Book One of the completed four-part Navigator series After nearly being executed in a war zone, Staff Sergeant Leon Shield finds himself urgently recalled from deployment, and lands back home to a defeated country. In a matter of days, and without a single shot being fired, a new species has taken over the world. Determined to survive Armageddon, the only chance to fight back is to find a man called Ark, and use an untested technology to become Navigators.
With hydraulics, armor and advanced vision, Navigators are soldiers of the future, and in the game of survival of the fittest, they become the only hope man has to fight for their right to dominate.
Enemy Lines is the first book in the four-part Navigator series.
SD Tanner has certainly given us something new to think about in this beginning of a new series. What if the aliens have figured out how to make humanity be the aliens? Suppose random humans suddenly began to mutate? And suppose it happened, worldwide, all at once with no warning, and half the population began slaughtering the other half? We begin by following troops from over seas who are suddenly withdrawn and shipped home, but even on the transport, suddenly some of them are changed. We follow the police department in Albuquerque as that city descends into chaos. We find the air force base outside of Albuquerque not knowing who to trust as half their personnel change. We are introduced to a Navigator, an enhanced human with a great series of body suits that make her as close to Superman as any of us have ever seen, at least until she runs out of power and collapses. This is a well-plotted book, and I can't wait to read the next one.
OK, for action military-oriented sci-fi. Kind of a zombies story more than sci-fi, which didn't appeal to me. A little too much horror-style plot. First in a series, there's no explanation what the aliens are up to or how they took over.
FANTASTIC! The story has a multitude of strong characters. The technology envisioned for the future is interesting and actually very believable. Once again, SD Tanner produces a story that is entertaining and addictive. I can't wait to see what he produces next. A rising star in the literature realm.
I have mixed feelings about the story line, but it is well written and has good character development. A few editing mistakes, but nothing to take away from the enjoyment.