Invasion

Area 51 #11

by Bob Mayer

The Ancient Enemy has arrived.

A Swarm Battle Core is orbiting Earth preparing for the Reaping.

The remnants of mankind desperately try to either survive or fight back.

But they aren’t certain what they’re going to face. All they have are myths and legends.

And when the Swarm actually does land, it’s worse than any of those.

Major Mike Turcotte, the hero of defeating the Airlia, makes a desperate attempt to stop the Swarm by going directly to the Core.

On Earth, the future of mankind hides in the Facility, an underground self-contained ecosystem.

And across the planet others prepare for the last fight.

From an Assassin in New York City to the enigmatic Darlene in her trailed in Marfa, Texas, to Nosferatu and Nekhbet, the last two Elder undead hiding on an island in Puget Sound.

It appears there is no hope.

But there is always hope, but sometimes it takes a tremendous sacrifice.

Genres: Science Fiction, Aliens, Fiction

240 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 14, 2018

About the author

Besides my own interests, I read whatever my wife tells me to read-- she's a voracious reader and has wide-ranging tastes as my reviews show (she also always has the TV remote and she's always right about what to watch). I read a lot of nonfiction, mostly for research. Some of my favorite books are Lonesome Dove, Mystic River, LOTR, and an array of science fiction classics including the Foundation series. Our house is covered with books, although I finally broke down and started reading eBooks, strangely enough on my iPhone. Since I carry it pretty much everywhere, it means I always have an entire library of books with me.

I'm a West Point graduate, former Green Beret and a New York Times Bestselling Author. I've sold over five million books. My newest series begins with New York Minute, a thriller set in New York City in 1977.

I love using history and science in my books. My Area 51 series pretty much had me rewriting our entire history of civilization.

Reviews

[Robie Trites · Rating 4 out of 5]

Up until the last few chapters I was going to rate this book 3 stars. One word. Filler. The constant rehashing of the same stuff gets really annoying. To the point it is pandering so much to the reader who joins the series randomly it comes off as laziness. "Oh look what I can do!" **copy**, **paste** I doubt the author will come out with book 11 considering right at the end he ends with a summary of the entire series so far after a 14 year hiatus after book 8.

That being said. The author did get a few things right. Finally clarifying the Swarm as essentially **spoiler** a liquid. But, a really smart collectively aware liquid which therefore has some properties of life it absorbs. So, when he finally gets to the meat and potatoes and the planets core is being messed with to erase most life he only then **spoiler** brings up that because most of humanity has been infected with 3 deadly virus' and now the swarm is infected. But, the key weakness of the Swarm was its learning through others in combination with its ability to be parasitic to life. So, through all the filler it was the timing of the release of the virus in consort with the casual genocide of most of humanity that wins the day. A unique ending to a series that could have been better. This author should do up some maps of ideas before writing, because he could have added so much more content.

Now what would a good review be without some good suggestions. Since I'm reading Ring World by Larry Niven next, I'm going to say go with humanities expansion into the solar system. Building a base and living under the ocean to hide from any future Swarm. Or a base on Mercury, Luna or even rotating habitats or Dyson Swarms. Seriously, there is way more this can be developed just within the solar system and you could probably stretch it out through another 5 books. (Knowing this author).

Anywho, here is some real or up incoming space stuff that is more enjoyable then myth and filler crutch series. (I hope I have eat my words).

The Gate Way Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW9A-...

The Car mentioned in passing...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0FZI...

B612 Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dASfY...

[Jim Garrett · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's really hard to rate this book alone as it had to continue the same story in the trainwreck that was Area 51: Redemption. These books don't feel like the older books. It's like he had too much time from 2004 to starting these in 2018 and he overthought the Swarm and his ideas didn't come out well. The numerous different creatures made by the metamorphosis doesn't really make sense. It doesn't seem an efficient entity like the Swarm would make so many variations of monsters for some time of shock value. A bore of a book that was necessary to get through if one wants to complete the journey we started at the original Area 51.

[Robert Usher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book and series

This is the latest book in the area51 series. It draws to conclusion all of various components of the previous books and also puts a question of what the future of humanity will have to deal with. Not only that, it poses a question about what the destiny of humanity will be out in universe given that a small portion of humanity has been sent out into that universe knowing that other more highly developed lifeforms exists out there,as well as dealing with rebuilding civilization on earth,

[Chris The Lizard from Planet X · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the Area 51 series! Great story telling, fun plots, great use of history and military sci-fi, so I was excited to continue this series with the 11th entry “Invasion.” As I read I really Loved the "never give up" attitude of the main character and side characters , learning a little more about Tesla and the alien story. I find myself cheering for the Undead Couple.
My biggest issue I had, which was very frustrating way the author ended the Area 51 story on such a bleak and dark cliffhanger for Major Turcotte and the human survivors.

[R R Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

A harder read felt long

So, this one i put down several times but kept coming back as I was curios. For me the pacing was slow until the last quarter and would rather have seen the last quarter stretched over more of the book.
It felt full in p!aces focus spent on things in not sure mattered.

[Kathleen Lubbers · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED the series!

No spoilers, this book brought a resolution to many burning issues regarding the Swarm, what they are, and the future of humanity. Some questions linger, perhaps we will meet Turcott and the others again ( hint,hint...)

[Marie Medrano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it

Loved the storyline,the characters and the non stop action....the idea that the undead survived and a new and improved generation of humans will run the world...is a good idea

[Jim Stein · Rating 5 out of 5]

WONDERFUL FUN

A great saga. Easy to read and fascinating as it blends in legends from throughout Earth’s history and makes them part of the story. Not an intellectual exercise, just good fun. Hooray for Bob Mayer!

[Matt McRoberts · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent enough ending to the series after a long hiatus. It could have been better, but i am satisfied with how Bob Mayer ended it.

[William De micheli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great story in the Area 51 series!
Started reading back in 012 & never been disappointed !
Can’t wait for Interstellar due out by years end!!

[Denise Landhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Destruction of Earth?

Great book. Surprising ending. Kept me at the edge of my seat. Can’t wait for the next chapter. May read the Atlantis series next.

[Noodle The Naughty Night Owl · Rating 4 out of 5]

8/10: Excellent read, well written, fell right into the fictional world created.

Beware this place. Here there be humans.