To fight the alien menace, he must become one of them... For decades, Earth has been at war with the ruthless and mysterious alien Chitt'k with no end in sight, but now there is hope. Infiltration expert Jason Locke has been brought back from retirement for one last to impersonate a Chitt'k soldier. He must live among the aliens to steal their most guarded possession, a living computer with all the information they need to win the war. If Jason succeeds he can save Earth, but if he fails, he'll be torn apart. As Locke goes deep into enemy territory, he soon learns the aliens are more dangerous than he thought and uncovers a conspiracy that threatens the Galaxy. If you purchase the paperback, you'll get a digital eBook copy free.
Nigel G. Mitchell is a writer for the popular sci-fi blog, The Geek Twins. His work has been featured regularly in Slashfilm, Blastr, io9, and Screenrant. His short stories have been published in Lost Worlds and Black Hole Magazine. His latest novel is "Dead Links."
Unlike the author's previous sci-fi stories like "Flying Saucers" or "Call Center of Doom" this is not a humorous story. It's more of a combination of "Starship Troopers" and "Blade Runner."
Humanity has for years been fighting against a race of insectoid aliens called the Chitt'k, but not much is known about these bugs. Jason Locke, a trained commando and actor, is tasked with using a mechanical bug suit to infiltrate an alien ship to find out their secrets.
Meanwhile on Earth, Jason's wife who is also a commando unearths a government conspiracy and winds up dumped in the wilds of old New York, which is pretty much a ghetto overseen by drug lords. She has to escape to try to warn her husband of the threat.
This is a tense, entertaining sci-fi thriller. It has enough twists and turns that you can never be sure what's going to happen next. Highly recommended.