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Reconquest: Mother Earth
Mother Earth is a heart-pumping science fiction novel about a former Navy Seal, Mitch Grace, and his quest to reclaim Earth from alien conquerors. When aliens invade the planet, Mitch is among the first humans to witness their arrival at the naval base where he is stationed.
Five years later, he awakens from a coma to find that the world he once knew is gone and the future of humanity is uncertain. Undeterred, he sets out on a journey to build a resistance movement, determined to take back his home planet. But his mission takes an unexpected turn when he is captured by the aliens and forced into intergalactic slavery, fighting as the sole representative of the human race.
With bravery and cunning, Mitch rises to the challenge, devising a plan to not only survive, but to lead his people in the reconquest of Earth. Mother Earth is a gripping tale of survival, perseverance, and the human spirit, set in a world where the stakes are high, and the outcome is uncertain. This novel is perfect for fans of science fiction, action-adventure, and military stories.
Five years later, he awakens from a coma to find that the world he once knew is gone and the future of humanity is uncertain. Undeterred, he sets out on a journey to build a resistance movement, determined to take back his home planet. But his mission takes an unexpected turn when he is captured by the aliens and forced into intergalactic slavery, fighting as the sole representative of the human race.
With bravery and cunning, Mitch rises to the challenge, devising a plan to not only survive, but to lead his people in the reconquest of Earth. Mother Earth is a gripping tale of survival, perseverance, and the human spirit, set in a world where the stakes are high, and the outcome is uncertain. This novel is perfect for fans of science fiction, action-adventure, and military stories.
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302 pages, Paperback
Published January 6, 2014
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March 28, 2014
It’s a rare thing that I read science fiction. Generally, I’m a horror guy, even if The Void did have some sci-fi elements. So when Carl Alves sent me a copy of his latest, Reconquest: Mother Earth, I was skeptical. But then, with some trepidation, I opened it up and started. I didn’t stop again until I’d read the last page.
Reconquest has everything. The characters are both likeable yet realistic, and the bad guys are as bad as they come. There’s action from page one, and it doesn’t stop until the bitter end. In between, there are twists and turns, with everything from guerrilla warfare against a dominant alien species to gladiatorial combat on intergalactic television.
The story begins with Navy Seal Mitch coming in contact with an alien species that claims it comes in peace. A surprise attack later, he is almost killed, falling into a coma that lasts five years. He is only saved because of the kindness of another alien, the species of whom was also enslaved by the attacking aliens. Mitch discovers that humanity has been defeated and enslaved, with small pockets of settlers struggling to stay hidden lest they become fodder for labor camps. Mitch decides to take action, forming a resistance that challenges the alien domination. But how to defeat an enemy that is so advanced?
I honestly believe that Reconquest can be enjoyed by anybody, sci-fi fan or not. The ending is a little deux ex machina, but honestly I think it is the only realistic outcome that fits the conclusion of the book. All and all, a great book, one that surprised me almost as much as it entertained me.
5 Stars
Reconquest has everything. The characters are both likeable yet realistic, and the bad guys are as bad as they come. There’s action from page one, and it doesn’t stop until the bitter end. In between, there are twists and turns, with everything from guerrilla warfare against a dominant alien species to gladiatorial combat on intergalactic television.
The story begins with Navy Seal Mitch coming in contact with an alien species that claims it comes in peace. A surprise attack later, he is almost killed, falling into a coma that lasts five years. He is only saved because of the kindness of another alien, the species of whom was also enslaved by the attacking aliens. Mitch discovers that humanity has been defeated and enslaved, with small pockets of settlers struggling to stay hidden lest they become fodder for labor camps. Mitch decides to take action, forming a resistance that challenges the alien domination. But how to defeat an enemy that is so advanced?
I honestly believe that Reconquest can be enjoyed by anybody, sci-fi fan or not. The ending is a little deux ex machina, but honestly I think it is the only realistic outcome that fits the conclusion of the book. All and all, a great book, one that surprised me almost as much as it entertained me.
5 Stars
September 21, 2015
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Premise = 4+ stars. Maybe even 5.
Execution = 2 stars.
After reading the blurb, I was optimistic about the story. It made me say "Yes, I'd read that book," which is always a good thing. Some of the other reviews have mentioned how it's refreshing/unique to see the humans portrayed as underdogs in an alien invasion story, and I'd have to agree. I also thought the idea of the aliens using teleportation for intergalactic travel was interesting - don't think I've ever seen that before in a story. I thought the fight scenes were good, as well as the air-to-air combat scene toward the end.
But while the overall idea of the story was great, I didn't feel like it was executed nearly as well as it should/could have been. I felt that the prose was choppy (lots of telling rather than showing) and that the editing could have been more thorough. Some of the logistics seemed a little off the wall as well, and some of the terminology used in accordance with Mitch's SEAL experience didn't seem very realistic.
All in all, it wasn't really for me, but I was glad to see everything resolved happily at the end of the story.
Premise = 4+ stars. Maybe even 5.
Execution = 2 stars.
After reading the blurb, I was optimistic about the story. It made me say "Yes, I'd read that book," which is always a good thing. Some of the other reviews have mentioned how it's refreshing/unique to see the humans portrayed as underdogs in an alien invasion story, and I'd have to agree. I also thought the idea of the aliens using teleportation for intergalactic travel was interesting - don't think I've ever seen that before in a story. I thought the fight scenes were good, as well as the air-to-air combat scene toward the end.
But while the overall idea of the story was great, I didn't feel like it was executed nearly as well as it should/could have been. I felt that the prose was choppy (lots of telling rather than showing) and that the editing could have been more thorough. Some of the logistics seemed a little off the wall as well, and some of the terminology used in accordance with Mitch's SEAL experience didn't seem very realistic.
All in all, it wasn't really for me, but I was glad to see everything resolved happily at the end of the story.
May 18, 2015
Fun
A great story, with a modest cast of characters that needed more fleshing out. However, I have enjoyed it immensely. It is . A fun read.
A great story, with a modest cast of characters that needed more fleshing out. However, I have enjoyed it immensely. It is . A fun read.
July 22, 2015
I know nothing about the author, so I'm not sure what his intent was for the book. Depending on how you approach this book, it could either be a two or four star book. I'll split the difference and go for 3 Stars. Again, when it comes to books - a 3 Star, for me, means it was entertaining and fairly easy to navigate through the adventure. I "hate" that Amazon calls 3 Star book a critical review.
I approached this book, based on the cover art, as a dime-store, campy Sci-Fi story. It is what attracted me to the book and I'm glad to have read it. This follows the straight-laced hero and his desire to beat incredible odds. You will, must, suspend belief to enjoy this tale. If you don't, you probably will fall on the 2-Star side.
So, the story: Super-soldier, or I mean, SEAL, Mitch Grace is introduced as a straight-laced, by-the-book, model military professional. He soon encounters a few aliens of different size and shape and an attack soon begins. Mitch gets clobbered and comes out of a coma five years later to learn that Earth is ruled by aliens and the majority of humans are dead. The bulk of the remaining are slaves; the few are hiding to survive.
Mitch passes up two opportunities to live life of relative leisure and wealth, but won't take the easy path and has a singular mission - to drive the aliens from Earth. After a brief scene in New Las Vegas, Mitch settles in Colorado with other survivors to begin forging a life of self-sustaining living; training a military, and Guerrilla Warfare. He later is a gladiator, thus the cover.
I'll leave the story sum-up there as I don't want to spoil the read. When I mentioned suspending belief, keep these topics in mind: Radar, odds of specialists surviving, thermal detection, nuisance vs. annihilation, multiple-species under one atmosphere. There are some clunky sentences mixed throughout the book.
One example:
"Here are where the sewing machines will go." Sandy McGowan pointed to a room with six work stations. Nearby the workstations were bins that had various fabrics. Why not simply: "The sewing machines will go there." Sandy McGowan said as she pointed to a room with six work stations, which had bins holding various fabrics. Or: Sandy McGowan pointing into the room, said "The sewing machines will go there." The workstations already had bins holding various fabrics.
Long story short (too late) - this is fun-enough read. There are a variety of aliens to envision; some good, even. I can't remember much 'foul' language and overall this is a good read for YA. There is a steady flow that makes burning through this book quite easy. I was provided a paperback for review.
I approached this book, based on the cover art, as a dime-store, campy Sci-Fi story. It is what attracted me to the book and I'm glad to have read it. This follows the straight-laced hero and his desire to beat incredible odds. You will, must, suspend belief to enjoy this tale. If you don't, you probably will fall on the 2-Star side.
So, the story: Super-soldier, or I mean, SEAL, Mitch Grace is introduced as a straight-laced, by-the-book, model military professional. He soon encounters a few aliens of different size and shape and an attack soon begins. Mitch gets clobbered and comes out of a coma five years later to learn that Earth is ruled by aliens and the majority of humans are dead. The bulk of the remaining are slaves; the few are hiding to survive.
Mitch passes up two opportunities to live life of relative leisure and wealth, but won't take the easy path and has a singular mission - to drive the aliens from Earth. After a brief scene in New Las Vegas, Mitch settles in Colorado with other survivors to begin forging a life of self-sustaining living; training a military, and Guerrilla Warfare. He later is a gladiator, thus the cover.
I'll leave the story sum-up there as I don't want to spoil the read. When I mentioned suspending belief, keep these topics in mind: Radar, odds of specialists surviving, thermal detection, nuisance vs. annihilation, multiple-species under one atmosphere. There are some clunky sentences mixed throughout the book.
One example:
"Here are where the sewing machines will go." Sandy McGowan pointed to a room with six work stations. Nearby the workstations were bins that had various fabrics. Why not simply: "The sewing machines will go there." Sandy McGowan said as she pointed to a room with six work stations, which had bins holding various fabrics. Or: Sandy McGowan pointing into the room, said "The sewing machines will go there." The workstations already had bins holding various fabrics.
Long story short (too late) - this is fun-enough read. There are a variety of aliens to envision; some good, even. I can't remember much 'foul' language and overall this is a good read for YA. There is a steady flow that makes burning through this book quite easy. I was provided a paperback for review.
December 5, 2014
3.0 of 5 stars – Fun, But Corny, Human-As-Underdog Action.
This was a good action sci-fi where humans try to take back an alien-conquered earth. I'm a sci-fi fan, but I hadn't read any of Carl Alves' work before. I was happy I did get the chance, and would also say that while this nicely sets up a series, it also works well as a stand-alone.
I liked the premise of a human and human race as underdogs fighting to regain the planet, and the plot mainly revolved around the sometimes non-stop action of doing this, without there being much techie stuff. It was the action that kept me involved in this book. I especially liked the imaginative variety of alien creatures, and Alves built a believable world of a survival community. I also liked the ironic twist of the MC Mitch having fought against terrorism as a SEAL but now doing it against the aliens. Mitch is an okay dude, with nice hero qualities like dedication and perseverance, but a little corny. He sticks to his principles, which is great as the hero and all, but it's done in such a corny way. Other than the MC though, the character development was a little thin.
The main issue I had was in an aspect of the writing style. I'm finding it hard to describe, but I can say it's not a prosaic or rich language or dialogue. It's more methodical, straightforward, matter of fact, elementary, maybe military style, even those who aren't. And corny. There would be simplistic, trite phrases as "it's really happening" and "you can't save everybody." So much so it sometimes made me roll my eyes and pulled me out of the flow. This would be why I thought the action was better written than the emotional parts. Feelings were mentioned and described, but in a more detached, removed manner, that didn't emotionally engage me. This was particularly noticeable with how the romance was described; it seemed, again, corny.
There were also a few times when credibility was stretched, e.g., early on, how could all those untrained civilian survivors move and operate the military weaponry and flight equipment without some training and manuals. And then there's why not try and incorporate some advanced alien technology. And ultimately, I still didn't believe that the aliens with such advanced technology could be so easily fought, even if they are arrogant and lackadaisical.
In the end, although even the conclusion seemed a bit contrived, I still had fun seeing some alien butt get kicked.
This was a good action sci-fi where humans try to take back an alien-conquered earth. I'm a sci-fi fan, but I hadn't read any of Carl Alves' work before. I was happy I did get the chance, and would also say that while this nicely sets up a series, it also works well as a stand-alone.
I liked the premise of a human and human race as underdogs fighting to regain the planet, and the plot mainly revolved around the sometimes non-stop action of doing this, without there being much techie stuff. It was the action that kept me involved in this book. I especially liked the imaginative variety of alien creatures, and Alves built a believable world of a survival community. I also liked the ironic twist of the MC Mitch having fought against terrorism as a SEAL but now doing it against the aliens. Mitch is an okay dude, with nice hero qualities like dedication and perseverance, but a little corny. He sticks to his principles, which is great as the hero and all, but it's done in such a corny way. Other than the MC though, the character development was a little thin.
The main issue I had was in an aspect of the writing style. I'm finding it hard to describe, but I can say it's not a prosaic or rich language or dialogue. It's more methodical, straightforward, matter of fact, elementary, maybe military style, even those who aren't. And corny. There would be simplistic, trite phrases as "it's really happening" and "you can't save everybody." So much so it sometimes made me roll my eyes and pulled me out of the flow. This would be why I thought the action was better written than the emotional parts. Feelings were mentioned and described, but in a more detached, removed manner, that didn't emotionally engage me. This was particularly noticeable with how the romance was described; it seemed, again, corny.
There were also a few times when credibility was stretched, e.g., early on, how could all those untrained civilian survivors move and operate the military weaponry and flight equipment without some training and manuals. And then there's why not try and incorporate some advanced alien technology. And ultimately, I still didn't believe that the aliens with such advanced technology could be so easily fought, even if they are arrogant and lackadaisical.
In the end, although even the conclusion seemed a bit contrived, I still had fun seeing some alien butt get kicked.
May 20, 2014
From the moment the aliens landed, Mitch Grace's life has never been the same. Though the creatures look harmless, there's no telling what they're truly like. Part of him is intrigued by these beings. So much so, that he strives to understand them. Granted, he doesn't have much leeway in making contact with these creatures, but that doesn't stop him from trying to do so.
An unexpected accident soon tears Mitch's world asunder. He wakes up from a coma to find that the world is being controlled by the aliens he'd met so long ago. It's hard for him to grasp just how much the world has changed. People live in fear, and are herded together like cattle. The aliens don't care about anyone's well-being, a fact he's witnessed with his own eyes.
Determined to make a difference, Mitch sets out to change the world as he's come to know it. The aliens must be destroyed, and he's willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure the human race doesn't become extinct. Though he encounters resistance at every turn, his memories are the one thing that keep him strong. He refuses to be a slave to this unknown race.
Deep inside, he knows it's possible to retake the Earth. He just needs to be patient until such a time is possible. Surely, there are others that share the same sentiment as he does? If so, he just needs to find them. Mitch promises himself that the Earth will return to human hands. Somehow, some way, the aliens will be dealt with. Sooner or later, their reign will end by any means necessary.
A truly unique storyline, Reconquest: Mother Earth delves into a thought-provoking arc about what it's like to live governed by beings determined to destroy the world they've conquered. Carl's characters have shown that they're determined to survive. They'll do whatever is necessary to take back what's theirs. Good or bad, they'll move forward in cementing their legacies for future generations. This is the start of a great series. One, I look forward to.
An unexpected accident soon tears Mitch's world asunder. He wakes up from a coma to find that the world is being controlled by the aliens he'd met so long ago. It's hard for him to grasp just how much the world has changed. People live in fear, and are herded together like cattle. The aliens don't care about anyone's well-being, a fact he's witnessed with his own eyes.
Determined to make a difference, Mitch sets out to change the world as he's come to know it. The aliens must be destroyed, and he's willing to do whatever is necessary to ensure the human race doesn't become extinct. Though he encounters resistance at every turn, his memories are the one thing that keep him strong. He refuses to be a slave to this unknown race.
Deep inside, he knows it's possible to retake the Earth. He just needs to be patient until such a time is possible. Surely, there are others that share the same sentiment as he does? If so, he just needs to find them. Mitch promises himself that the Earth will return to human hands. Somehow, some way, the aliens will be dealt with. Sooner or later, their reign will end by any means necessary.
A truly unique storyline, Reconquest: Mother Earth delves into a thought-provoking arc about what it's like to live governed by beings determined to destroy the world they've conquered. Carl's characters have shown that they're determined to survive. They'll do whatever is necessary to take back what's theirs. Good or bad, they'll move forward in cementing their legacies for future generations. This is the start of a great series. One, I look forward to.
February 12, 2017
Blending Farscape with Independence Day, perhaps with a touch of Star Trek and Mad Max, author Carl Alves offers a traditional fast-action science fiction novel of aliens and humans fighting for life or finance on planet earth. In the first few scenes, the conquest begins. Then our hero, SEAL Mitch Grace, is left to find his way in the aftermath. Can he recover the planet for human beings? Can he make friends with the enemy? Can he survive as a Star-Trek style gladiator? Can he conquer monsters and argue with rebels, human and alien? Can he…?
Since this is traditional-style sci-fi, there’s plenty of yes-he-can in the answers, lots of fun, exciting set pieces, and a fast-flowing storyline that, just occasionally, might make readers pause for thought about our real world too—just as all the best sci-fi should do.
Fast, fun, and not too scientific, Reconquest: Mother Earth is an enjoyable quick read. Don’t think too hard about the details, suspend your disbelief, and enjoy the ride.
Disclosure: I was given a copy and I offer my honest review.
Since this is traditional-style sci-fi, there’s plenty of yes-he-can in the answers, lots of fun, exciting set pieces, and a fast-flowing storyline that, just occasionally, might make readers pause for thought about our real world too—just as all the best sci-fi should do.
Fast, fun, and not too scientific, Reconquest: Mother Earth is an enjoyable quick read. Don’t think too hard about the details, suspend your disbelief, and enjoy the ride.
Disclosure: I was given a copy and I offer my honest review.
February 18, 2015
REVIEWED: Reconquest: Mother Earth
WRITTEN BY: Carl Alves
PUBLISHED: January, 2014
“Reconquest: Mother Earth” is a military science fiction thriller with plenty of action, suspense, and just enough romance to soften the hard edges of SEAL-cum-hero Mitch Grace. Mitch is a throwback to archetypical heroes of noble swashbucklers or chivalrous knights; he is a warrior able to face the most daunting of foes, challenge the downtrodden with grand speeches of freedom to raise themselves up, and all the while brush off physical advances from any admirer as he stays true to his only love, Deborah. Though not marketed as YA, this would fit well into the genre, and in a good way. Carl’s writing bridges the YA and adult worlds. At times the plot could turn a bit predictable and flat, but Carl makes up for that with the vast universe he’s imagined, filled with far-flung worlds and its array of colorful denizen aliens, some good, some evil, and some—surprisingly—compassionate to Mitch’s cause, as the last freedom fighter of Earth. Overall, it’s a fun read, and though satisfactory closure is found by the last page, one may hope that Carl revisits his characters and continues their adventures in a follow-up sequel.
Four and a half out of Five stars
WRITTEN BY: Carl Alves
PUBLISHED: January, 2014
“Reconquest: Mother Earth” is a military science fiction thriller with plenty of action, suspense, and just enough romance to soften the hard edges of SEAL-cum-hero Mitch Grace. Mitch is a throwback to archetypical heroes of noble swashbucklers or chivalrous knights; he is a warrior able to face the most daunting of foes, challenge the downtrodden with grand speeches of freedom to raise themselves up, and all the while brush off physical advances from any admirer as he stays true to his only love, Deborah. Though not marketed as YA, this would fit well into the genre, and in a good way. Carl’s writing bridges the YA and adult worlds. At times the plot could turn a bit predictable and flat, but Carl makes up for that with the vast universe he’s imagined, filled with far-flung worlds and its array of colorful denizen aliens, some good, some evil, and some—surprisingly—compassionate to Mitch’s cause, as the last freedom fighter of Earth. Overall, it’s a fun read, and though satisfactory closure is found by the last page, one may hope that Carl revisits his characters and continues their adventures in a follow-up sequel.
Four and a half out of Five stars
December 17, 2015
Mitch grace is shown as the ranger who tries to save the planet from the alien invasion. As the plot proceeds, he's been sent to coma, for 5 years due to a surprise attack, but in the cruel alien world, belongs a good alien from the goody alien community who were attacked by warring aliens who helps him. Considering the alien's, the description by carl makes one envision a realistic extent,(they had something different apart from the aliens showcased till now).
Although it's a Sci-Fi, stuff was basic, but the action was the thing that is capable of indulging the reader till the end including guerrilla warfare to gladiatorial combat along with the slavery part.
Few backdrops in the plot like the unnecessary & hard to connect flashbacks, the start is slow and the plot takes a time to catch the pace.
The author shows his interest in the science fiction with his this book.
This is a good read, and I hope the author improves his writing style.
PS: The author has sent me a copy of his book, thanks!
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Although it's a Sci-Fi, stuff was basic, but the action was the thing that is capable of indulging the reader till the end including guerrilla warfare to gladiatorial combat along with the slavery part.
Few backdrops in the plot like the unnecessary & hard to connect flashbacks, the start is slow and the plot takes a time to catch the pace.
The author shows his interest in the science fiction with his this book.
This is a good read, and I hope the author improves his writing style.
PS: The author has sent me a copy of his book, thanks!
For more reviews follow
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October 13, 2021
Excellent story and great characters
Very good novel, reads like an 80's action film. I could easily have casted Stallone or Shwartzenager in the lead.
Great characters with unique and distinctive voices. Interesting world building. Action packed and full of twists and turns.
Why just 4 stars? Because it needs editing. Although the editing failures do not take away from an exciting and pleasurable read, they do pull us out of the story. If edited, this could be a great book.
Read it, though, because it is a good novel.
Very good novel, reads like an 80's action film. I could easily have casted Stallone or Shwartzenager in the lead.
Great characters with unique and distinctive voices. Interesting world building. Action packed and full of twists and turns.
Why just 4 stars? Because it needs editing. Although the editing failures do not take away from an exciting and pleasurable read, they do pull us out of the story. If edited, this could be a great book.
Read it, though, because it is a good novel.
July 3, 2018
This was an interesting take on Earth invasion by aliens. For someone like me who loves alien stories, this read well and fast. However, I felt the way the humans took back their planet was a little on the weird side. Don't take me wrong, it was original, and unpredictable…it just feels as if it let me down a little. The aliens were fun. I mean, I love Sarm, whose planet was conquered by invaders too.
If you like invasion stories, you could give this one a shot.
If you like invasion stories, you could give this one a shot.
April 26, 2015
Has all the elements of a great book.
It captures the confusion and fear in the first 2 chapters. The main body of the book fast moving and held my interest. I didn't see the ending coming. It did however end the book perfectly. A complete book and a great read.
It captures the confusion and fear in the first 2 chapters. The main body of the book fast moving and held my interest. I didn't see the ending coming. It did however end the book perfectly. A complete book and a great read.
April 25, 2015
Well, this one starts out kind of strange. Our Hero, Mitch Grace, who happens to be a Navy Lieutenant and a Navy Seal is called back to his base to deal with the arrival of aliens within the motor pool compound. He takes to this one alien who identified itself as the Minister of Science and he asks Mitch open the motor pool gate and let him and his alien colleagues in. Of course, Mitch says he’s not going to do that until he gets orders from his superiors.
From that point on, our hero is a non-player for the next five years. The Earth is over ran by aliens who have far, far superior physical abilities and weapons than anything on Earth. It takes about two weeks for the entire Earth to be conquered and it’s population reduced to almost nothing. The militaries of Earth just couldn’t stand up against the technology brought in by the aliens. Once the military was eliminated, then the Humans were rounded up and forced to work as slaves in the mines that the aliens setup. Other Humans went into hiding and plan on staying there for ever!
Until, our hero wakes up from his coma that he’s been in for the past five years. It’s surprising that he’s not dead. In the initial brake-out from the motor pool compound, Mitch was literally ran over by a creature resembling an armored elephant on much, much larger. He was also stepped on, or at least the back of his head was and that’s mostly what cause the coma. Fortunately, not all aliens are completely bad and one in particular finds Mitch and takes care of him for the next five years! This alien is something of a doctor, a very advanced doctor who has some very advance medical procedures which is the only reason Mitch makes a recovery.
Now that he’s recovered, he has only one thing on his mind. He wants to take back Mother Earth and make the aliens pay for their invasion. That is his new mission. And as you know, once given a mission, Navy Seals never stop until it’s completed, successfully!
How he goes about finding other Humans and getting them to help him in his seemingly impossible task, is the bulk of the story. It’s a very interesting story and somewhat plausible if the aliens did in-fact act very much like humans. The aliens are on Earth for one thing and one thing only; profit! They intend to get rich selling Earths natural resources and using free human manpower any way that will make a buck. Most humans have accepted their fate and have lost the will to fight back, but not Mitch.
The story has some twist and turns that were unexpected. Mitch has to fight for his life on several occasions but not like you might think. He does met other aliens who definitely do help him out. In the end, I’ll only say, that Mtch’s best weapon turns out to be lawyers!
Good writing and great editing. This is a complete book in that I don’t see this as a series. It finishes very nicely and doesn’t leave the reader hanging. I liked the book very much.
From that point on, our hero is a non-player for the next five years. The Earth is over ran by aliens who have far, far superior physical abilities and weapons than anything on Earth. It takes about two weeks for the entire Earth to be conquered and it’s population reduced to almost nothing. The militaries of Earth just couldn’t stand up against the technology brought in by the aliens. Once the military was eliminated, then the Humans were rounded up and forced to work as slaves in the mines that the aliens setup. Other Humans went into hiding and plan on staying there for ever!
Until, our hero wakes up from his coma that he’s been in for the past five years. It’s surprising that he’s not dead. In the initial brake-out from the motor pool compound, Mitch was literally ran over by a creature resembling an armored elephant on much, much larger. He was also stepped on, or at least the back of his head was and that’s mostly what cause the coma. Fortunately, not all aliens are completely bad and one in particular finds Mitch and takes care of him for the next five years! This alien is something of a doctor, a very advanced doctor who has some very advance medical procedures which is the only reason Mitch makes a recovery.
Now that he’s recovered, he has only one thing on his mind. He wants to take back Mother Earth and make the aliens pay for their invasion. That is his new mission. And as you know, once given a mission, Navy Seals never stop until it’s completed, successfully!
How he goes about finding other Humans and getting them to help him in his seemingly impossible task, is the bulk of the story. It’s a very interesting story and somewhat plausible if the aliens did in-fact act very much like humans. The aliens are on Earth for one thing and one thing only; profit! They intend to get rich selling Earths natural resources and using free human manpower any way that will make a buck. Most humans have accepted their fate and have lost the will to fight back, but not Mitch.
The story has some twist and turns that were unexpected. Mitch has to fight for his life on several occasions but not like you might think. He does met other aliens who definitely do help him out. In the end, I’ll only say, that Mtch’s best weapon turns out to be lawyers!
Good writing and great editing. This is a complete book in that I don’t see this as a series. It finishes very nicely and doesn’t leave the reader hanging. I liked the book very much.
June 27, 2016
Really Bad SciFi Comic Book Without the Drawings
"Reconquest: Mother Earth," is a really bad, bad SciFi eBook. It is more like a comic book without drawings. The writing is simplistic to the point of idiocy, editing nonexistent, and proofreading incompetent.
Basic storyline: present day Earth is invaded by an alien, Minister of Science, who is trying to make a name for himself in the universe. The lead human character, a U.S. Navy SEAL lieutenant, after suffering severe injuries during the initial invasion, awakens from a five year coma, to find himself being tended by a benevolent alien physician, and discovers half of humanity is dead, the remaining either enslaved or cowering in distant enclaves. All militaries have been globally destroyed in the opening days of the invasion.
The lieutenant regains his health, does some recon, joins an enclave and starts asymmetrical warfare against the aliens still on planet. He's captured, becomes a gladiator, wins his freedom, resumes human resistance, discovers the invasion was not sanctioned, gets the alien Emperor to arrest the Minister of Science, frees Earth and creates a neutral planet in the universal scheme of things.
Here are only a "few" issues showing how stupid the story is:
The aliens are like drug induced visions from "Dr. Seuss," the lack of knowledge of Navy SEALs in insulting, the availability of both trained pilots and surviving, functioning fighter jets and helicopters is ludicrous to the extreme, and wait, the hero and his ragtag army obtain a working aircraft carrier, with working naval aircraft, to launch attacks.
Normally I would have bailed early on such a bad book, but is was so bad, that I was curious to see how low the bar was set. A middle school kid, in a treehouse, could write a more entertaining and intelligent story. To publish commercially such an atrocity, shows how some eBook authors have no sense of shame, only greed.
This book is NOT recommended.
"Reconquest: Mother Earth," is a really bad, bad SciFi eBook. It is more like a comic book without drawings. The writing is simplistic to the point of idiocy, editing nonexistent, and proofreading incompetent.
Basic storyline: present day Earth is invaded by an alien, Minister of Science, who is trying to make a name for himself in the universe. The lead human character, a U.S. Navy SEAL lieutenant, after suffering severe injuries during the initial invasion, awakens from a five year coma, to find himself being tended by a benevolent alien physician, and discovers half of humanity is dead, the remaining either enslaved or cowering in distant enclaves. All militaries have been globally destroyed in the opening days of the invasion.
The lieutenant regains his health, does some recon, joins an enclave and starts asymmetrical warfare against the aliens still on planet. He's captured, becomes a gladiator, wins his freedom, resumes human resistance, discovers the invasion was not sanctioned, gets the alien Emperor to arrest the Minister of Science, frees Earth and creates a neutral planet in the universal scheme of things.
Here are only a "few" issues showing how stupid the story is:
The aliens are like drug induced visions from "Dr. Seuss," the lack of knowledge of Navy SEALs in insulting, the availability of both trained pilots and surviving, functioning fighter jets and helicopters is ludicrous to the extreme, and wait, the hero and his ragtag army obtain a working aircraft carrier, with working naval aircraft, to launch attacks.
Normally I would have bailed early on such a bad book, but is was so bad, that I was curious to see how low the bar was set. A middle school kid, in a treehouse, could write a more entertaining and intelligent story. To publish commercially such an atrocity, shows how some eBook authors have no sense of shame, only greed.
This book is NOT recommended.
June 28, 2015
Reconquest: Mother Earth was an interesting story – one that is a lot of fun and with some great characters.
This is a story of how Aliens invade the Earth, and within a small amount of time, take over the planet.
When reading this type of story, as it has been done before, and even this one has some of the same elements as others, Heroic male, (Mitch – the main Character – who is a Navy Seal), a cruel alien hell bent on destroying Mitch and the crushing the will of the people of Earth, a couple of aliens that side with the humans etc, it's how it's written.
This one is a bit different. Without giving away spoilers, there are some great things that happen to our main character that make it a bit of a standout to some of the other ‘Invasion’ novels.
Mitch has a lot of 'Adventures' during the story - but I don't want to give away too much and ruin it. These adventures are what make this story something different, and bring the story together, giving it a unique feel and making it a good story.
Mitch and his fellow survivors also try and rebuild during sections of the story, and this is well written, although at some stages, this was probably a little drawn out, and I found that I wanted the story to move on. Just when I was getting a bit worried about the story though, something fantastic would happen (again – no spoilers!) and this book was saved with some great action. There are times that I was reminded of the old ‘Flash Gordon’ style stories in this book, with our Hero battling against the odds to save the planet and get the girl.
As I said this book is a lot of fun, and although it does get a little slow in stages, it's really worth sticking with as it's a great read. There are great characters, good and bad (I would have loved to have seen more of Sarm!!)
If you like a good Sci-Fi book with that action/adventure feel – this is for you!
This is a story of how Aliens invade the Earth, and within a small amount of time, take over the planet.
When reading this type of story, as it has been done before, and even this one has some of the same elements as others, Heroic male, (Mitch – the main Character – who is a Navy Seal), a cruel alien hell bent on destroying Mitch and the crushing the will of the people of Earth, a couple of aliens that side with the humans etc, it's how it's written.
This one is a bit different. Without giving away spoilers, there are some great things that happen to our main character that make it a bit of a standout to some of the other ‘Invasion’ novels.
Mitch has a lot of 'Adventures' during the story - but I don't want to give away too much and ruin it. These adventures are what make this story something different, and bring the story together, giving it a unique feel and making it a good story.
Mitch and his fellow survivors also try and rebuild during sections of the story, and this is well written, although at some stages, this was probably a little drawn out, and I found that I wanted the story to move on. Just when I was getting a bit worried about the story though, something fantastic would happen (again – no spoilers!) and this book was saved with some great action. There are times that I was reminded of the old ‘Flash Gordon’ style stories in this book, with our Hero battling against the odds to save the planet and get the girl.
As I said this book is a lot of fun, and although it does get a little slow in stages, it's really worth sticking with as it's a great read. There are great characters, good and bad (I would have loved to have seen more of Sarm!!)
If you like a good Sci-Fi book with that action/adventure feel – this is for you!
November 27, 2014
Reconquest: Mother Earth was an enjoyable science fiction adventure, following one of a number of standard science fiction stories of a man on a quest to overthrow aliens who have invaded his planet.
I liked how the story had man as underdog and trying to survive and reorganize after post-dystopian world and eventually rise up against their oppressors. As action, it moved at a fairly fast pace with some good tension in the fights and battles, but they seemed to be a little too easily handled. So I'd say it took more of a light touch to the action, and didn't make it too gritty. Since most of the focus and action was on the MC, the other characters seemed a little flat some times, so that I wasn't ever fully emotionality engaged with them or the group.
It was more fiction than science, in that there was more fiction and action, with also some nice imaginings of aliens, than there was science. While it had some interesting technology, there wasn't any scientific explanation of that or of other alien worlds, etc. So not only was it not hi-tech, it also didn't delve into another aspect of SF of exploring sociological, psychological, political issues in the SF world, despite what opportunities this world may have provided for doing that. Instead, this takes earth pretty much as is, but occupied by aliens, and focuses on a man and group trying to take it back.
Having basically liked it as a decent action story about underdogs fighting some ugly aliens, I'd give this 3.5 stars.
(I'm excited to have won this as a Goodreads First Read – so thanks, Carl!)
I liked how the story had man as underdog and trying to survive and reorganize after post-dystopian world and eventually rise up against their oppressors. As action, it moved at a fairly fast pace with some good tension in the fights and battles, but they seemed to be a little too easily handled. So I'd say it took more of a light touch to the action, and didn't make it too gritty. Since most of the focus and action was on the MC, the other characters seemed a little flat some times, so that I wasn't ever fully emotionality engaged with them or the group.
It was more fiction than science, in that there was more fiction and action, with also some nice imaginings of aliens, than there was science. While it had some interesting technology, there wasn't any scientific explanation of that or of other alien worlds, etc. So not only was it not hi-tech, it also didn't delve into another aspect of SF of exploring sociological, psychological, political issues in the SF world, despite what opportunities this world may have provided for doing that. Instead, this takes earth pretty much as is, but occupied by aliens, and focuses on a man and group trying to take it back.
Having basically liked it as a decent action story about underdogs fighting some ugly aliens, I'd give this 3.5 stars.
(I'm excited to have won this as a Goodreads First Read – so thanks, Carl!)
June 8, 2016
I received this book via Goodreads First Reads for review.
Ok. When I started this book, I was expecting alien gladiator fights, as the back cover promised. And they were there, for about three chapters at the end. But up until that point, I was stuck with the irritating, misogynistic Mitch, a pathetic little man who can't seem to think about anything but murder and has a girlfriend who is way too good for him. If you want something fun- or just something good- look elsewhere. But if you want three-hundred pages of boredom mixed with vague irritation and poor writing, this is the book for you.
And, yes, I know that's mean. That was exaggerated, obviously. It wasn't the worst. It was good enough to finish. But still. There are much better books elsewhere.
Ok. When I started this book, I was expecting alien gladiator fights, as the back cover promised. And they were there, for about three chapters at the end. But up until that point, I was stuck with the irritating, misogynistic Mitch, a pathetic little man who can't seem to think about anything but murder and has a girlfriend who is way too good for him. If you want something fun- or just something good- look elsewhere. But if you want three-hundred pages of boredom mixed with vague irritation and poor writing, this is the book for you.
And, yes, I know that's mean. That was exaggerated, obviously. It wasn't the worst. It was good enough to finish. But still. There are much better books elsewhere.
January 2, 2015
Alves provides a lighter side to the story of man taking back the planet from the aliens. At times though, it's too much and almost ruins the enjoyment of the read. Add that to the telling instead of showing when it comes to any sort of emotion or dialogue. Thankfully Alves does a fine job when it comes to the fighting scenes without going over the top or getting to detailed. For those who prefer to avoid the grisly stuff, feel free to enjoy this book without any worries. I received a copy through the author in exchange for an honest review. This in no way influenced my opinion. All copies are donated to our local library.
June 18, 2015
Wow what a new spin on an "Earth Invasion"
I thoroughly enjoyed the way the book just took right off. I think the interaction with the people that the Navy Seal comes in contact with is great. The back story...he is NOT going to let what these aliens have done to our country and our people stand. He will fight back against them any way he can. It is a great start to a series. I would recommend this book to everyone who loves them some Sci/Fi.
I thoroughly enjoyed the way the book just took right off. I think the interaction with the people that the Navy Seal comes in contact with is great. The back story...he is NOT going to let what these aliens have done to our country and our people stand. He will fight back against them any way he can. It is a great start to a series. I would recommend this book to everyone who loves them some Sci/Fi.
September 10, 2015
It wasn't bad, though i think the entire military rescue us from whatever is becoming a little overdone. The only fault that i had with this book, is i thought it could be longer instead of jumping around like it did. ultimately it ended up at my 14 year old niece's, as it seemed the book was aimed at her age group rather then mine (40+)
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February 11, 2016Reconquest: Mother Earth starts with an interesting premise. What happens when aliens arrive, start a war, and a the hero wakes up 5 years later. I enjoyed Mitch and his adventures trying to find his place in the world and a way to retake the earth.
I received this book free through a Goodreads Giveaway.
I received this book free through a Goodreads Giveaway.
April 23, 2014
Received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
This was pretty good got better as it went along. Never did really get into the characters just didn't really care about them and that is what makes a good book great for me.
This was pretty good got better as it went along. Never did really get into the characters just didn't really care about them and that is what makes a good book great for me.
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