Apex

Apex #1

by Adam Moon, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

When an alien sphere falls from the heavens, everything changes for Jack Peterson and his friends, Scott and Melanie. The sphere sprays them with an alien mist and they soon discover they've each acquired a unique ability. Jack can teleport, Melanie has telekinesis, and Scott can erect invisible force fields. They'll need their newfound powers if they are to stop the alien invaders who are on their way to Earth to eradicate humanity. They're pawns in a galactic struggle, but sometimes pawns can become kings. Can this group of unprepared misfits protect the entire planet from an advanced alien species that has never failed?

Genres: Science Fiction

Audible Audio

First published November 29, 2013

Reviews

[Ruby Ridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of the reviews here mention shallow characterization, plot etc. but I feel they miss the point of this book, I think the author intended to write a comic book, and he succeeded.
If you want to go back to the rainy days of your childhood reading through the stack of comic books at your friend's house then this is the book for you. On the other hand if you are looking for deep meanings and characterization maybe you should pass on this one.
A fun read.

[Heather Samsa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting - aimed at older teens,. But still good
PDF only that I could find, but worth the read

[James Callahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy read

Great book. Simple read. Easy better then twighlight. Curious how the rest of the series goes. I will probably read the rest of series.

[Anuj]

Well I gave up on the book because
1) There is the bad guy AKA the General he has been trying to kill you since you gained superpower. Suddenly aliens invade and the you decide that you don't want to kill the general WTF.

Am i being too blood thirsty?? seriously just kill the SOB and go save the world rather than suddenly turning into friends.

Since I did not finish the book hence no rating.

[Jim Kratzok · Rating 2 out of 5]

The way the US Military is depicted is a travesty. The characters in the story are a bunch of dopes, losers, dimwits, and numbnuts. Even the aliens are a bunch of incompetents, which is probably just as well or the story would have ended much sooner. I won't get nasty and suggest that might have been a good idea - oh wait, I guess I just did indirectly. I had higher hopes for this book and suppose I feel disappointed.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good, but a bit light on description and the third person omniscient viewpoint felt a bit like a cheat sometimes. I enjoyed that it tried to step outside the normal "teens get super powers" trope.

[Andy Bigwood · Rating 1 out of 5]

deeply unsatisfactory