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Terror on Arrival
Synopsis
Valan-Cheanus was a planet billions of light-years away from Earth. It had a problem, an indigenous, insidious eating machine called the Chauzek. This creature was legion, and was poised to render the planet barren.
The native Cheasu did not kill them. Instead, they relocated them to our planet back when there wasn't much more than primordial ooze, and didn't know what, if anything would exist there. They put the creatures in suspended gravity so whatever evolved would be advanced enough to either evict, or escape them. Their calculations were slightly off.
In the twenty first century they woke up, and a U.S. Air Force Aqua Horticulturist with her Russian Spetsnaz bodyguard had to find a way to stop them.
Along with her deft mentor, and an alien from Valan-Cheanus who wanted to correct the future dystopia, they had to find a way to stop the relentless Chauzek that couldn't be killed. This is an adventure to try to stop Armageddon. But the question is; how?
About the Author
Kyle Robertson was born January first 1970. After he graduated from high school, he enlisted in the Army as an Areal Intelligence Specialist. When he returned from his tour in Stuttgart Germany, he returned to the United States, and began a sales career. He sold luxury vehicles, and after became knowledgeable of over eight hundred electronic products. Then became a trainer of home maintenance equipment. He always had a warped imagination, and was a master story teller. He always had a dream to share his stories, so he finally stepped through the door.
Valan-Cheanus was a planet billions of light-years away from Earth. It had a problem, an indigenous, insidious eating machine called the Chauzek. This creature was legion, and was poised to render the planet barren.
The native Cheasu did not kill them. Instead, they relocated them to our planet back when there wasn't much more than primordial ooze, and didn't know what, if anything would exist there. They put the creatures in suspended gravity so whatever evolved would be advanced enough to either evict, or escape them. Their calculations were slightly off.
In the twenty first century they woke up, and a U.S. Air Force Aqua Horticulturist with her Russian Spetsnaz bodyguard had to find a way to stop them.
Along with her deft mentor, and an alien from Valan-Cheanus who wanted to correct the future dystopia, they had to find a way to stop the relentless Chauzek that couldn't be killed. This is an adventure to try to stop Armageddon. But the question is; how?
About the Author
Kyle Robertson was born January first 1970. After he graduated from high school, he enlisted in the Army as an Areal Intelligence Specialist. When he returned from his tour in Stuttgart Germany, he returned to the United States, and began a sales career. He sold luxury vehicles, and after became knowledgeable of over eight hundred electronic products. Then became a trainer of home maintenance equipment. He always had a warped imagination, and was a master story teller. He always had a dream to share his stories, so he finally stepped through the door.
266 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 14, 2014
About the author
Kyle Robertson
40 books13 followersKyle grew up an only child. When he was 3, and moved to Milwaukee Wisconsin from Baton Rouge Louisiana, he learned early that you had to use your imagination to stay interested in life.
Kyle was always an entertainment buff. After his stint in the military, he became a master of sales. He knew over 800 electronic consumer devices. He stayed with sales most of his life. From car audio, luxury vehicle sales, and home maintenance equipment. He became a trainer at that vocation, but he always wanted to entertain.
He was stricken with Diabetes, and lost most of his sight, but Diabetes kept going. He lost his kidneys, and couldn't work anymore. He was lucky to get a transplant.
He had to do something, so he began to write stories from the characters he made up in high school. Thus began his writing career.
Kyle was always an entertainment buff. After his stint in the military, he became a master of sales. He knew over 800 electronic consumer devices. He stayed with sales most of his life. From car audio, luxury vehicle sales, and home maintenance equipment. He became a trainer at that vocation, but he always wanted to entertain.
He was stricken with Diabetes, and lost most of his sight, but Diabetes kept going. He lost his kidneys, and couldn't work anymore. He was lucky to get a transplant.
He had to do something, so he began to write stories from the characters he made up in high school. Thus began his writing career.
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August 7, 2016
This book sounded very interesting. I truly love the cover. It just screams Sci-Fi and Thriller. Sort of a different type of Alien Invasion Sci Fi read. But as you start, you instantly feel wrong. The writing seems to move between first and third person, present and past, and all in the same sentence. That's an easy fix though. A good editor can change that.
Then, the story is very long winded. Things are drawn out. It certainly chops things up a bit. It's a very interesting plot and could be a great story, if things were buttoned up. One thing I've found, is that a lot of new authors think the bigger the words you use, the better. That's not true. You need to understand that not all of your readers have a college education. You don't want them to stop each page and look up words. (Just some advice I was given when starting out.) You really need to write for your audience.
I think if an editor were to go through the content, trim the fat, fix the tenses, that this would be a much much better read. It certainly was an interesting plot, it just drags a lot and I found it hard to get through.
Then, the story is very long winded. Things are drawn out. It certainly chops things up a bit. It's a very interesting plot and could be a great story, if things were buttoned up. One thing I've found, is that a lot of new authors think the bigger the words you use, the better. That's not true. You need to understand that not all of your readers have a college education. You don't want them to stop each page and look up words. (Just some advice I was given when starting out.) You really need to write for your audience.
I think if an editor were to go through the content, trim the fat, fix the tenses, that this would be a much much better read. It certainly was an interesting plot, it just drags a lot and I found it hard to get through.
September 15, 2014
Terror on Arrival by Kyle Robertson is a very good apocalyptic sci-fi book which will keep you glued to the story. It is fast paced and full of intrigue.
The author did a good job of developing a story which had all the ingredients of a great sci-fi novel. I enjoyed the story and the fast paced adventure.
Kyle Robertson did an excellent job of developing his characters. They were easy to follow and identify with. I like the way he showed their relationship develop as the story progressed.
One big no-no for me is trying to write a foreign accent for a character. This is very distracting and made the scenes with the Frenchmen hard to follow. I know this is a pet peeve of mine, but I did not down score the book for it. I just don't like it.
I liked Terror on Arrival by Kyle Robertson and I recommend this book to all readers.
[Please note: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.]
The author did a good job of developing a story which had all the ingredients of a great sci-fi novel. I enjoyed the story and the fast paced adventure.
Kyle Robertson did an excellent job of developing his characters. They were easy to follow and identify with. I like the way he showed their relationship develop as the story progressed.
One big no-no for me is trying to write a foreign accent for a character. This is very distracting and made the scenes with the Frenchmen hard to follow. I know this is a pet peeve of mine, but I did not down score the book for it. I just don't like it.
I liked Terror on Arrival by Kyle Robertson and I recommend this book to all readers.
[Please note: I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.]
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