rich set of details, enough to create in us a connection with them. But in TBP, I'm just frustrated by the overwhelming volume of details Liu posits.
- I couldn't put down BSS; I grabbed for it every chance I had. I stayed awake too-long at night because I couldn't put it down; I had to basically read TBP as penance; it took effort, and I didn't leap to read it.
Leaving the comparison aside, I thought this was wonderfully done. I love the creativity of the aliens! The martians are so interesting, and the Trees are clever & wonderful. I appreciated the cleverness of the difficulties that the author put them in, the ways the characters thought to get out of the situations,
And yes, as usual, wormholes permit instant travel through the universe. But I want it; it is rare the space story book(s) that don't use them, and are still good. (The Expanse series did it well.)
I think the pair of these books would make a great pair of movies. Hollywood, has anybody optioned these yet?
My rating criteria:
- Five stars is when you read a book to the end, put it down, take a deep breath, pick it up and start reading it all over again - or you would if you weren't so anxious to read the next book in a multi-book series. Or, it's simply really good.
- Four stars is when you tell yourself : ”This is good, this is well-written, this is full of interesting ideas/characters/plot points”, but you know you will never read it again.
- Three stars is when you read it to the end, put it down and proceed to forget all about it in the next instant.
- Two stars when it's so bad that it makes you laugh, or sigh, and want to write a review, but you can't remember the name of the book or dislike it so much that you don't.
- One star when you can't read past chapter 3, even as penance for your sins.
I read Science Fiction to encounter authors writing imaginative things, and pair it with a good story. This book is chock full of both, and they're well constructed.
Maybe it's best for me to compare Blue Sunset (BSS) with a book many SciFi readers hold in high regard: The Three Body Problem (TBP) by (Cixin Liu).
- In both books, we are presented with alien races that seek to annihilate earth. In TBP, this is presented as the Dark Forest dilemma, meaning it's named, principled and well thought out. But, it's cold, and mental. In the prequel to Blue Sunset, the same annihilation choice is more animal, easier to accept; it's the product of one race that thinks it's necessary in order to be fully dominant. The latter is presented in a way that connected better with me as a reader.
- In both books, we have Earth government leadership acting in stupid ways. But in BSS, the things happening on Earth are just more believable. In TBP, all the earth acts too-uniformly, and in ways that would take forever to come about, yet they're posited to happen in just a short time. In BSS, the actions taken are by a more select group, and arise from more believable prior actions.
- In both, the alien cultures are well-developed. But in BSS, I actually *like* the aliens - even the bad ones. We're given a rich set of details, enough to create in us a connection with them. But in TBP, I'm just frustrated by the overwhelming volume of details Liu posits.
- I couldn't put down BSS; I grabbed for it every chance I had. I stayed awake too-long at night because I couldn't put it down; I had to basically read TBP as penance; it took effort, and I didn't leap to read it.
Leaving the comparison aside, I thought this was wonderfully done. I love the creativity of the aliens! The martians are so interesting, and the Trees are clever & wonderful. I appreciated the cleverness of the difficulties that the author put them in, the ways the characters thought to get out of the situations,
And yes, as usual, wormholes permit instant travel through the universe. But I want it; it is rare the space story book(s) that don't use them, and are still good. (The Expanse series did it well.)
I think the pair of these books would make a great pair of movies. Hollywood, has anybody optioned these yet?
My rating criteria:
- Five stars is when you read a book to the end, put it down, take a deep breath, pick it up and start reading it all over again - or you would if you weren't so anxious to read the next book in a multi-book series. Or, it's simply really good.
- Four stars is when you tell yourself : ”This is good, this is well-written, this is full of interesting ideas/characters/plot points”, but you know you will never read it again.
- Three stars is when you read it to the end, put it down and proceed to forget all about it in the next instant.
- Two stars when it's so bad that it makes you laugh, or sigh, and want to write a review, but you can't remember the name of the book or dislike it so much that you don't.
- One star when you can't read past chapter 3, even as penance for your sins.
November 9, 2023
Gregg Overman https://www.bluesunrise.net is the author of two novels. Blue SunSet was published on the first of the month and is the second novel in his Blue Sun series. It is the 105th book I completed reading in 2023.
I received an ARC of this book through https://www.netgalley.com with the expectation of a fair and honest review. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own! Due to scenes of violence and mature language, I categorize this book/novel as R.
The year is 2061, and the first manned mission to Mars has landed and established itself. Multiple locations have been established on the Moon. Humanity has barely survived an attack from alien forces (that story told in the first book of the series, Blue Sunrise).
The plot is somewhat complicated. Seven of the original eight Mars Mission crew survived the first attack. They struggle to survive with diminishing resources at their disposal. The Koombar live on the planet Harmony. Their paranoid nature leads them to destroy every intelligent life form they discover. Also on Harmony, and subjugated by the Koombar, are the Trees. The Trees are very intelligent but reluctant to take a stand against the Koombar.
The Mars mission has found evidence of previous life on Mars. Unbeknown to the crew, Martian life has begun to reemerge. Most of the species look like bugs. Controlling each Martian colony is a Director. They are a special, extra-intelligent member of the species that issues the orders. The Martians are advanced in some ways but primitive in others. A Martian colony is growing beneath the Mars Mission habitat. On Earth, there is chaos. Following the alien attack, a radical religious group has gained power in the US. Further support of the Mars Mission by NASA is unlikely.
The Koombar launched another flight of missiles to destroy the humans. One of the Trees, Kismayan, sabotages the missiles even though she knows it will cause her death and possibly the end of her species. Her only hope is for the humans to survive and finally bring the reign of terror by the Koombar to an end.
The Martians detect the humans but only see them as oxygen-breathing feed animals from their own ancient past. Judging humans to be inefficient, the Martians use their advanced genetic manipulation abilities to improve the humans.
Will the Mars Mission team survive the Martian improvements? Can humanity somehow escape annihilation by the new flight of Koombar missiles? Will the Mars Mission be able to survive without support from NASA? Will humanity be able to put an end to the Koombar?
I enjoyed the 12 hours I spent reading this 507-page science fiction novel. It was great to have a short synopsis of the first novel at the beginning of this book. All authors of series should do that. The book started out a little weird, but quickly settled down to a good story. While it is the second novel in the series, it reads well stand-alone. I like the chosen cover art. I give this novel a rating of 4.6 (rounded to 5) out of 5.
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I received an ARC of this book through https://www.netgalley.com with the expectation of a fair and honest review. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own! Due to scenes of violence and mature language, I categorize this book/novel as R.
The year is 2061, and the first manned mission to Mars has landed and established itself. Multiple locations have been established on the Moon. Humanity has barely survived an attack from alien forces (that story told in the first book of the series, Blue Sunrise).
The plot is somewhat complicated. Seven of the original eight Mars Mission crew survived the first attack. They struggle to survive with diminishing resources at their disposal. The Koombar live on the planet Harmony. Their paranoid nature leads them to destroy every intelligent life form they discover. Also on Harmony, and subjugated by the Koombar, are the Trees. The Trees are very intelligent but reluctant to take a stand against the Koombar.
The Mars mission has found evidence of previous life on Mars. Unbeknown to the crew, Martian life has begun to reemerge. Most of the species look like bugs. Controlling each Martian colony is a Director. They are a special, extra-intelligent member of the species that issues the orders. The Martians are advanced in some ways but primitive in others. A Martian colony is growing beneath the Mars Mission habitat. On Earth, there is chaos. Following the alien attack, a radical religious group has gained power in the US. Further support of the Mars Mission by NASA is unlikely.
The Koombar launched another flight of missiles to destroy the humans. One of the Trees, Kismayan, sabotages the missiles even though she knows it will cause her death and possibly the end of her species. Her only hope is for the humans to survive and finally bring the reign of terror by the Koombar to an end.
The Martians detect the humans but only see them as oxygen-breathing feed animals from their own ancient past. Judging humans to be inefficient, the Martians use their advanced genetic manipulation abilities to improve the humans.
Will the Mars Mission team survive the Martian improvements? Can humanity somehow escape annihilation by the new flight of Koombar missiles? Will the Mars Mission be able to survive without support from NASA? Will humanity be able to put an end to the Koombar?
I enjoyed the 12 hours I spent reading this 507-page science fiction novel. It was great to have a short synopsis of the first novel at the beginning of this book. All authors of series should do that. The book started out a little weird, but quickly settled down to a good story. While it is the second novel in the series, it reads well stand-alone. I like the chosen cover art. I give this novel a rating of 4.6 (rounded to 5) out of 5.
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November 1, 2023
I received a complimentary electronic ARC copy of this excellent Sci-Fi from the author. Thank you Mr. Overman for sharing your hard work with me. I have read Blue Sunset of my own volition, and this review reflects my honest opinion of this work. I am pleased to add Overman to my favorite authors and to recommend his work to friends and family. He writes a terrific tale forty or fifty years in the future and out beyond the stars with personable characters and lots of imagination.
Blue Sunset is the second of a series, but in and of itself completely stand=alone. Re-visiting Harmony was special. I still adore Kismayan and appreciate the fact that she is female, and an exceptional mother tree. I enjoyed exposure to the Directors and the bugs of Mars. It was sad to say goodbye to friends from Blue Sunrise and young Melbit, but the crew will be much happier with a few trees around on Harmony. I can't wait for that novel! Please say you are already working on it.
In both novels, the travel was exceptionally well described and I loved every word of it. Please, I beg you, pay no heed to the suggestion that Blue Sunrise could be shortened to 200 pages by leaving out all the 'space stuff' as suggested by one reviewer. That space stuff is very special. Bring it on.
Reviewed on November 1, 2023, at Goodreads, and AmazonSmile. Not yet available on B&N, BookBub, and Kobo.
Blue Sunset is the second of a series, but in and of itself completely stand=alone. Re-visiting Harmony was special. I still adore Kismayan and appreciate the fact that she is female, and an exceptional mother tree. I enjoyed exposure to the Directors and the bugs of Mars. It was sad to say goodbye to friends from Blue Sunrise and young Melbit, but the crew will be much happier with a few trees around on Harmony. I can't wait for that novel! Please say you are already working on it.
In both novels, the travel was exceptionally well described and I loved every word of it. Please, I beg you, pay no heed to the suggestion that Blue Sunrise could be shortened to 200 pages by leaving out all the 'space stuff' as suggested by one reviewer. That space stuff is very special. Bring it on.
Reviewed on November 1, 2023, at Goodreads, and AmazonSmile. Not yet available on B&N, BookBub, and Kobo.
January 8, 2025
This was a fantastic and fantastical ending to the duology, containing hard science, fantastical science fiction and a very imaginative creation of other sentient life forms. The Mars crew has been stranded on Mars and as political turmoil in the form of the extreme religious right (sound familiar) takes over the planet following the attack by the Koombar, an alien race that has committed genocide throughout the galaxy, the Mars crew realize that they have been abandoned by NASA and Earth. Facing certain death, the crew unknowingly awakens the last of the Martians, also a wonderfully imagined alien species. A peaceful species sharing the planet with the Koombar makes itself known. And then things get interesting. The story is fast paced, with some tragedy and thankfully, humor, as the three species unite forces to survive with the help of a sentient AI named HAL. The characters were idiosyncratic and at times irascible, but ultimately likeable. This is a fun ride through the worm hole.
December 5, 2025
Blue SunSet delivers a pulse-pounding, richly layered sci-fi epic that combines alien warfare, political collapse, and Martian survival with remarkable precision. Gregg Overman creates a story that feels both massive in scope and intimate in emotional impact.
The stranded Mars crew provides a human anchor amid overwhelming cosmic threats, and the addition of the Martian “Scout Bug”, equal parts mysterious, intelligent, and unsettling, adds an eerie depth that elevates the entire narrative. The awakening of an ancient Martian entity is one of the book’s most chilling and fascinating developments, pushing the story into a blend of horror, mythology, and hard science fiction.
The galaxy-wide genocide, the terror of incoming alien missiles, and the political chaos on Earth create an atmosphere of relentless tension, but Overman balances it with strong character moments and a defiant spirit of survival.
A gripping, ambitious, and thought-provoking sci-fi saga. Fans of alien conflict, planetary survival, and deep-lore science fiction will find Blue SunSet unforgettable.
The stranded Mars crew provides a human anchor amid overwhelming cosmic threats, and the addition of the Martian “Scout Bug”, equal parts mysterious, intelligent, and unsettling, adds an eerie depth that elevates the entire narrative. The awakening of an ancient Martian entity is one of the book’s most chilling and fascinating developments, pushing the story into a blend of horror, mythology, and hard science fiction.
The galaxy-wide genocide, the terror of incoming alien missiles, and the political chaos on Earth create an atmosphere of relentless tension, but Overman balances it with strong character moments and a defiant spirit of survival.
A gripping, ambitious, and thought-provoking sci-fi saga. Fans of alien conflict, planetary survival, and deep-lore science fiction will find Blue SunSet unforgettable.
April 14, 2024
Spoilers included.
Blue Sunset tells us of the possibilities when man finally lands on Mars. The base is just being established, food is being planted and they are awaiting supplies from Earth while they are just trying to survive. Back on Earth, man fights man and manages turn their backs on Mars, while expecting the colonists to sacrifice themselves. The colonists figure out they cannot depend on Earth, meet some Martians and visit a new planet, saving a species from extinction. This being said, I can say I truly enjoyed Blue Sunset. It has almost everything you could hope for in a science fiction story. It gets your imagination going and you can see some new possibilities, both positive and negative for finding new life. It takes you to new places and gives you a start as to how life could be, but allows you the freedom to develop your own ideas at the same time. The only thing I didn't care for was the ending, but it's not really the end as the next book is coming.
Blue Sunset tells us of the possibilities when man finally lands on Mars. The base is just being established, food is being planted and they are awaiting supplies from Earth while they are just trying to survive. Back on Earth, man fights man and manages turn their backs on Mars, while expecting the colonists to sacrifice themselves. The colonists figure out they cannot depend on Earth, meet some Martians and visit a new planet, saving a species from extinction. This being said, I can say I truly enjoyed Blue Sunset. It has almost everything you could hope for in a science fiction story. It gets your imagination going and you can see some new possibilities, both positive and negative for finding new life. It takes you to new places and gives you a start as to how life could be, but allows you the freedom to develop your own ideas at the same time. The only thing I didn't care for was the ending, but it's not really the end as the next book is coming.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 7, 2025
Good Story with a fatal flaw
Overman is, no doubt, a talented writer and this is, in many respects , a good story and I’d love to finish the series. But I won’t. As a person of faith, I got tired very quickly of Overman poking me in the eye with his utter contempt and scorn of religion and people of faith. So, I’ll decline to continue giving him that opportunity.
Spoiler alert here====
The Literalist party is nothing more but a crude construct Overman can use to vent his scorn and derision on. They serve no other purpose and are nothing but a distraction to the story. They seem to exist to allow Overman the opportunity to burnish his cred as a sci fi writer by demeaning and deriding those icky people of faith. The story is worse because of his ridiculous manipulation of the story to fit them in. It’d have been nice if he would have applied at least some of the care to the story of the Literalist party as he did to the others. But he doesn’t.
Overman is, no doubt, a talented writer and this is, in many respects , a good story and I’d love to finish the series. But I won’t. As a person of faith, I got tired very quickly of Overman poking me in the eye with his utter contempt and scorn of religion and people of faith. So, I’ll decline to continue giving him that opportunity.
Spoiler alert here====
The Literalist party is nothing more but a crude construct Overman can use to vent his scorn and derision on. They serve no other purpose and are nothing but a distraction to the story. They seem to exist to allow Overman the opportunity to burnish his cred as a sci fi writer by demeaning and deriding those icky people of faith. The story is worse because of his ridiculous manipulation of the story to fit them in. It’d have been nice if he would have applied at least some of the care to the story of the Literalist party as he did to the others. But he doesn’t.
August 20, 2024
imaginative and action packed
Cleverly written, with engaging characters. I’ve read many Mars colonization novels, but found this one (and its prequel), to have a refreshingly tangled plot, with engagement with not one, not two but THREE non humanoid alien civilizations. Kudos to the author for dreaming up these novel bug and tree based peoples. I think it is very helpful to have a science-background when writing Science Fiction, which the author clearly has.. In this genre, nothing is more of a turn-off when the author has no knowledge of basic scientific concepts, and just tries to “wing it”. This is a really good read, but only gets four stars because the ending of the second book seemed a little cobbled together and rushed. But I nevertheless look forward to the third book in the series.
Cleverly written, with engaging characters. I’ve read many Mars colonization novels, but found this one (and its prequel), to have a refreshingly tangled plot, with engagement with not one, not two but THREE non humanoid alien civilizations. Kudos to the author for dreaming up these novel bug and tree based peoples. I think it is very helpful to have a science-background when writing Science Fiction, which the author clearly has.. In this genre, nothing is more of a turn-off when the author has no knowledge of basic scientific concepts, and just tries to “wing it”. This is a really good read, but only gets four stars because the ending of the second book seemed a little cobbled together and rushed. But I nevertheless look forward to the third book in the series.
December 22, 2023
Unique approach to first contact
A very capable story line that does not disappoint in the interaction between the alien species. My biggest complaint was the human characters, though they call themselves the "best of the best" because they were chosen for the first manned Mars trip, they allowed the foul mouthed, immature 'Tom' to misbehave. The author gives several reasons why Tim is included on the mission, but none can excuse his tiresome behavior.
It did get frustrating with the excessive f-bombs from Tom and the rest of the crew tolerating his crass behavior. His critical attitude did distract from the story line. He was supposed to be the hero, but he was more of an anti-hero.
A very capable story line that does not disappoint in the interaction between the alien species. My biggest complaint was the human characters, though they call themselves the "best of the best" because they were chosen for the first manned Mars trip, they allowed the foul mouthed, immature 'Tom' to misbehave. The author gives several reasons why Tim is included on the mission, but none can excuse his tiresome behavior.
It did get frustrating with the excessive f-bombs from Tom and the rest of the crew tolerating his crass behavior. His critical attitude did distract from the story line. He was supposed to be the hero, but he was more of an anti-hero.
August 13, 2025
This was a really enjoyable sequel. The main characters were well fleshed out and this gave more insight into their motivations, especially those on Mars. In addition, the plot really moved further away from the standards of the first book. I wasn’t quite sure about some of this at first, but the different points of view worked in the end. I loved the wide variety of aliens and the clever and imaginative writing that really brought them to life. There was a nice touch of humour too.
When I finished the book, I saw that the author has written a sequel, so I have now started this book!
When I finished the book, I saw that the author has written a sequel, so I have now started this book!
February 26, 2024
There’s a few story lines running in this book, including one that to me didn’t make a lot of sense. I enjoy reading science fiction and the what ifs of stories like this one. The ending tied up some parts of the story and (of course) left some open for future books. This book didn’t feel as realistic as some I’ve read, but I enjoyed it except for the tree aliens and their fellow planet Harmony residents which didn’t really track as a viable part of the story for me.
October 24, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyable sci-fi read. This series popped up as a recommendation for fans of Andy Weir (Martian and Project Hail Mary) and I knew I wanted to read. Very well written, all the emotions, laughter, sadness, excitement, twists and turns that are so unexpected. It's hard not to love the Mars crew and the Trees, and also feel a little fearful of how close to home some of the Literalist Church feels (yikes). Great read, can't wait for the 3rd book!
November 18, 2024
This is real old-time science fiction and better than most. Lots of very different aliens, a complex plot, interesting and well differentiated characters, classically stupid politicians and religious nuts getting in the way of the good guys, written by someone who knows a lot more real science than most, including me.
The plotting and world building are top rank. Lots of tension maintained from beginning to end.
The plotting and world building are top rank. Lots of tension maintained from beginning to end.
April 5, 2025
I have spent a couple of days away in my motorhome in the UK sunshine with this book. It was hard to put down. This is one of those sweeping space operas that I have come to love. The story is well written, the characters believable and it managed to raise my blood pressure and bring a tear to my eye at the right time. I hope that there is more of this to come as I want to find out what becomes of Tom, Adrian, the trees et al.
August 6, 2025
I read both of them back-to-back. Very enjoyable. The books combined some Big Brother, religious fervor, real-world characters, new technology and first contact or, in this case, first contacts. A lot of things combined in a very nice way. They both could use editing though as there were a number of misspellings, grammatical errors but I have found that is not unusual in a lot of the Kindle books I have read.
Highly recommended!!
Highly recommended!!
February 1, 2025
Best Hard SF In Decades
This series should win a Hugo award. Amazingly gripping, imaginative, entertaining, and I just couldn't put it down till I'd finished. Everything about it, no matter how left-field, felt believable. I had that feeling I had when I was a kid and discovered Heinlein, Asimov, Zelazny, Silverberg, and my world opened up.
This series should win a Hugo award. Amazingly gripping, imaginative, entertaining, and I just couldn't put it down till I'd finished. Everything about it, no matter how left-field, felt believable. I had that feeling I had when I was a kid and discovered Heinlein, Asimov, Zelazny, Silverberg, and my world opened up.
June 12, 2024
Riveting Story
I couldn’t get enough of this book. Character development was perfect. Twists and turns kept me turning every page. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Looking forward to reading the next chapter.
I couldn’t get enough of this book. Character development was perfect. Twists and turns kept me turning every page. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Looking forward to reading the next chapter.
December 14, 2024
good writing and engaging plot
The author has a vivid and broad imagination. I couldn’t put this book down.
I’m going to be searching for everything that Gregg Overman has written.
The author has a vivid and broad imagination. I couldn’t put this book down.
I’m going to be searching for everything that Gregg Overman has written.
January 6, 2025
Fantastic book as good as the original
I loved this book and could not put it down. I have really enjoyed the Blue Sun series and cannot wait to read the third book. There are a lot of fun twists and turns and many new characters. A very fast paced and exciting read.
I loved this book and could not put it down. I have really enjoyed the Blue Sun series and cannot wait to read the third book. There are a lot of fun twists and turns and many new characters. A very fast paced and exciting read.
January 28, 2025
Fun at the Blue Sum
This book and its predecessor were delightful reads. A little wordy at times, but well worth your time.
Over man's aliens are delightfully imaginative.
Highly recommended
This book and its predecessor were delightful reads. A little wordy at times, but well worth your time.
Over man's aliens are delightfully imaginative.
Highly recommended
January 31, 2025
Masterful. Captivating. Among the best ever!
One of the best science fiction books I have ever read. Absolutely perfect blend of science, characters, first contacts, and world-building. Thank you Mr. Overman! Please write book 3!
One of the best science fiction books I have ever read. Absolutely perfect blend of science, characters, first contacts, and world-building. Thank you Mr. Overman! Please write book 3!
February 12, 2025
A really fun book
I could not put this book down! It is a truly fantastic hard science fiction series and so entertaining. The authors range of knowledge is huge and fascinating! Absolutely brilliant! Hjghly recommended!
I could not put this book down! It is a truly fantastic hard science fiction series and so entertaining. The authors range of knowledge is huge and fascinating! Absolutely brilliant! Hjghly recommended!
March 16, 2025
The second book in the series did not suffer the usual drop-off. If you want a fast burn hard SF and you don't mind everything from sciency stuff, buddy cop dialogue, first contact, a bit of romance & interstellar war (closer to genocide) this is for you.
April 18, 2025
Exceptional
Have been reading SF since the mid-60's and Gregg ranks among the best. Have enjoyed both books immensely. Story, use of words, style ... loved them both. Waiting for another one ....
Have been reading SF since the mid-60's and Gregg ranks among the best. Have enjoyed both books immensely. Story, use of words, style ... loved them both. Waiting for another one ....
April 26, 2025
Blue SunSet
This second book in the series was a little more interesting. The characters seemed more alive and realistic. They did have their share of adventures. Hopefully the next one will be better.
This second book in the series was a little more interesting. The characters seemed more alive and realistic. They did have their share of adventures. Hopefully the next one will be better.
May 22, 2025
Sci-fi at its best.
A fantastic read I couldn't put it down. The first book was good and set the scene nicely for the second book which I enjoyed immensely. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.
A fantastic read I couldn't put it down. The first book was good and set the scene nicely for the second book which I enjoyed immensely. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.
June 15, 2025
Unusual
It's good to read a Sci Go book with new ideas and willing to explore what alien life may really be like. So much Science Fiction these days follows ideas that are so well trodden . It is good to find something new.
It's good to read a Sci Go book with new ideas and willing to explore what alien life may really be like. So much Science Fiction these days follows ideas that are so well trodden . It is good to find something new.
August 19, 2025
Fantastic Sequel - Highly recommend
I’m not sure how much to say, about how much I enjoyed this book, as I would never wish to give any spoilers. Let me just say that if you’d liked Blue Sunrise, you will love Blue Sunset. I highly recommend you continue the journey…
I’m not sure how much to say, about how much I enjoyed this book, as I would never wish to give any spoilers. Let me just say that if you’d liked Blue Sunrise, you will love Blue Sunset. I highly recommend you continue the journey…
December 24, 2023
Fantastic read
This was a great book. Interesting plot with nice character development. Very enjoyable. Well worth the time. Get this book.
This was a great book. Interesting plot with nice character development. Very enjoyable. Well worth the time. Get this book.
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