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Earthrise #7
Earth Reborn
For years, they stalked us. Kidnapped us. Dissected us. For years, we feared them. Some call them "gray aliens." Some claim they crashed in Roswell. Others say they're just a myth. But legends often spring from terrifying truths. There are monsters in the dark. And their evil knows no bounds. We've faced aliens before. But nothing like this. This enemy is stronger, smarter, and crueler by far. And they want to kill us all. But we refuse to fall. We will muster all our courage. All our strength. We will tell the "Earth will rise!"
406 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 11, 2017
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Daniel Arenson
148 books877 followersDaniel Arenson is a bookworm, proud geek, and USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction. His novels have sold over a million copies. The Huffington Post has called his writing "full of soul." He's written over forty novels, most of them in five series:
EARTHRISE — They came from deep space. They came to destroy us. Against the alien onslaught, Earth stands alone. But we will fight. We will rise. We will win. Start reading with Earth Alone, the first novel in this military science fiction series.
REQUIEM — Welcome to Requiem, an ancient kingdom whose people can grow wings and scales, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons. Requiem is explored in six trilogies, which can be read in any order. If you're new to Requiem, you can start reading with Requiem's Song (you can download it for free). For fans of dark, gritty fantasy like A Game of Thrones.
MOTH — Discover Moth, a world torn between day and night—its one half drenched in eternal daylight, the other cloaked in endless darkness. For fans of classic fantasy worlds such as Middle Earth and Narnia. Start reading with Moth, the first novel in this epic fantasy saga.
ALIEN HUNTERS — Got trouble with aliens? Call the Alien Hunters. A group of scruffy mercenaries, they'll remove the pest for you. Low rates. No questions asked. Start reading with Alien Hunters, the first book in this space opera series. For fans of Star Wars, Firefly, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
KINGDOMS OF SAND — Enter a world of sand and splendor, a world where gladiators battle in the arena, where legionaries and barbarians fight for glory, and where empires rise and fall.
EARTHRISE — They came from deep space. They came to destroy us. Against the alien onslaught, Earth stands alone. But we will fight. We will rise. We will win. Start reading with Earth Alone, the first novel in this military science fiction series.
REQUIEM — Welcome to Requiem, an ancient kingdom whose people can grow wings and scales, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons. Requiem is explored in six trilogies, which can be read in any order. If you're new to Requiem, you can start reading with Requiem's Song (you can download it for free). For fans of dark, gritty fantasy like A Game of Thrones.
MOTH — Discover Moth, a world torn between day and night—its one half drenched in eternal daylight, the other cloaked in endless darkness. For fans of classic fantasy worlds such as Middle Earth and Narnia. Start reading with Moth, the first novel in this epic fantasy saga.
ALIEN HUNTERS — Got trouble with aliens? Call the Alien Hunters. A group of scruffy mercenaries, they'll remove the pest for you. Low rates. No questions asked. Start reading with Alien Hunters, the first book in this space opera series. For fans of Star Wars, Firefly, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
KINGDOMS OF SAND — Enter a world of sand and splendor, a world where gladiators battle in the arena, where legionaries and barbarians fight for glory, and where empires rise and fall.
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March 23, 2017
As I said in my previous review of book six, this series is science fiction horror. Yeah, it has a military aspect to it, except this book isn’t so military in that there isn’t much fighting this time. Everyone is just getting ready for the next big fight, even if they don’t know it.
Marco and Addy have settled in Greece on an island where they built the house that all five of the main characters wished for while fighting for their lives. It has a house built just like they wanted, big enough for everybody, but things don’t always work out the way you planned. Lailani has gone back to the Philippines where she built a number of schools for the children using money from the sale of some azoth crystals. She had enough to build five such school and now she was busy delivering books to said schools. It allowed her to visit with the children while giving her something constructive to do. She is still plagued by her wartime memories. Those memories go way back to her basic training time and through every war that she fought. She’s also reminded that she is an alien/human hybrid, controlling the alien side by having a chip implanted in her brain.
Lately, that chip doesn’t seem to be working all that well. She has an episode in one of the schools in front of the children and has to flee to a military hospital to have the chip examined. At first, the doctors thought she was just nuts until she got Marco and Addy on the phone and they convinced the doctors that this wasn’t just a routine patient they had in their care. They convinced them to call the, now President of the Alliance of Nations James Petty, and get his approval to fix and improve her chip. It was wearing out and the consequences of it totally failing wasn’t even a good idea. Marco and Addy fly out to the Philippines to stay with Lailani while she is recovering. She now has an on/off switch with which she can control the release of her alien side. She is cautioned to do so only in dire circumstances.
Meanwhile, Marco has found the woman of his dreams and it’s not Addy, well, it is, but not now. She’s Tomiko, which just happens to be the name of the girl in Marco’s book. Her and Marko have a whirlwind romance ending in them getting married. They are living in the house on the beach with Addy and Steve. The latter two have been hooked up since the end of the Marauder’s War, mostly because Steve can’t find work and Addy, well, she’s deserving of a long, long rest. Things seem to be going perfectly for the two couples. Almost too well.
Then there’s Captain Einav Ben-Ari. She’s now a Captain of the HSS Lodestar, the flagship of Humanity, on a scientific mission to meet new aliens and make friends. She is just about the only military person on the entire ship. It has a small crew and about five-hundred or more scientist of all disciplines. Einav kind of feels out of place. She’s not a scientist so when one of the “egg-heads” ask her some kind of technical question, she’s hard-pressed not to look totally dumb. Still, she is the Ship’s Captain and her command is the rule of law aboard this ship.
Everything appears to be going just peachy with all our four main characters. That’s usually when trouble starts. And trouble does start. People on Earth seem to be disappearing for no good reason. It is strange that Earth, which was supposedly devastated by the Marauders and their “meat factories” has some how recovered to the point everything seems normal. Still, there’s no mention of an Human Defense Force other than Captain Einav Ben-Ari and she has left Earth. Lailani, a war hero, did get some schools built, but there doesn’t appear to be food shortages or anything else bad left over from the Marauder’s War. Even Marco and Addy have an ideal life on a tropical island. That was sure some fast recovery, but I don’t think Earth learned anything from the two previous alien wars.
So, be prepared for some bad stuff to happen. Terribly, terribly, bad stuff. The author gets quite graphic in several scenes so if you’re into horror stuff, you’ll like this book. I’m usually not, but I’ve read this far so I’m not stopping now. I just don’t really know how this will end. It appears that their are two more books in this series. I’m not so sure I want to read them. At the end of this book, things are turning out pretty good for Marco and Addy, as they should. But, I have a bad feeling about what might happen in the next books. If this ends the way I think it might end, I’m going to be really, really angry.
Marco and Addy have settled in Greece on an island where they built the house that all five of the main characters wished for while fighting for their lives. It has a house built just like they wanted, big enough for everybody, but things don’t always work out the way you planned. Lailani has gone back to the Philippines where she built a number of schools for the children using money from the sale of some azoth crystals. She had enough to build five such school and now she was busy delivering books to said schools. It allowed her to visit with the children while giving her something constructive to do. She is still plagued by her wartime memories. Those memories go way back to her basic training time and through every war that she fought. She’s also reminded that she is an alien/human hybrid, controlling the alien side by having a chip implanted in her brain.
Lately, that chip doesn’t seem to be working all that well. She has an episode in one of the schools in front of the children and has to flee to a military hospital to have the chip examined. At first, the doctors thought she was just nuts until she got Marco and Addy on the phone and they convinced the doctors that this wasn’t just a routine patient they had in their care. They convinced them to call the, now President of the Alliance of Nations James Petty, and get his approval to fix and improve her chip. It was wearing out and the consequences of it totally failing wasn’t even a good idea. Marco and Addy fly out to the Philippines to stay with Lailani while she is recovering. She now has an on/off switch with which she can control the release of her alien side. She is cautioned to do so only in dire circumstances.
Meanwhile, Marco has found the woman of his dreams and it’s not Addy, well, it is, but not now. She’s Tomiko, which just happens to be the name of the girl in Marco’s book. Her and Marko have a whirlwind romance ending in them getting married. They are living in the house on the beach with Addy and Steve. The latter two have been hooked up since the end of the Marauder’s War, mostly because Steve can’t find work and Addy, well, she’s deserving of a long, long rest. Things seem to be going perfectly for the two couples. Almost too well.
Then there’s Captain Einav Ben-Ari. She’s now a Captain of the HSS Lodestar, the flagship of Humanity, on a scientific mission to meet new aliens and make friends. She is just about the only military person on the entire ship. It has a small crew and about five-hundred or more scientist of all disciplines. Einav kind of feels out of place. She’s not a scientist so when one of the “egg-heads” ask her some kind of technical question, she’s hard-pressed not to look totally dumb. Still, she is the Ship’s Captain and her command is the rule of law aboard this ship.
Everything appears to be going just peachy with all our four main characters. That’s usually when trouble starts. And trouble does start. People on Earth seem to be disappearing for no good reason. It is strange that Earth, which was supposedly devastated by the Marauders and their “meat factories” has some how recovered to the point everything seems normal. Still, there’s no mention of an Human Defense Force other than Captain Einav Ben-Ari and she has left Earth. Lailani, a war hero, did get some schools built, but there doesn’t appear to be food shortages or anything else bad left over from the Marauder’s War. Even Marco and Addy have an ideal life on a tropical island. That was sure some fast recovery, but I don’t think Earth learned anything from the two previous alien wars.
So, be prepared for some bad stuff to happen. Terribly, terribly, bad stuff. The author gets quite graphic in several scenes so if you’re into horror stuff, you’ll like this book. I’m usually not, but I’ve read this far so I’m not stopping now. I just don’t really know how this will end. It appears that their are two more books in this series. I’m not so sure I want to read them. At the end of this book, things are turning out pretty good for Marco and Addy, as they should. But, I have a bad feeling about what might happen in the next books. If this ends the way I think it might end, I’m going to be really, really angry.
March 1, 2018
Another Could Be Better
With this, I say another could be better type book. So why am I reading it still?
Here's the skinny
This series really needs a good edit. Not just to fix small errors, but to give the author, Daniel Arenson, information on what separates a polished writer and an amateur. And even with a lack of sales, he probably still doesn't get it.
Spoiler Alert
Here's where we discuss the novel and examine the multiple parts needing work and research. Yes, the author uses these parts to advance his plot to the ends he needs, but really, it could have been done better. Let me explain.
Addy or Abby?
In the Earth part of the book where we follow Marco and Addy, a section actually has her name going to Abby. Really? Don't remember what you called one of your main characters? Time to get a better editor so the work is corrected properly.
In this novel, Marco falls for an Asian beauty (sound familiar?) and marries her. She is introduced as Tomiko and she loved his books. Then, after two miscarriages with a skewed timeline, she divorces him and gets to take the home which belongs to Addy and him. Not only that, but she gets to take half of his money as well, leaving him broke. Note, it is explained that after he pays the taxes from pulling the funds out of his corporation he's broke for it such takes half of his money. Sorry, doesn't work that way. Better research divorce before saying things happen a certain way. And only two divorce courts on the world? Really? We then find out that her name is not Tomiko, and she never read his books. That would force an annulment for she lied on the marriage certificate. Marco gets all his money back! Problem solved.
A Big Reveal
Marco and Addy get together at the end of this work. Yup! After saying she would never be with him again, Addy changes her mind and does. Just shaking my head.
Meanwhile, our favorite no nonsense character Captain Einav Ben-Ari, is flying around looking for aliens. She comes across the Gray's, a seemingly Roswell type race who worship pain and suffering. The author has made them so pure evil that they are laughable. And even though their technology is described as being millions of years ahead of Earths, they can't defeat the new ship Ben-Ari is the captain of. They even have a hard time flying faster than them. But the maunders did, so this race is backwards compared to them. Makes sense.
Ben-Ari strands a band of rebel humans on a desolate planet. They survive and, even though most of them are castrated by choice, develop into the race of Grays and travel back in time to hound Earthlings. Oh, wait a second, did you say traveled back in time? Yes, I did. The author is jumping the shark in order to find more things to throw at us.
End of Spoiler
Beside nonsensical fight scenes, stilted dialogue, and cliche type aliens, the story does read somewhat easy if you can forgive the excessive repetition of words. From here we really understand the need for a really good content edit before publishing. Yes, Daniel Arenson owns the publishing company and only publishes his own books. Yes, he was on the best seller's list once and has sold a lot of books. It is easy to sell a lot of books when you price them at $0.99, but this series appears to have missed the boat. One Amazon review hits it dead on, the author is one dimensional only able to envision evil aliens beaten by inferior technology maned by the same four characters. Why am I still reading? Because I purchased them and really want to see something different come from the author.
I'm trying to like his work, but he keeps disappointing me with each novel.
With this, I say another could be better type book. So why am I reading it still?
Here's the skinny
This series really needs a good edit. Not just to fix small errors, but to give the author, Daniel Arenson, information on what separates a polished writer and an amateur. And even with a lack of sales, he probably still doesn't get it.
Spoiler Alert
Here's where we discuss the novel and examine the multiple parts needing work and research. Yes, the author uses these parts to advance his plot to the ends he needs, but really, it could have been done better. Let me explain.
Addy or Abby?
In the Earth part of the book where we follow Marco and Addy, a section actually has her name going to Abby. Really? Don't remember what you called one of your main characters? Time to get a better editor so the work is corrected properly.
In this novel, Marco falls for an Asian beauty (sound familiar?) and marries her. She is introduced as Tomiko and she loved his books. Then, after two miscarriages with a skewed timeline, she divorces him and gets to take the home which belongs to Addy and him. Not only that, but she gets to take half of his money as well, leaving him broke. Note, it is explained that after he pays the taxes from pulling the funds out of his corporation he's broke for it such takes half of his money. Sorry, doesn't work that way. Better research divorce before saying things happen a certain way. And only two divorce courts on the world? Really? We then find out that her name is not Tomiko, and she never read his books. That would force an annulment for she lied on the marriage certificate. Marco gets all his money back! Problem solved.
A Big Reveal
Marco and Addy get together at the end of this work. Yup! After saying she would never be with him again, Addy changes her mind and does. Just shaking my head.
Meanwhile, our favorite no nonsense character Captain Einav Ben-Ari, is flying around looking for aliens. She comes across the Gray's, a seemingly Roswell type race who worship pain and suffering. The author has made them so pure evil that they are laughable. And even though their technology is described as being millions of years ahead of Earths, they can't defeat the new ship Ben-Ari is the captain of. They even have a hard time flying faster than them. But the maunders did, so this race is backwards compared to them. Makes sense.
Ben-Ari strands a band of rebel humans on a desolate planet. They survive and, even though most of them are castrated by choice, develop into the race of Grays and travel back in time to hound Earthlings. Oh, wait a second, did you say traveled back in time? Yes, I did. The author is jumping the shark in order to find more things to throw at us.
End of Spoiler
Beside nonsensical fight scenes, stilted dialogue, and cliche type aliens, the story does read somewhat easy if you can forgive the excessive repetition of words. From here we really understand the need for a really good content edit before publishing. Yes, Daniel Arenson owns the publishing company and only publishes his own books. Yes, he was on the best seller's list once and has sold a lot of books. It is easy to sell a lot of books when you price them at $0.99, but this series appears to have missed the boat. One Amazon review hits it dead on, the author is one dimensional only able to envision evil aliens beaten by inferior technology maned by the same four characters. Why am I still reading? Because I purchased them and really want to see something different come from the author.
I'm trying to like his work, but he keeps disappointing me with each novel.
March 21, 2017
Ben-Ari's Dragons have disbanded, scattered across the cosmos, rebuilding their tattered lives, seeking comfort and a peaceful future.
10 years had passed since Marco Emery and Addy Linden reported for mandatory enlistment in the Human Defense Force. They trained at Fort Djemila under the command of Lt. Einav Ben-Ari, learning to fight the Scum and survive as long as possible. Marco, Addy, Lailani de la Rosa, and Ben-Ari are all that remain of the Dragon Platoon. Heroes of two wars, they had destroyed the Scum emperor on his homeworld of Abaddon. They came together to defeat and kill Malphas, Lord of Marauders, saving humanity from slavery and slaughter at the hands of the giant insects with a taste for human flesh and brains.
Marco built his dream house on a Greek island and invited Addy, Lailaini, and Ben-Ari to live there. Addy and her boyfriend Steve readily agreed, but Lailani went to the Philippines to build schools for the homeless children of her native island nation.
Captain Einav Ben-Ari commands the HSS Lodestar, the new flagship of humanity, a joint military-scientific expedition to seek out alien civilizations. On board the Lodestar are the smartest, the bravest, the best at what they do, representing many worlds, many races and many disciplines. Exploration and discovery were chief among their goals, but the Lodestar was also the largest and best armed warship humanity had ever built.
Marco miraculously meets the girl of his dreams, the heroine of his novel Les Kill and also named Tomiko! After a whirlwind romance and a huge (disaster) wedding, Marco and Tomiko settled into anything but a life of bliss. Despite Marco's best efforts, Tomiko was seldom happy. She was insanely jealous and became a screaming, crying, accusing demonic creature one minute, and contrite, loving, angelic partner the next. Addy and Steve avoid confrontations, while Marco is even accused of sleeping with Addy - and Steve. The mental torture finally ends with a divorce, with all the money, house, property and future earnings on his novels goes to Tomiko! Then Steve is abducted by aliens.
Lailani's world is serene and satisfying, devoting herself to her homeless children. She makes sure they have a place to live, food to eat, clean clothes to wear to school. She and her adopted canine companion push a wheelbarrow full of books to hand out to the children. Life is good, but she begins to have nightmares of being controlled by the Scum, ripping the heart from Elvis's chest. Blinding and burning pain tears through her head until it feels as though the chip in her brain, the chip that controls the influence of the Scum DNA in her genetic makeup, was on fire. Lailani is arrested after devouring their class pet in front of her students. Finally convincing authorities to replace her chip, Lailani has a vision while undergoing the surgery. She is told to seek an hourglass with the ability to travel back in time, to correct the events leading to killing Elvis and half of her friends on the planet Corpus. She is convinced, and her path is clear.
There were always stories about alien abductions, probing, and torture. Flying saucers and UFOs were reported and most people scoffed at the tales. But now the sightings are more frequent and abductions increase in number and severity. Gray aliens with huge black eyes were seen, just like the Roswell aliens, the grays!
First contact was made by the Lodestar when they are attacked by three of the saucer-shaped spacecraft. Ben-Ari's hail of the spacecraft brought the response, "Worship her, or die!" and the Lodestar was fired on.
The battle was fast and fierce, thanks to Ben-Ari's brilliant strategies and the masterful ship handling by the pilot, Aurora, her eight tentacles flashing over the controls. Two of the saucers were destroyed and the third was helplessly disabled. Ben-Ari and her boarding force approached the craft when cannon suddenly appeared and fired on Ben-Ari's shuttle. Ordering an emergency evacuation, Einav was blasted free of the exploding shuttle. Drifting in space surrounded by scraps and fragments of the shuttle and it's crew, Ben-Ari drew her plasma rifle and blew the cannon free of the alien ship. A gaping hole provided her access to the interior as she instructed the other shuttle to cut through the hull and board and secure the aliens, taking them alive. . . at least one of them.
Fast paced, furious action explodes from the page as humanity faces its latest foe. Definitely not the phone-home aliens, these grays are tall, strong and very, very evil! Bloodshed, torture and terror are the methods used to inflict fear. This fast-paced sci-fi thriller will keep you engrossed in the twists and turns of the storyline, exposing mysteries and manipulations from the ancient past to the dystopian future, this is one story you won't want to put down for a minute.
The author has the ability to bring his characters to life and allow them to build the story from their experiences. The characters are like an old, well worn pair of levis, comfortable in their fit, smooth and familiar.
10 years had passed since Marco Emery and Addy Linden reported for mandatory enlistment in the Human Defense Force. They trained at Fort Djemila under the command of Lt. Einav Ben-Ari, learning to fight the Scum and survive as long as possible. Marco, Addy, Lailani de la Rosa, and Ben-Ari are all that remain of the Dragon Platoon. Heroes of two wars, they had destroyed the Scum emperor on his homeworld of Abaddon. They came together to defeat and kill Malphas, Lord of Marauders, saving humanity from slavery and slaughter at the hands of the giant insects with a taste for human flesh and brains.
Marco built his dream house on a Greek island and invited Addy, Lailaini, and Ben-Ari to live there. Addy and her boyfriend Steve readily agreed, but Lailani went to the Philippines to build schools for the homeless children of her native island nation.
Captain Einav Ben-Ari commands the HSS Lodestar, the new flagship of humanity, a joint military-scientific expedition to seek out alien civilizations. On board the Lodestar are the smartest, the bravest, the best at what they do, representing many worlds, many races and many disciplines. Exploration and discovery were chief among their goals, but the Lodestar was also the largest and best armed warship humanity had ever built.
Marco miraculously meets the girl of his dreams, the heroine of his novel Les Kill and also named Tomiko! After a whirlwind romance and a huge (disaster) wedding, Marco and Tomiko settled into anything but a life of bliss. Despite Marco's best efforts, Tomiko was seldom happy. She was insanely jealous and became a screaming, crying, accusing demonic creature one minute, and contrite, loving, angelic partner the next. Addy and Steve avoid confrontations, while Marco is even accused of sleeping with Addy - and Steve. The mental torture finally ends with a divorce, with all the money, house, property and future earnings on his novels goes to Tomiko! Then Steve is abducted by aliens.
Lailani's world is serene and satisfying, devoting herself to her homeless children. She makes sure they have a place to live, food to eat, clean clothes to wear to school. She and her adopted canine companion push a wheelbarrow full of books to hand out to the children. Life is good, but she begins to have nightmares of being controlled by the Scum, ripping the heart from Elvis's chest. Blinding and burning pain tears through her head until it feels as though the chip in her brain, the chip that controls the influence of the Scum DNA in her genetic makeup, was on fire. Lailani is arrested after devouring their class pet in front of her students. Finally convincing authorities to replace her chip, Lailani has a vision while undergoing the surgery. She is told to seek an hourglass with the ability to travel back in time, to correct the events leading to killing Elvis and half of her friends on the planet Corpus. She is convinced, and her path is clear.
There were always stories about alien abductions, probing, and torture. Flying saucers and UFOs were reported and most people scoffed at the tales. But now the sightings are more frequent and abductions increase in number and severity. Gray aliens with huge black eyes were seen, just like the Roswell aliens, the grays!
First contact was made by the Lodestar when they are attacked by three of the saucer-shaped spacecraft. Ben-Ari's hail of the spacecraft brought the response, "Worship her, or die!" and the Lodestar was fired on.
The battle was fast and fierce, thanks to Ben-Ari's brilliant strategies and the masterful ship handling by the pilot, Aurora, her eight tentacles flashing over the controls. Two of the saucers were destroyed and the third was helplessly disabled. Ben-Ari and her boarding force approached the craft when cannon suddenly appeared and fired on Ben-Ari's shuttle. Ordering an emergency evacuation, Einav was blasted free of the exploding shuttle. Drifting in space surrounded by scraps and fragments of the shuttle and it's crew, Ben-Ari drew her plasma rifle and blew the cannon free of the alien ship. A gaping hole provided her access to the interior as she instructed the other shuttle to cut through the hull and board and secure the aliens, taking them alive. . . at least one of them.
Fast paced, furious action explodes from the page as humanity faces its latest foe. Definitely not the phone-home aliens, these grays are tall, strong and very, very evil! Bloodshed, torture and terror are the methods used to inflict fear. This fast-paced sci-fi thriller will keep you engrossed in the twists and turns of the storyline, exposing mysteries and manipulations from the ancient past to the dystopian future, this is one story you won't want to put down for a minute.
The author has the ability to bring his characters to life and allow them to build the story from their experiences. The characters are like an old, well worn pair of levis, comfortable in their fit, smooth and familiar.
April 19, 2019
I liked the first six books. I believe I gave them all five star reviews. They were full of character development, and it was sad to read about some of the characters. They felt like real people, and we felt their suffering. I even felt like I had PTSD reading about the main characters' PTSD.
It took me a long time to read this book. Four months, in fact. And I only got to 50%. The first three books in the series were about the Scum, then the next three were about the Marauders. Simple enough. War, giant space bugs, etc. However, in each book the author built up the characters and then the end was seemingly happy. Then in the next book, he brought up all their flaws again, and had them make peace with them. He did this for every single book!
I just can't finish this series so I'm not buying any more from the Earthrise series. He's just milking the series, and the grays in this series don't even make sense. I know the galaxy Daniel Arenson built is full of alien races that are not so benevolent, but they have no reason to choose Earth! Why are all the aliens focused on Marco, Addy, Lailani, and Ben Ari? The characters have become repetitive, and the aliens have no more plausible motivation.
Let me be clear. I still think the first six books deserve five stars. I still think the series is one of the best I've ever read, and Daniel Arenson is a master at building characters. But the series should have stopped at book six. As far as I know, I won't be blacklisting Daniel Arenson's sequels or other books because he has shown that he is a good writer. It's just frustrating to keep reading the same thing over and over, with no continuation of plot, with the same motivations and flaws, but in a new book every single time, with different aliens. It's like the humans keep forgetting everything they learned at the beginning of the sequels (Lailani, Marco, etc.).
It took me a long time to read this book. Four months, in fact. And I only got to 50%. The first three books in the series were about the Scum, then the next three were about the Marauders. Simple enough. War, giant space bugs, etc. However, in each book the author built up the characters and then the end was seemingly happy. Then in the next book, he brought up all their flaws again, and had them make peace with them. He did this for every single book!
I just can't finish this series so I'm not buying any more from the Earthrise series. He's just milking the series, and the grays in this series don't even make sense. I know the galaxy Daniel Arenson built is full of alien races that are not so benevolent, but they have no reason to choose Earth! Why are all the aliens focused on Marco, Addy, Lailani, and Ben Ari? The characters have become repetitive, and the aliens have no more plausible motivation.
Let me be clear. I still think the first six books deserve five stars. I still think the series is one of the best I've ever read, and Daniel Arenson is a master at building characters. But the series should have stopped at book six. As far as I know, I won't be blacklisting Daniel Arenson's sequels or other books because he has shown that he is a good writer. It's just frustrating to keep reading the same thing over and over, with no continuation of plot, with the same motivations and flaws, but in a new book every single time, with different aliens. It's like the humans keep forgetting everything they learned at the beginning of the sequels (Lailani, Marco, etc.).
July 4, 2021
The first several books in this series are not bad--a little black-and-white (you can spot pretty early who's going to live and who's going to die, classic horror movie rules), but overall not bad.
As we get past the first six or so books, though, the writing becomes progressively worse, almost as if the author wanted to try and tailor his prose to be more accommodating to 12-year-olds, even as he continues to display some pretty adult themes (sex, violence, even rape threats).
The characters never really seem to learn anything, they continue to agonize over the same issues, they continue to have the same internal conversations, and by about the twelfth book, everybody in the inner circle has slept with everybody else, and are constantly revisiting every decision they've ever made, even if they just made that decision a few pages ago.
My enjoyment of the series has progressively declined with each successive book, to the point that I will not buy anything further in this series.
As we get past the first six or so books, though, the writing becomes progressively worse, almost as if the author wanted to try and tailor his prose to be more accommodating to 12-year-olds, even as he continues to display some pretty adult themes (sex, violence, even rape threats).
The characters never really seem to learn anything, they continue to agonize over the same issues, they continue to have the same internal conversations, and by about the twelfth book, everybody in the inner circle has slept with everybody else, and are constantly revisiting every decision they've ever made, even if they just made that decision a few pages ago.
My enjoyment of the series has progressively declined with each successive book, to the point that I will not buy anything further in this series.
March 19, 2017
Poor heroes.
I love this series. Just that our heroes continue to face demons from the past that effect their future.. our heroes face a new enemy and one that they continue to influence with their inadvertent actions trying to save innocent civilians.. you'll love this book it delves in post traumatic stress that face soldiers from war. And how it effects their lives and others around them along with facing new dangers that test their resolve.
I love this series. Just that our heroes continue to face demons from the past that effect their future.. our heroes face a new enemy and one that they continue to influence with their inadvertent actions trying to save innocent civilians.. you'll love this book it delves in post traumatic stress that face soldiers from war. And how it effects their lives and others around them along with facing new dangers that test their resolve.
October 14, 2018
The 7th Novel in the Earth rise series/The Greys
DA has penned the 7th Novel of the Earth rise series which puts the Grey's against the Humans from Earth. The Grey's are searching for Addy, Marco, and Ben so that can break the Earth's defense forces. They are waiting to attack Earth , but have to locate the people before their leader will let them go to war. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
DA has penned the 7th Novel of the Earth rise series which puts the Grey's against the Humans from Earth. The Grey's are searching for Addy, Marco, and Ben so that can break the Earth's defense forces. They are waiting to attack Earth , but have to locate the people before their leader will let them go to war. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
September 13, 2017
It just gets better
A fast paced story of lives in peril. It's not just about the three wars fought over this series, it's about the lives of the protagonists, we gain insight into the reasons the aliens chose humanity to attack oppress, torture and kill indiscriminately. Now for the next book, just can't stop reading.
A fast paced story of lives in peril. It's not just about the three wars fought over this series, it's about the lives of the protagonists, we gain insight into the reasons the aliens chose humanity to attack oppress, torture and kill indiscriminately. Now for the next book, just can't stop reading.
September 22, 2018
This is the third group the be fought be earth , sorry I read the children of earth first, it is getting to be the same story just a different group of enemies. I will finish the series just because that is what I do but I hope there are some surprises in the last two books. Even with that said he is one of my favorite writers. Keep up the great work!
July 12, 2020
creating your own aliens
Leilani, Einav, Abby and Marco are living small wars of their own. whether in space or on Earth, they are fighting to save the lives they built after the last war. no matter what they do, they cannot forget. and, yeah, there are new guys hunting them. time traveling ones.
Leilani, Einav, Abby and Marco are living small wars of their own. whether in space or on Earth, they are fighting to save the lives they built after the last war. no matter what they do, they cannot forget. and, yeah, there are new guys hunting them. time traveling ones.
September 29, 2020
Pretty damm good.
I wasn't sure how the author was going to continue the story after book 6 as it ended really well. I had thought wow these main characters have been through a lot and definitely deserve a rest. But the author had pulled out Al the stops and kept the story flowing so well. This series is just a MUST read!!!
I wasn't sure how the author was going to continue the story after book 6 as it ended really well. I had thought wow these main characters have been through a lot and definitely deserve a rest. But the author had pulled out Al the stops and kept the story flowing so well. This series is just a MUST read!!!
August 2, 2022
Excellent SyFy Series
Throughly enjoyed these books. Characters well thought out and you get entwined with the four main characters of this series. Although each is a novel in itself, the series of stories make it a joy to read and continue. Hard to put down until it is finished. Now on to number eight.
Throughly enjoyed these books. Characters well thought out and you get entwined with the four main characters of this series. Although each is a novel in itself, the series of stories make it a joy to read and continue. Hard to put down until it is finished. Now on to number eight.
September 9, 2023
Grusome
After the first 6 books, I decided to continue the story. Seems to have taken a cruel and gruesome turn. Crazy sick aliens are one thing, but to describe the torture and cutting up of people seems a dark turn for this story. I plan to continue in the hopes this changes in the next book or 2 since there are 8 more. If not I will hang it up then.
After the first 6 books, I decided to continue the story. Seems to have taken a cruel and gruesome turn. Crazy sick aliens are one thing, but to describe the torture and cutting up of people seems a dark turn for this story. I plan to continue in the hopes this changes in the next book or 2 since there are 8 more. If not I will hang it up then.
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March 24, 2017Good writing bad ending
I really enjoy this series. And I enjoyed this book right up until the reveal. It doesn't make logical sense. As much as this sort of thing can be logical. Just didn't think the author did a good job of it. Science wise or story wise or explanation wise. Will still read next one I'm sure.
I really enjoy this series. And I enjoyed this book right up until the reveal. It doesn't make logical sense. As much as this sort of thing can be logical. Just didn't think the author did a good job of it. Science wise or story wise or explanation wise. Will still read next one I'm sure.
May 24, 2017
Real People
Daniel Arenson has created a series that is truly a story of people. They are us. We see ourselves in their struggles and in their triumphs. Well done Daniel. I look forward to meeting my friends in the installment.
Daniel Arenson has created a series that is truly a story of people. They are us. We see ourselves in their struggles and in their triumphs. Well done Daniel. I look forward to meeting my friends in the installment.
October 29, 2017
great series. quite grimdark which I like. author gets quite repetitive now though we are on book 7 we know eveyrhing that has come before.
also plot hole in this book. If Azoth crystals are so rare and expensive why would any of the ships at the second hand yards even have them....
also plot hole in this book. If Azoth crystals are so rare and expensive why would any of the ships at the second hand yards even have them....
March 31, 2018
Nasty Aliens more evil
I liked the second alien attack! Our hero’s take-on another set of aliens who developed from the first nasty batch of claw and fang killers. The characters were nicely developed by the author!
A good story — not for the faint hearted!
I liked the second alien attack! Our hero’s take-on another set of aliens who developed from the first nasty batch of claw and fang killers. The characters were nicely developed by the author!
A good story — not for the faint hearted!
December 29, 2019
Really a good story, very well written. Love following the adventures of Marco & Addy along with Einev Ben Ari and Lailani. Charging into the next episode! I hope others will get as much enjoyment out of reading these as I have..
April 8, 2020
the Rise of the Greys
Just when the second set of aliens are conquered and life begins to rebuild for the Human Defence Force heroes. Just A they start to take tentative steps to find peace. Another threat arrises.
Just when the second set of aliens are conquered and life begins to rebuild for the Human Defence Force heroes. Just A they start to take tentative steps to find peace. Another threat arrises.
December 16, 2023
Really a deep book of relationships
This is a very good book that truly spent a lot of time on the relationships between the characters of this book. It also spent a lot of time with the characters learning to live life after war.
This is a very good book that truly spent a lot of time on the relationships between the characters of this book. It also spent a lot of time with the characters learning to live life after war.
December 31, 2017
Aliens
Like the alien descriptions and the connection to human history. Scie first but also a story of relationships and courage.
Like the alien descriptions and the connection to human history. Scie first but also a story of relationships and courage.
July 27, 2018
Another quick read
He tells a great story has it all ancient civilizations,aliens , pyramids and time travel something go every SCiFi lover
He tells a great story has it all ancient civilizations,aliens , pyramids and time travel something go every SCiFi lover
November 18, 2018
Good
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G . O o o of. O o of o of o o o of o o. D did dd
July 18, 2021
A new Enemy rises!!!!
Just like the Scum and the Marauders, a new enemy rises. They are more dangerous and smart and also related!!!!
Just like the Scum and the Marauders, a new enemy rises. They are more dangerous and smart and also related!!!!
May 8, 2023
I can't put this series down!
Not my favorite out of the series.. but still a very good fast-paced and enjoyable read! So looking forward to the next book!!
Not my favorite out of the series.. but still a very good fast-paced and enjoyable read! So looking forward to the next book!!
August 21, 2024
Peace or No Peace
Seems like our hero’s can’t get a break and have just a few moments of peace. Yet another creepy nemesis arises. Good read. Big D
Seems like our hero’s can’t get a break and have just a few moments of peace. Yet another creepy nemesis arises. Good read. Big D
July 26, 2017
Catching the eyes series
Surprising turn of events. Finally Marco and Addy are toghether.
Let's wait for the sequels.
All in all its a good series.
Surprising turn of events. Finally Marco and Addy are toghether.
Let's wait for the sequels.
All in all its a good series.
September 30, 2017
Great job... wonderful story.
Oh, my goodness! Too good. I cant wait for #8 to come out. Or is it #9? I have lost count. Very well constructed. Excellent writing skills.
Oh, my goodness! Too good. I cant wait for #8 to come out. Or is it #9? I have lost count. Very well constructed. Excellent writing skills.
March 17, 2017
Enjoyable read
While I completely enjoyed this story, I must confess it is not a true science based story. It is more a fantasy based story. If you can suspend your desire for science based fiction and simply read for the enjoyment of the story and the characters, I promise a very enjoyable read. I look forward to the next book.
While I completely enjoyed this story, I must confess it is not a true science based story. It is more a fantasy based story. If you can suspend your desire for science based fiction and simply read for the enjoyment of the story and the characters, I promise a very enjoyable read. I look forward to the next book.
December 6, 2018
Enjoyed this series. It does get a bit long but was enjoyable.
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