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Salt of Gomorrah
They didn't come in peace.
We read the early warning trigger all wrong, a rippled blur in Orion’s Belt, something that looked like the heat of the day melting the horizon. The usual crack jobs blew up the internet. Tabloids professed doom, a portend to the end of our planet.Talk shows hosted expert panels of scientists, astrologists, professors of philosophy and religion.
The president addressed the nation, cautioned calm and rational behaviour. The phenomenon was being monitored by NASA and the American Institution of Astrophysics. The American people had nothing to fear.
That was two days ago.
Today the fleet of star ships dropped their shields and showed themselves.
When an intergalactic star fleet establishes their territorial domain over earth in the blink of an eye, civilization is left in ruins. A pocket of survivors band together to escape the ashes of Manhattan, but they have no idea that crossing the wastelands of New York is only the beginning of their struggle for survival. With society crumbled and the country thrown into a state of disorder and lawlessness, the invading alien race is not the only enemy out there.
We read the early warning trigger all wrong, a rippled blur in Orion’s Belt, something that looked like the heat of the day melting the horizon. The usual crack jobs blew up the internet. Tabloids professed doom, a portend to the end of our planet.Talk shows hosted expert panels of scientists, astrologists, professors of philosophy and religion.
The president addressed the nation, cautioned calm and rational behaviour. The phenomenon was being monitored by NASA and the American Institution of Astrophysics. The American people had nothing to fear.
That was two days ago.
Today the fleet of star ships dropped their shields and showed themselves.
When an intergalactic star fleet establishes their territorial domain over earth in the blink of an eye, civilization is left in ruins. A pocket of survivors band together to escape the ashes of Manhattan, but they have no idea that crossing the wastelands of New York is only the beginning of their struggle for survival. With society crumbled and the country thrown into a state of disorder and lawlessness, the invading alien race is not the only enemy out there.
280 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 3, 2017
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February 2, 2018
Cliche or novice writer
I only got a third of the way before I bailed. Maybe my class radar is tuned too high but the six adult survivors really bothered me.
The first saves companies whose "management runs their companies into the ground", the next two males are fresh from the boardroom into the disaster. From "Pretty Woman" to "Wall Street" to "House of Lies" to American billionaires taking selfies of jet skiing in melting polar ice to the infamous Wall Street costume "poverty party" celebrating the first phase of the multi-billion dollar corporate bailout by the U.S. government after U.S. financial corps fried the world economy, using three of these characters as the brave, resourceful and helpful survivors really pissed me off.
The three women are two British students on holiday? at their parents' expense and the super-resourceful thirtyish wife of the trust fund? husband off mountaineering for six or nine months? I found it just too difficult to care about them more than the millions of ordinary victims of the alien attack.
Melrose Place and Dallas vs the rampaging aliens? A more descriptive title, maybe. Thirty percent along, that's all I got from the book. I really wanted to see what the aliens were about but now I don't care.
Next time out, maybe the writer can find a bus driver survivor or a public school teacher or a toll booth attendant. Just suggestions. And the writer might want to lose the simplistic governmental response to attack and the cheesy "the president's wife died 2 months ago" sympathy arc. It or something very much like it, has been used way too much in stories for a century or more. Sadly it almost seems that the writer might have some skill, just no imagination or real world connection.
I only got a third of the way before I bailed. Maybe my class radar is tuned too high but the six adult survivors really bothered me.
The first saves companies whose "management runs their companies into the ground", the next two males are fresh from the boardroom into the disaster. From "Pretty Woman" to "Wall Street" to "House of Lies" to American billionaires taking selfies of jet skiing in melting polar ice to the infamous Wall Street costume "poverty party" celebrating the first phase of the multi-billion dollar corporate bailout by the U.S. government after U.S. financial corps fried the world economy, using three of these characters as the brave, resourceful and helpful survivors really pissed me off.
The three women are two British students on holiday? at their parents' expense and the super-resourceful thirtyish wife of the trust fund? husband off mountaineering for six or nine months? I found it just too difficult to care about them more than the millions of ordinary victims of the alien attack.
Melrose Place and Dallas vs the rampaging aliens? A more descriptive title, maybe. Thirty percent along, that's all I got from the book. I really wanted to see what the aliens were about but now I don't care.
Next time out, maybe the writer can find a bus driver survivor or a public school teacher or a toll booth attendant. Just suggestions. And the writer might want to lose the simplistic governmental response to attack and the cheesy "the president's wife died 2 months ago" sympathy arc. It or something very much like it, has been used way too much in stories for a century or more. Sadly it almost seems that the writer might have some skill, just no imagination or real world connection.
May 7, 2017
Finally a compelling invasion novel
Refreshing, even plausible. It'll be interesting to see how the story develops.
I wish I could say more, but writing on my iPhone is a pain. Read it. It's good.
Refreshing, even plausible. It'll be interesting to see how the story develops.
I wish I could say more, but writing on my iPhone is a pain. Read it. It's good.
May 5, 2017
A very good book and story line
I have this book a give star rating because of the story line and the flow of it.Great character 's and I am looking forward to the next chapter.
I have this book a give star rating because of the story line and the flow of it.Great character 's and I am looking forward to the next chapter.
December 6, 2017
Great read!
It was hard to put the book down. I loved the story line and the people in it! I'm ready for book 2 . Can't wait!
It was hard to put the book down. I loved the story line and the people in it! I'm ready for book 2 . Can't wait!
December 27, 2017
My kind of story.
I chose the rating because I enjoyed my time in your world. The characters were real for me.
I hope for another visit with them.
I chose the rating because I enjoyed my time in your world. The characters were real for me.
I hope for another visit with them.
April 7, 2017
Fantastic!! Can't wait for Book-2. If it's as good as Book-1 it will be a knockout winner. Great start to a series. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in apocalyptic type stories. Engaging and easy to follow. All in all an entertaining read and for me that's what makes reading one of my favorite pastimes!!
April 23, 2017
War of the world with a twist
I really enjoyed this story. It had the flair and the right amount of action to keep you going. A great read. Looking forward to the next segment.
I really enjoyed this story. It had the flair and the right amount of action to keep you going. A great read. Looking forward to the next segment.
May 6, 2017
The best alien invasion book I've ever read.
Scary apocalyptic action, courageous characters, an amazing storyline. This will be a future classic that all the other authors in this genre will try to live up to!!!
Scary apocalyptic action, courageous characters, an amazing storyline. This will be a future classic that all the other authors in this genre will try to live up to!!!
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