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The War of Alien Aggression
All five books in a single volume - the war with the Squidies from the first engagement to the final detonations.
Hardway, Kamikaze, Lancer, Taipan, Cozen's War
540 pages, 192K words
HARDWAY - 2164. Intelligent life reaches out to Humanity using particle beam weapons and masers. The pilots and crew of the privateer carrier Hardway are first to fight in the conflict that quickly escalates from a bloody first contact to a full-scale, interstellar war.
KAMIKAZE - The privateer attack carrier Hardway invades Procyon to destroy an alien blockade gun meant to keep the human race confined. Hardway and her pilots meet their match in the Squidies' massive gun and the alien aces that protect it until they discover why the aliens are beating them. They must commit to paying for victory in war's only true currency.
LANCER - Privateer Admiral Harry Cozen needs pilots for an experimental fighter squadron, so he offers the inmates of Bailey Prison a deal. Colt is serving 5-7 and he knows the deal is too good to be true, but he still takes it. He and the rest of the C-Block nuggets learn to fly the new F-151 and prepare to sortie against alien aces on a mission that's far more dangerous than anyone's telling them.
TAIPAN - Hardway is drafted into a force group commanded by Harry Cozen's bitter rival from Staas Company. She stole his fighter program and his thousand new pilots. Now, she's determined to use them as cannon fodder. Hardway and the Lancers of the 133rd Fighter Test Squadron may be all that can keep her pilots alive in a knife-fight deep behind enemy lines.
COZEN'S WAR - The Privateers and the UN fleet have brought the fight to the Squidies' home system. The massive, Earth invasion fleet faces off against every ship the Squidies can muster. Harry Cozen is in command and this is his greatest gambit, but alien propaganda threatens to reveal the war's most damaging secret on the day the bloodiest battle of the conflict unfolds.
Hardway, Kamikaze, Lancer, Taipan, Cozen's War
540 pages, 192K words
HARDWAY - 2164. Intelligent life reaches out to Humanity using particle beam weapons and masers. The pilots and crew of the privateer carrier Hardway are first to fight in the conflict that quickly escalates from a bloody first contact to a full-scale, interstellar war.
KAMIKAZE - The privateer attack carrier Hardway invades Procyon to destroy an alien blockade gun meant to keep the human race confined. Hardway and her pilots meet their match in the Squidies' massive gun and the alien aces that protect it until they discover why the aliens are beating them. They must commit to paying for victory in war's only true currency.
LANCER - Privateer Admiral Harry Cozen needs pilots for an experimental fighter squadron, so he offers the inmates of Bailey Prison a deal. Colt is serving 5-7 and he knows the deal is too good to be true, but he still takes it. He and the rest of the C-Block nuggets learn to fly the new F-151 and prepare to sortie against alien aces on a mission that's far more dangerous than anyone's telling them.
TAIPAN - Hardway is drafted into a force group commanded by Harry Cozen's bitter rival from Staas Company. She stole his fighter program and his thousand new pilots. Now, she's determined to use them as cannon fodder. Hardway and the Lancers of the 133rd Fighter Test Squadron may be all that can keep her pilots alive in a knife-fight deep behind enemy lines.
COZEN'S WAR - The Privateers and the UN fleet have brought the fight to the Squidies' home system. The massive, Earth invasion fleet faces off against every ship the Squidies can muster. Harry Cozen is in command and this is his greatest gambit, but alien propaganda threatens to reveal the war's most damaging secret on the day the bloodiest battle of the conflict unfolds.
557 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 2, 2014
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January 3, 2015
The War of Alien Aggression is one massive book and features 5 stories that are centered around the theme of human resolve and resiliency, whenever faced with the brutal nature of war. A.D. Bloom depicts his settings with exceptional detail, and if the story was ever made into a motion picture, it would require one very high budget in order to match the art direction of the book alone. The carriers and ships are beautifully envisioned, and from the very first pages, I felt transported into the fray immediately. The story begins in high octane fashion and never lets up, which really kept me turning the pages, curious to know just how humanity could stand up to such a formidable, alien threat.
Now at first, I thought the characters could've used a bit more fleshing out, but by the time I was introduced to the alien aggressors, it didn't matter anymore. Like most sci-fi, The War of Alien Aggression features characters that serve the plot, rather than vice versa. Great sci-fi isn't about characterizations, but the messages, the social commentary, the bigger than life adventure and of course, the ideals and morals of the story.
I look forward to more of A.D. Bloom's work.The War of Alien Aggression is sure to please the hard sci-fi fans and action-adventurers as well!
Now at first, I thought the characters could've used a bit more fleshing out, but by the time I was introduced to the alien aggressors, it didn't matter anymore. Like most sci-fi, The War of Alien Aggression features characters that serve the plot, rather than vice versa. Great sci-fi isn't about characterizations, but the messages, the social commentary, the bigger than life adventure and of course, the ideals and morals of the story.
I look forward to more of A.D. Bloom's work.The War of Alien Aggression is sure to please the hard sci-fi fans and action-adventurers as well!
December 13, 2014
Four and a half stars! What a fun amazing read! This is a collection of five novellas; some are better than others, but they all are good. Each novella tells its own story but they tie together to complete a larger tale. I give extra points for no "shock-waves" in space...
There is non-stop page turning action, deceit and subterfuge abound in each story. The battle scenes leave you cringing and up on the edge of your seat. All this is good, but what really makes these stories are the characters; you love them, you hate them, but most of all you can believe in them. My favorite novella was "Lancers" it really reminded me of Goshawk Squadron and other tales I have read of WWI aviators where their planes were at least as deadly as the enemy. What nail-biting drama!
If this is so good, I am sure you are wondering why not five stars? It really needs an edit, it wasn't terrible but there were duplicate words and incomplete sentences in each story. I also wonder if 'Shafter' was a Lt. Commander or a Major (both ranks wear gold oak leafs).
There is non-stop page turning action, deceit and subterfuge abound in each story. The battle scenes leave you cringing and up on the edge of your seat. All this is good, but what really makes these stories are the characters; you love them, you hate them, but most of all you can believe in them. My favorite novella was "Lancers" it really reminded me of Goshawk Squadron and other tales I have read of WWI aviators where their planes were at least as deadly as the enemy. What nail-biting drama!
If this is so good, I am sure you are wondering why not five stars? It really needs an edit, it wasn't terrible but there were duplicate words and incomplete sentences in each story. I also wonder if 'Shafter' was a Lt. Commander or a Major (both ranks wear gold oak leafs).
January 30, 2015
Very good read.
This book was well constructed and even though it had its parts with bad spelling and double word usage, I myself thought it was a great book and like I said before , that is my one major gripe, is when people not pick a book apart about spelling and word usage. There I put it out there so everyone else can let it go. People, they don't make a lot of money writing these books to begin with. Back to the book it was great in my list ,it was full of action and explained things that were going on at just the right time. The characters all play important parts. This was a real page turner for me. Thank you Mr Bloom. PS Read the first book first, Duh, yes I know, some people do use their brains but it will help with this book on some things I'm not going to be a spoiler on, but I kept wondering where is it? Read the books and you will see what I'm talking about.
This book was well constructed and even though it had its parts with bad spelling and double word usage, I myself thought it was a great book and like I said before , that is my one major gripe, is when people not pick a book apart about spelling and word usage. There I put it out there so everyone else can let it go. People, they don't make a lot of money writing these books to begin with. Back to the book it was great in my list ,it was full of action and explained things that were going on at just the right time. The characters all play important parts. This was a real page turner for me. Thank you Mr Bloom. PS Read the first book first, Duh, yes I know, some people do use their brains but it will help with this book on some things I'm not going to be a spoiler on, but I kept wondering where is it? Read the books and you will see what I'm talking about.
March 14, 2015
An enjoyable and entertaining space opera that kept me turning the pages. The "spare" style and "bare-boned" characterisation may not be to everyones liking but I think it works well and certainly helps to keep the action flowing. There are a few formatting problems and typos but I barely noticed them. I was too busy enjoying the fast-moving story. You will be too.
June 16, 2016
What a cracking good space opera. Brilliant first five books of the series.
A great mix of military action, suspense and intrigue. The characters were solid and very likeable, except perhaps the reprehensible Aussie villain and his cohorts.
A great way to while away some hours. I'm off to read the next couple in the series now.
Highly recommended.
A great mix of military action, suspense and intrigue. The characters were solid and very likeable, except perhaps the reprehensible Aussie villain and his cohorts.
A great way to while away some hours. I'm off to read the next couple in the series now.
Highly recommended.
January 1, 2015
Great book
I enjoyed the premise of the book. Excellent character development. Look forward to more from this author. Thanks to the author for several hours of good fiction.
I enjoyed the premise of the book. Excellent character development. Look forward to more from this author. Thanks to the author for several hours of good fiction.
December 10, 2016
You hate to call a thing "dull" when it features entire species and civilizations duking it out with giant ships in space, but, well, it's, uh, dull. At least the first quarter or so, which is all I could plow through. I have no idea why these people were doing what they were doing. Maybe they have riveting back stories that unfold later in the work, but there's no sense of that. The one interesting point, **spoiler**, the use of a sneaky pseudo-false-flag operation to trigger a war, it was kind of used and left behind.
Not really a bad book or anything technically wrong with it, but it seems more like a well designed background. Now it there were a real story to move in and take place against that background, that'd be great.
Not really a bad book or anything technically wrong with it, but it seems more like a well designed background. Now it there were a real story to move in and take place against that background, that'd be great.
May 12, 2017
Hurray! Good, Old-Fashioned Alien Sci-Fi
But, "Boooo!" Why let politics and prejudice ruin an otherwise good, long tale? The author could have done without the back-story, and this set of books would have been just as good.
But, "Boooo!" Why let politics and prejudice ruin an otherwise good, long tale? The author could have done without the back-story, and this set of books would have been just as good.
September 22, 2017
Read it
Not my cup of tea. I should never attempted to read had to force my read. Best wishes to the author.
Not my cup of tea. I should never attempted to read had to force my read. Best wishes to the author.
September 26, 2017
Not very good.
Not good Disjointed and character development is lacking. The story jumps too quickly to be interesting. I read two of the books before giving up.
Not good Disjointed and character development is lacking. The story jumps too quickly to be interesting. I read two of the books before giving up.
July 10, 2018
Enjoyable read.
Campy but fun. Not a heavy or involved read. Good for the beach or on any vacation. Give it a try.
Campy but fun. Not a heavy or involved read. Good for the beach or on any vacation. Give it a try.
August 26, 2020
The War of Alien Aggression Books 1-5
Mankind makes contact with aliens and are immediately attacked. Or are they? Who actually started this war?
Mankind makes contact with aliens and are immediately attacked. Or are they? Who actually started this war?
December 15, 2014
The title gives you all the basics about the book’s topic. I found the book very enjoyable, it was fast paced, packed with action and there was never a dull moment. Many authors would have spent thousands of pages to tell this story, but that was not the case here. The book focuses on action first and gives little background for most characters. Some may not like that, but it actually works perfectly for this book.
While I did find that the story itself left some open question and there were some things about the Alien’s actions that did not make sense it did not diminish the entertainment value of the story. And the story’s take on the alien invasion topic is quite different from everything I’ve read before.
The book is a complete story that ties up all the loose ends but the end of it, but it still manages to leave room for a sequel and I will be keeping an eye out for one.
While I did find that the story itself left some open question and there were some things about the Alien’s actions that did not make sense it did not diminish the entertainment value of the story. And the story’s take on the alien invasion topic is quite different from everything I’ve read before.
The book is a complete story that ties up all the loose ends but the end of it, but it still manages to leave room for a sequel and I will be keeping an eye out for one.
February 27, 2015
Extremely well written
I stumbled across this on Prime Kindle Unlimited and downloaded on a whim.
I though I was reading only one book as I didn't read the description more than
A second before just DL the book.
It was a four volume quasi-epic space battle with space marines and squidy lovers!
I thought it was fantastic , good characterization believable and likable.
No gratuitous profanity of any direct sex scenes made this a fun read I finished in two sick days
I stumbled across this on Prime Kindle Unlimited and downloaded on a whim.
I though I was reading only one book as I didn't read the description more than
A second before just DL the book.
It was a four volume quasi-epic space battle with space marines and squidy lovers!
I thought it was fantastic , good characterization believable and likable.
No gratuitous profanity of any direct sex scenes made this a fun read I finished in two sick days
January 11, 2015
Fantastic Sci-Fi Adventure!
I love the level of detail and intricacies in this book. If you love action and futuristic science fiction then this is definitely a book for you! I can't say enough about the description and characters, I really felt for them and felt as if I was there.
I love the level of detail and intricacies in this book. If you love action and futuristic science fiction then this is definitely a book for you! I can't say enough about the description and characters, I really felt for them and felt as if I was there.
June 11, 2015
The book started out with so much promise. You have military science fiction, action, a little romance, and political diversions on the side. It is still a good book/series to read, but I got bogged down in it because of the "flow" or the way it was written.
August 20, 2015
Exciting
Remarkable and wonderful. The books read with tremendous speed. Once you begin you simply can't stop.
The battle scenes are very convincing and make you feel your there. I enjoyed this set.
Remarkable and wonderful. The books read with tremendous speed. Once you begin you simply can't stop.
The battle scenes are very convincing and make you feel your there. I enjoyed this set.
July 4, 2015
Simply fantastic military science fiction from the mind of A.D. Bloom!
December 13, 2014
This book was never boring and the characters/plot were both strong. Good military scifi.
January 5, 2015
Interesting story
It was a tough choice between 3 and 4 stars. 3.5 is probably the right answer. It had a decent plot and ok character development.
It was a tough choice between 3 and 4 stars. 3.5 is probably the right answer. It had a decent plot and ok character development.
March 10, 2015
Excellent read! Couldn't put it down.
March 16, 2015
A great Space Opera Saga begins
A great new saga has begun. Earth has to kick butt to stay alive. Lots of smoke and mirrors and action. I could barely put it down!
A great new saga has begun. Earth has to kick butt to stay alive. Lots of smoke and mirrors and action. I could barely put it down!
April 21, 2015
Great series
From start to finish nothing but action! What a great wild ride. I am hooked on the series, no getting around it.
From start to finish nothing but action! What a great wild ride. I am hooked on the series, no getting around it.
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