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Nemesis: Book One
In the quiet town where Michael, a bright yet impoverished high school student, resides, life is about to take an unexpected turn. Struggling with the loss of his mother and the neglect of his alcoholic father, Michael has learned empathy in a harsh world. But his resilience is about to be tested in a way he never could have imagined.
One night, a fireball tears through the sky, crashing into the nearby woods. Driven by curiosity and a sense of dread, Michael and his friends rush to the crash site, only to discover a reality that shatters their small-town an alien spaceship.
The arrival of the extraterrestrial being, an ambitious alien queen with a sinister intent, marks the beginning of a chilling invasion. She seeks to repopulate Earth as her own, and her power grows with each passing day. As Michael attempts to warn the town of the imminent danger, his pleas fall on deaf ears. The townsfolk dismiss his warnings as the fanciful tales of a boy crying wolf.
Meanwhile, the CIA, having detected the crash, descends on the town with a dual eliminate the alien queen and silence those who know too much. Michael and his friends find themselves in a deadly race against time, not just against the growing alien menace, but also against those who should be their protectors.
From David Beers, a decade-long bestselling author, comes a thrilling science fiction saga that echoes the suspense and horror of Stephen King. This thought-provoking thriller plunges you into a battle for survival, where the stakes are as high as the survival of humanity itself. Dark, serious, and profoundly unsettling, this tale of alien invasion and human resilience will keep you gripped until the very end.
You’ll love this invasion thriller, because the action is non-stop and makes you keep turning the pages.Scroll up and click 'buy-now' or read for free on Kindle Unlimited.
One night, a fireball tears through the sky, crashing into the nearby woods. Driven by curiosity and a sense of dread, Michael and his friends rush to the crash site, only to discover a reality that shatters their small-town an alien spaceship.
The arrival of the extraterrestrial being, an ambitious alien queen with a sinister intent, marks the beginning of a chilling invasion. She seeks to repopulate Earth as her own, and her power grows with each passing day. As Michael attempts to warn the town of the imminent danger, his pleas fall on deaf ears. The townsfolk dismiss his warnings as the fanciful tales of a boy crying wolf.
Meanwhile, the CIA, having detected the crash, descends on the town with a dual eliminate the alien queen and silence those who know too much. Michael and his friends find themselves in a deadly race against time, not just against the growing alien menace, but also against those who should be their protectors.
From David Beers, a decade-long bestselling author, comes a thrilling science fiction saga that echoes the suspense and horror of Stephen King. This thought-provoking thriller plunges you into a battle for survival, where the stakes are as high as the survival of humanity itself. Dark, serious, and profoundly unsettling, this tale of alien invasion and human resilience will keep you gripped until the very end.
You’ll love this invasion thriller, because the action is non-stop and makes you keep turning the pages.Scroll up and click 'buy-now' or read for free on Kindle Unlimited.
208 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 13, 2015
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About the author
David Beers
73 books215 followersI used to deliver pizza. I was pretty good at it, too. I mean, it's not that hard, but if I'm not going to brag, who is, right? Anyways, so I'm delivering pizza while I'm in college, and my boss has been in the pizza industry like six years. He's supposed to graduate from college this year, and I ask him, what are you going to do after college? We're all supposed to go out and conquer the world right after college, so this guy has to have some kind of plan.
He looked at me like I was delusional.
"I'm a writer, man."
Those four words changed my life more so than anything else ever spoken to me.
I'd always written, since I was twelve participating in online-wrestling forums in which you acted out your character. I wrote because it came naturally. Never once, in the entirety of my nineteen years did I think that writing could be a career though, until a Pizza Sage said those four words to me.
So what did I do? I went home and wrote a short story and immediately understood that I was the greatest writer to ever touch a keyboard. I brought it to the Pizza Sage and he told me what anyone could have told me--it was horrible. I might be dumb, probably am, but I'm also tenacious.
I spent the next seven years writing almost every day. My first novel grew to the length of 40,000 words, then I threw it away. My second novel grew to 140,000 words. I didn't throw it away, but it was rejected about 50 times by agents. My next novel ended up at around 55,000 words, which I showed to a few friends and shelved. Then I wrote Dead Religion, which is the only reason I have an author page at Amazon.
I have had four short stories published, paid and unpaid. 'Effects May Vary' won an award that was voted on by readers, which was pretty cool.
I'm currently getting my Masters in Business at the University of Georgia's Terry School of Business. I'm doing this in order to not deliver pizzas but still keep the lights on. I have a girlfriend who will soon be my fiancé, and after ten years, I imagine she's ready for that title.
I want to own a yacht.
He looked at me like I was delusional.
"I'm a writer, man."
Those four words changed my life more so than anything else ever spoken to me.
I'd always written, since I was twelve participating in online-wrestling forums in which you acted out your character. I wrote because it came naturally. Never once, in the entirety of my nineteen years did I think that writing could be a career though, until a Pizza Sage said those four words to me.
So what did I do? I went home and wrote a short story and immediately understood that I was the greatest writer to ever touch a keyboard. I brought it to the Pizza Sage and he told me what anyone could have told me--it was horrible. I might be dumb, probably am, but I'm also tenacious.
I spent the next seven years writing almost every day. My first novel grew to the length of 40,000 words, then I threw it away. My second novel grew to 140,000 words. I didn't throw it away, but it was rejected about 50 times by agents. My next novel ended up at around 55,000 words, which I showed to a few friends and shelved. Then I wrote Dead Religion, which is the only reason I have an author page at Amazon.
I have had four short stories published, paid and unpaid. 'Effects May Vary' won an award that was voted on by readers, which was pretty cool.
I'm currently getting my Masters in Business at the University of Georgia's Terry School of Business. I'm doing this in order to not deliver pizzas but still keep the lights on. I have a girlfriend who will soon be my fiancé, and after ten years, I imagine she's ready for that title.
I want to own a yacht.
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September 11, 2018
Very difficult to get through. I would love to get back the time I wasted reading this book.
October 31, 2018
The most important thing to know here? IT ENDS ON A CLIFFHANGER. Damned authors and their literary tools to both enrage and enrapture readers.
Anyway, I was struggling to remember what movie this book reminded me of, so I did a quick google for "Morgan Freeman Aliens" and, low and behold, the movie was Dreamcatcher. This book is Dreamcatcher but in the way that a science fiction author would consider it, rather than a horror author. It has shades of Enderverse, and some reminiscence in some of the inner monologue stuff with Semiosis or Dark Matter. I'm intrigued. I have to read more.
Anyway, I was struggling to remember what movie this book reminded me of, so I did a quick google for "Morgan Freeman Aliens" and, low and behold, the movie was Dreamcatcher. This book is Dreamcatcher but in the way that a science fiction author would consider it, rather than a horror author. It has shades of Enderverse, and some reminiscence in some of the inner monologue stuff with Semiosis or Dark Matter. I'm intrigued. I have to read more.
April 8, 2016
An Epic Story, I Can't Wait For The Sequel!
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This is a Copy of My Amazon Review
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From the start you are given a great introduction to the storyline. A small group of friends at a party near the woods, drinking where they are safe from parental interference or discovery. From the sky they could see it, the heat emanating from the fiery meteorite could be felt as it hurtled it's way towards earth, towards them. Paralyzed with fear they could do nothing but watch, knowing it's collision course could never be outrun, nor could the resulting forest fire when it finally crashed. There was no escape.
Then it happened, that is... nothing happened. No blast from the meteorite hitting the earth, no sounds of trees breaking when it crashed through them, no sounds of the ground being ripped apart, and no resulting fire being sparked and growing out of control. But did it? The word "Land" begins to trickle in their minds. Then Brian (one of the main characters) becomes obsessed with an intense desire to find it, to see it for himself, to actually touch it. At that same moment miles away, a secret government employee begins to act. It's his job, he's good at it, and he's done it before. He's been ordered to find it, assess the situation, then to handle it swiftly with brutal efficiency.
From there it's non stop page turning desire to know what happens next keeps you reading, turning page after page, you won't want to stop until sooner than you expected, you've reached the end. Once it's over you'll want more, it's a good thing there's another book in this series coming.
There were no noticeable typos, errors in sentence structure, and the storyline was well planned and thought out. The main (and secondary) characters were well developed, with just enough background and details to allow you to connect with, to care what happens with each of them.
An awesome book I would surely recommend to others. Definitely one I would add to my "Read more than once" list. David Beers has definitely outdone himself, I have loved many of his other books, the Devil's Nightmare and his Singularity Series come to mind. This book however surpasses them all, clearly his best work yet!
You are completely captivated while reading Nemesis, then compelled to read it again. Just once isn't enough. If this were paperback instead of a Kindle eBook, I'm sure that just like two of my favorite books (Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card and Lightning By Dean Koontz), I would re-read Nemesis again and again, until the bindings crack, the pages fray, and a new replacement copy would be needed. It's just that good.
At times while I read this Series, the descriptions and events are so well defined, I can picture it in my mind as if I'm watching a movie. I wish the SYFY Channel (or someone like them) would turn this series into either a movie, or better yet, a series like they did with Haven (unfortunately cancelled after this season). If it did become a movie or television series, I would not only watch it more than once, I would purchase the DVD/Blu-Ray. Providing of course they stay as true to the storyline as possible.
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This is a Copy of My Amazon Review
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From the start you are given a great introduction to the storyline. A small group of friends at a party near the woods, drinking where they are safe from parental interference or discovery. From the sky they could see it, the heat emanating from the fiery meteorite could be felt as it hurtled it's way towards earth, towards them. Paralyzed with fear they could do nothing but watch, knowing it's collision course could never be outrun, nor could the resulting forest fire when it finally crashed. There was no escape.
Then it happened, that is... nothing happened. No blast from the meteorite hitting the earth, no sounds of trees breaking when it crashed through them, no sounds of the ground being ripped apart, and no resulting fire being sparked and growing out of control. But did it? The word "Land" begins to trickle in their minds. Then Brian (one of the main characters) becomes obsessed with an intense desire to find it, to see it for himself, to actually touch it. At that same moment miles away, a secret government employee begins to act. It's his job, he's good at it, and he's done it before. He's been ordered to find it, assess the situation, then to handle it swiftly with brutal efficiency.
From there it's non stop page turning desire to know what happens next keeps you reading, turning page after page, you won't want to stop until sooner than you expected, you've reached the end. Once it's over you'll want more, it's a good thing there's another book in this series coming.
There were no noticeable typos, errors in sentence structure, and the storyline was well planned and thought out. The main (and secondary) characters were well developed, with just enough background and details to allow you to connect with, to care what happens with each of them.
An awesome book I would surely recommend to others. Definitely one I would add to my "Read more than once" list. David Beers has definitely outdone himself, I have loved many of his other books, the Devil's Nightmare and his Singularity Series come to mind. This book however surpasses them all, clearly his best work yet!
You are completely captivated while reading Nemesis, then compelled to read it again. Just once isn't enough. If this were paperback instead of a Kindle eBook, I'm sure that just like two of my favorite books (Ender's Game By Orson Scott Card and Lightning By Dean Koontz), I would re-read Nemesis again and again, until the bindings crack, the pages fray, and a new replacement copy would be needed. It's just that good.
At times while I read this Series, the descriptions and events are so well defined, I can picture it in my mind as if I'm watching a movie. I wish the SYFY Channel (or someone like them) would turn this series into either a movie, or better yet, a series like they did with Haven (unfortunately cancelled after this season). If it did become a movie or television series, I would not only watch it more than once, I would purchase the DVD/Blu-Ray. Providing of course they stay as true to the storyline as possible.
December 27, 2018
Well done invasion book, but may be more suitable to YA
This first book in the series is written well. Characters and story development are solid. However, it does take the author quite some time just to get to the point, sometimes. The emotional elements of the story are more relatable to the young adult audience, I think. This is a pretty standard invasion plot and it’s wordy and drawn out at times. It may be too young or too slow for some readers. However, because “I” think the book is thoughtful and well written I’m giving it an extra star. But, in my opinion, the author has something to prove in subsequent books if he wants serious readers to carry on with the series.
This first book in the series is written well. Characters and story development are solid. However, it does take the author quite some time just to get to the point, sometimes. The emotional elements of the story are more relatable to the young adult audience, I think. This is a pretty standard invasion plot and it’s wordy and drawn out at times. It may be too young or too slow for some readers. However, because “I” think the book is thoughtful and well written I’m giving it an extra star. But, in my opinion, the author has something to prove in subsequent books if he wants serious readers to carry on with the series.
November 1, 2015
What a misleading title: it is called "book 1" but is actually only the first chapters of a bigger story. All it does is set out a situation ; all delevopment and denouement is left for further volume (s). It is deeply unsatisfactory.
The situation is certainly interesting and I was curious to find out how it would be resolved.I enjoyed reading about the alien. But I will not read any more by this author: I like a "book" to be - at least in part - self-contained.
The situation is certainly interesting and I was curious to find out how it would be resolved.I enjoyed reading about the alien. But I will not read any more by this author: I like a "book" to be - at least in part - self-contained.
February 10, 2018
Amazon listed this a 606 pg novel but it is actually just shy of 200 pages. So that was a disappointment in itself. This installment is entirely chopped up into 2-5 page narrations by different characters, and none of which are interesting in anyway, so story/scenes don't flow into each other. A lower-grade alien invasion story.
May 2, 2018
Cover/Title: I found this book hiding deep within my kindle. I must have picked it up during a sale for freebie fest. I decided to read it for a challenge I was working on. I keep thinking that the title should be different for all the books in the series instead of Nemesis book 1, book 2 etc. Otherwise, why not just package it all as one book?
Characters:I just couldn't like these characters. Michael's friends were not very good friends and I didn't care for Morena much at all.
Plot: Morena shows up on earth in a crystal like space ship that apparently disappears after she takes over poor Bryan. She needs to find out if her people can live on Earth and she will do anything to achieve her goal. On the other hand, we have people who know she arrived and are treating her like a plague. What do you do when a plague has consumed a city?
Overall: This book just wasn't for me. I just couldn't get into the story or care about the characters. It was an interesting idea but it just wasn't executed well.
Characters:I just couldn't like these characters. Michael's friends were not very good friends and I didn't care for Morena much at all.
Plot: Morena shows up on earth in a crystal like space ship that apparently disappears after she takes over poor Bryan. She needs to find out if her people can live on Earth and she will do anything to achieve her goal. On the other hand, we have people who know she arrived and are treating her like a plague. What do you do when a plague has consumed a city?
Overall: This book just wasn't for me. I just couldn't get into the story or care about the characters. It was an interesting idea but it just wasn't executed well.
August 30, 2017
I received this book for free. I have been on a cozy mystery kick but this book pulled me out if it and into the science fiction/thriller arena.
The character development and interaction was good especially for Michael and Bryan.
The suspense between chapters kept me reading.
My only negative is that because of the way the book ends I would characterize it more as a serial book than a book series. That did not however detract from the book but made me a little frustrated wanting book two right now!!
The character development and interaction was good especially for Michael and Bryan.
The suspense between chapters kept me reading.
My only negative is that because of the way the book ends I would characterize it more as a serial book than a book series. That did not however detract from the book but made me a little frustrated wanting book two right now!!
July 15, 2019
Great story BUT.....
This book only gets 3 stars because I hate books that just stop with nothing resolved. I feel cheated by the author and that he is trying to force me to buy another of his books. I don't mind books which leave a few untied threads, but as I said, an almost mid chapter stop is not acceptable. I won't be reading anymore of this author's books though the storyline was interesting and well written.
This book only gets 3 stars because I hate books that just stop with nothing resolved. I feel cheated by the author and that he is trying to force me to buy another of his books. I don't mind books which leave a few untied threads, but as I said, an almost mid chapter stop is not acceptable. I won't be reading anymore of this author's books though the storyline was interesting and well written.
December 25, 2020
A good read
An alien invasion, but not a war of the worlds thing. I liked this story because there isn’t a good or bad character, just people acting on motives contrary to the other. The only thing I disliked was that the story wasn’t stand alone, meaning that there was no conclusion, but a cliff hanger instead, and to find out what happens I have to buy the next novel. Series don’t have to be structured that way.
An alien invasion, but not a war of the worlds thing. I liked this story because there isn’t a good or bad character, just people acting on motives contrary to the other. The only thing I disliked was that the story wasn’t stand alone, meaning that there was no conclusion, but a cliff hanger instead, and to find out what happens I have to buy the next novel. Series don’t have to be structured that way.
February 16, 2021
Escaping from their doomed planet and traveling for millennia, Morena and her husband-in-coma Briten, land their orb ship near the small town of Grayson, GA. Morena takes up residence in the heads of the town's teenagers and concocts to take over the Earth for her species.
Plot: Snore. The aliens are all too human.
Writing: Disjointed. Abrupt POV changes, sometimes within the same paragraph. Unsympathetic characters for the most part, although there are insightful, poetic passages throughout the text.
Chance of departure: 100%
Plot: Snore. The aliens are all too human.
Writing: Disjointed. Abrupt POV changes, sometimes within the same paragraph. Unsympathetic characters for the most part, although there are insightful, poetic passages throughout the text.
Chance of departure: 100%
October 1, 2019
Slow, segmented, and no resolution in the first book. I would consider this to be about 2/3rds of a book. However, there seems to be the beginnings of a good story buried in there. I already have the next few books in the series and will continue the story.
March 30, 2018
Did not like the story line. Will not read book two.
July 19, 2018
Ok. A little slow. Curious how the next book will go.
February 21, 2019
Tedious, rote concept and lacking an engaging protagonist.
July 29, 2019
A good intro to cool alien story
May 13, 2020
No ending
Could have used better editing. And an ending. I understand the concept of a cliff hanger, but this feels too abrupt. Not buying book 2.
Could have used better editing. And an ending. I understand the concept of a cliff hanger, but this feels too abrupt. Not buying book 2.
November 26, 2020
A good story
I am an impatient ready. I like fast stories. There were a few times I skipped over pages but I did feel compelled to keep reading.
I am an impatient ready. I like fast stories. There were a few times I skipped over pages but I did feel compelled to keep reading.
September 12, 2021
Complex storyline
Author does a very good job of bringing the characters to life. Not just another alien horror story. Good daytime reading!
Author does a very good job of bringing the characters to life. Not just another alien horror story. Good daytime reading!
April 25, 2024
Hard to get into, and through even though it was in audiobook format, then it ends abruptly.
January 3, 2025
Not My Thing
January 23, 2025
What a trip!
Very exciting!
Very exciting!
July 17, 2015
'Nemesis' is book one of David Beer' newest series. Beers authored The Devils Dream and The Singularity, outstanding series in their own right- Nemesis promises to outshine them both.
Four long-time teen friends are at a party on a beach when an alien craft lands. The alien is Morena, Queen of a dying planet. She is here to populate our planet with her kind so her race lives on.
Morena possesses the body of one of the teens and begins to release spore and go about the other things necessary for her kind to prosper. The friends realize all is not right with the body Morena has taken and try to intervene. This results in the alien taking over a second body in addition to the first.
The landing of the alien ship did not go unnoticed elsewhere. Rigely runs a shadowy and unnamed branch of the government that deals with such things and she dispatches an operative named Will to Grayson GA, the town the ship landed near. Will has a limited window of time to find and eradicate the aliens or else Rigely will order the town destroyed by a nuclear blast. There is a developing backstory about an incident in Bolivia that may or may not have been the same race of alien and may or may not have ended in the destruction of an entire village there.
Beers does a great job with a couple of things in a short introductory book. He does a good job fleshing out the character of the protagonist Michael, one of the teens. Michael has a bad home life- he and his alcoholic father are on their own and he's essentially raising himself. He's worried that his fast food job is a look at his future, as is his best friend's girlfriend. Although he is very bright and makes good grades he doesn't foresee being able to afford college.
The author also does a great job of conveying Will and Rigely's sense of desperation. They are willing to break any law to avoid the horror of nuking the town, but are running out of time and alternatives.
Beers skillfully weaves the storyline back and forth between present day Earth and a long time ago on Morena's home planet. He tells the story of why her home planet is dying and the politics and intrigue behind her decision to leave and of her love for an alien to her own planet- a move that is frowned upon by her citizens.
Like the bag guys in Beers' other series, what makes Morena most scary is the implacable and impersonal nature of her evil. She's not possessing bodies because those people did something wrong- they were there at the right time. She's not trying to punish the people of Earth- they just happen to be denizens of the world she's decided to inhabit. There's no pleading, negotiating, or convincing to be done. She IS, and she will DO. And there is no way to convince her otherwise.
David Beers is one of my favorite authors. I've enjoyed everything I've read of his. But Nemesis is a book apart from he rest. I read it in an evening, and was flustered when I was done with it. I want to keep reading this story!
Four long-time teen friends are at a party on a beach when an alien craft lands. The alien is Morena, Queen of a dying planet. She is here to populate our planet with her kind so her race lives on.
Morena possesses the body of one of the teens and begins to release spore and go about the other things necessary for her kind to prosper. The friends realize all is not right with the body Morena has taken and try to intervene. This results in the alien taking over a second body in addition to the first.
The landing of the alien ship did not go unnoticed elsewhere. Rigely runs a shadowy and unnamed branch of the government that deals with such things and she dispatches an operative named Will to Grayson GA, the town the ship landed near. Will has a limited window of time to find and eradicate the aliens or else Rigely will order the town destroyed by a nuclear blast. There is a developing backstory about an incident in Bolivia that may or may not have been the same race of alien and may or may not have ended in the destruction of an entire village there.
Beers does a great job with a couple of things in a short introductory book. He does a good job fleshing out the character of the protagonist Michael, one of the teens. Michael has a bad home life- he and his alcoholic father are on their own and he's essentially raising himself. He's worried that his fast food job is a look at his future, as is his best friend's girlfriend. Although he is very bright and makes good grades he doesn't foresee being able to afford college.
The author also does a great job of conveying Will and Rigely's sense of desperation. They are willing to break any law to avoid the horror of nuking the town, but are running out of time and alternatives.
Beers skillfully weaves the storyline back and forth between present day Earth and a long time ago on Morena's home planet. He tells the story of why her home planet is dying and the politics and intrigue behind her decision to leave and of her love for an alien to her own planet- a move that is frowned upon by her citizens.
Like the bag guys in Beers' other series, what makes Morena most scary is the implacable and impersonal nature of her evil. She's not possessing bodies because those people did something wrong- they were there at the right time. She's not trying to punish the people of Earth- they just happen to be denizens of the world she's decided to inhabit. There's no pleading, negotiating, or convincing to be done. She IS, and she will DO. And there is no way to convince her otherwise.
David Beers is one of my favorite authors. I've enjoyed everything I've read of his. But Nemesis is a book apart from he rest. I read it in an evening, and was flustered when I was done with it. I want to keep reading this story!
September 11, 2015
I was gifted an advance copy for an honest review. Although not my usual genre, this book grabbed my attention from the start. Set in sleepy Grayson, Georgia, from the start it gives you a good idea of life in a small southern town. The main characters are a group of 4 high school seniors (2 boys and 2 girls) who have been best friends since childhood. The character development is good, showing "warts and all." This is book one of a planned 4 book series, and it definitely leaves you wanting the next book.
The antagonist of the book is an Alien named Morena. Her home planet is dying or has died and she is trying to find some place where her people can immigrate. David does a great job with the character. You alternately feel sorry for her and her home world, while hating her for her callous treatment of the people with whom she comes in contact in Grayson. The chapters alternate between Morena's back story, and the back story of the main characters and their families. One chapter is set on Bynum, Morena's planet, and the next may be set in modern day Grayson.
Complicating the situation, a black-ops type government agency has traced the entrance of the alien orb into the atmosphere and has sent agents to find and destroy the "infection" and anyone who has become "infected." This gives you three different factions to cheer for or against: the alien, the teens, and the government. While all have good intentions, the reader wants to cheer for or jeer at them at different times in the book.
All in all, a very suspenseful young adult sci-fi book that leaves the reader salivating for the next installment.
The antagonist of the book is an Alien named Morena. Her home planet is dying or has died and she is trying to find some place where her people can immigrate. David does a great job with the character. You alternately feel sorry for her and her home world, while hating her for her callous treatment of the people with whom she comes in contact in Grayson. The chapters alternate between Morena's back story, and the back story of the main characters and their families. One chapter is set on Bynum, Morena's planet, and the next may be set in modern day Grayson.
Complicating the situation, a black-ops type government agency has traced the entrance of the alien orb into the atmosphere and has sent agents to find and destroy the "infection" and anyone who has become "infected." This gives you three different factions to cheer for or against: the alien, the teens, and the government. While all have good intentions, the reader wants to cheer for or jeer at them at different times in the book.
All in all, a very suspenseful young adult sci-fi book that leaves the reader salivating for the next installment.
May 30, 2016
This is the beginning to a series so when you read it keep that in mind as the book is is a development of the main characters and introduction to the story line similar to the first few chapters of book one of the Dark Tower series, the story does and will continue into another book. In this book, David Beers is introducing each character along with their individual stories and why the alien has come to Earth. This is not an easy task when you are covering characters from two different worlds. Mid-way through the characters finally begin to interact with each other. It makes me want to read more. Each of the characters have their own back story and why they feel what they do in a given situation. Will as the go to guy for anything extraterrestrial, the four high school kids and how they planned their life and in one flash of a meteor it all changes, even Morena as the alien these are all characters that the story-line makes you want to know what is going to happen next. Right now, it is easy to feel for each of the characters but also to understand why they behave the way they do. Makes you wonder if it was us would we do anything differently? We all want to survive and do whatever is necessary. The only character I am unsure of as to why he is in the story so far is Michael's father I am hoping that will come to fruition in book two as to why his character was in their while the other parents really were not in the story, I understand some of it is why Michael is the way he is and why Julie was trying to distance herself but nothing else. I cannot wait to delve into Nemesis book 2 to see where the story is going
June 20, 2016
So, I'm biased towards Beers, hence the 3 stars. I mean, I've read 4 of his books for free so far, and he personally sent me 2 of them...! So, I'm biased.
I would have given this book 2 stars. This is nowhere as good as The Devil's Dream. There was so much THINKING an REMINISCING and WONDERING and not nearly enough interacting! Everyone was just in his or her own head all the time! One of them, Rigley or so, even had boxes or rooms in her head! Come on!
Plenty of space filling.
I'll write more when I get home.
I would have given this book 2 stars. This is nowhere as good as The Devil's Dream. There was so much THINKING an REMINISCING and WONDERING and not nearly enough interacting! Everyone was just in his or her own head all the time! One of them, Rigley or so, even had boxes or rooms in her head! Come on!
Plenty of space filling.
I'll write more when I get home.
December 6, 2015
A good compelling science fiction story
I saw this book offered for free and that it had good reviews so I thought I'd give it a chance. It's got a good plot with interesting characters and I found myself getting through this book very quickly. The only thing that I didn't like is that the ending is pretty much a huge cliff hanger without any resolution at all. I'm not usually a fan of multi-book series for just that reason. Other than that, I enjoyed this book and if I can find the second book for free or discounted I'll gladly continue reading this story.
I saw this book offered for free and that it had good reviews so I thought I'd give it a chance. It's got a good plot with interesting characters and I found myself getting through this book very quickly. The only thing that I didn't like is that the ending is pretty much a huge cliff hanger without any resolution at all. I'm not usually a fan of multi-book series for just that reason. Other than that, I enjoyed this book and if I can find the second book for free or discounted I'll gladly continue reading this story.
November 3, 2015
A promising start to a series that hopefully becomes more focused in the second book. At the moment the two plots running side by side works well and, strangely, the ambivalence it makes the reader feel for the main character linking the two makes things more interesting.
December 4, 2015
Great Storytelling
I don't give a 5 often, but David Beers is a masterful storyteller. The characters are well developed. The plot is both unpredictable and spell binding. You will struggle to hate the villain even as you hope she is defeated.
I don't give a 5 often, but David Beers is a masterful storyteller. The characters are well developed. The plot is both unpredictable and spell binding. You will struggle to hate the villain even as you hope she is defeated.
November 21, 2016
I was torn between four and three stars, but I should have known better pick this up when it is 1 of 6 and they are presented as episodes. That means each one ends on a cliffhanger I suspect – at least the first one ended without any closure.
I do like the idea and I had fun reading it though.
I do like the idea and I had fun reading it though.
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