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The Survivors #1-3
The Survivors: Books 1-3
You wake up to ships in the sky. By nightfall, they are gone along with everyone you know and love. You are Dean Parker. Alone on Earth, with nothing but a trail of clues to guide you. It's time to save the world.
Join Dean as he's forced to take on the role of unlikely hero, in this epic tale of invasion, destruction, sacrifice, and love.
Book The Event
The ships came at dawn.
Dean’s wife is dead. Her last When the ships come...wear the necklace.
Then the ships arrived.
Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others fired everything they had at them. All were taken as the beams lashed down and drew them into the sky.
Dean was left behind, seemingly the last man on Earth.
A trail of clues left by his dead wife guide Dean on a perilous journey across America and beyond, to learn the truth behind the mysterious ships and save humanity from its doom.
But not everything is as it seems.
Book New Threat
There’s always a new threat.
A year after the Event, horrific memories of the vessels linger in Dean’s mind as he tries to find his way forward in his new life.
But now the Heroes of Earth face a new threat that endangers the fragile remnant of humanity.
Two rebel hybrids have escaped from their segregated encampment. Dean and his team pursue them across the galaxy, racing to catch them before they reach an unseen enemy. This new threat is looming over Earth, their name spoken softly and fearfully by anyone who knows of them.
When a line is drawn, whose side will Dean stand on?
Book New World
New Spero. A new world to call home.
After a surprise visit to Earth, Dean and his crew travel to Proxima Centauri, home of humanity’s first colony world. Dean and Mary, now reunited with Magnus, Natalia, and their old friend Carey, find much has changed since they last saw their loved ones.
Once again, Dean’s efforts to lead a normal life are cut short when his sister is threatened by deadly creatures at Terran Five, Spero’s northernmost outpost. There, Dean stumbles on an ancient secret, buried deep in the snow-covered mountains, that will change his life forever. And when communication with Earth ends, he realizes his worst nightmare has come true.
The Bhlat have arrived.
Join the team as they fight to preserve their old world and new world alike.
Join Dean as he's forced to take on the role of unlikely hero, in this epic tale of invasion, destruction, sacrifice, and love.
Book The Event
The ships came at dawn.
Dean’s wife is dead. Her last When the ships come...wear the necklace.
Then the ships arrived.
Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others fired everything they had at them. All were taken as the beams lashed down and drew them into the sky.
Dean was left behind, seemingly the last man on Earth.
A trail of clues left by his dead wife guide Dean on a perilous journey across America and beyond, to learn the truth behind the mysterious ships and save humanity from its doom.
But not everything is as it seems.
Book New Threat
There’s always a new threat.
A year after the Event, horrific memories of the vessels linger in Dean’s mind as he tries to find his way forward in his new life.
But now the Heroes of Earth face a new threat that endangers the fragile remnant of humanity.
Two rebel hybrids have escaped from their segregated encampment. Dean and his team pursue them across the galaxy, racing to catch them before they reach an unseen enemy. This new threat is looming over Earth, their name spoken softly and fearfully by anyone who knows of them.
When a line is drawn, whose side will Dean stand on?
Book New World
New Spero. A new world to call home.
After a surprise visit to Earth, Dean and his crew travel to Proxima Centauri, home of humanity’s first colony world. Dean and Mary, now reunited with Magnus, Natalia, and their old friend Carey, find much has changed since they last saw their loved ones.
Once again, Dean’s efforts to lead a normal life are cut short when his sister is threatened by deadly creatures at Terran Five, Spero’s northernmost outpost. There, Dean stumbles on an ancient secret, buried deep in the snow-covered mountains, that will change his life forever. And when communication with Earth ends, he realizes his worst nightmare has come true.
The Bhlat have arrived.
Join the team as they fight to preserve their old world and new world alike.
- GenresScience Fiction
626 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 10, 2018
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November 13, 2018
The sci-fi series The Survivors, Books 1 – 3, by author Nathan Hystad, left this reviewer with a sad outlook. The writing and subject matter started interesting enough, but quickly devolved into a juvenile style of writing with matching sentiments. And it never improved. Not what I am looking for.
All three books need critiquing. There are numerous grammatical mistakes, repeats of previous sentiments from the characters, and a general non-realistic feel to the plots.
I cannot recommend these books.
All three books need critiquing. There are numerous grammatical mistakes, repeats of previous sentiments from the characters, and a general non-realistic feel to the plots.
I cannot recommend these books.
January 3, 2022
I'm not going to review each and every of the 18, so far, books in this series because it would be exhausting. Suffice it to say, as I just this morning told my son, to have the talent to write a series of 18 books (so far) and each and every book be as engaging, thrilling and be able to pull a reader right into the story instead of being a spectator to it is so rare and his books do that. From book 1 to the current book 18. Also, these are not novellas or short stories. Each in this series is a full on NOVEL. I've been opened to genres I never thought I'd be interested in before and it's writers like Nathan Hystad that make that possible .... that make reading ..... an important part of my life.
June 20, 2024
Reader will become enraptured, page by page, book by book. Well developed and relatable characters as well as intriguing story arc. This series brought me from re-reading Azimov, Clarke, Heinlein, etc. into exploring the incredible, creative and dynamic sci-fi and mystery writers of the 21st century. Mr. Hystad is a leader in this new age.
July 10, 2019
I've just finished the first three books in this fantastic series and feel like the main characters are old friends. The author very skillfully enables you to become comfortable with a number of alien species and we learn that many attributes, styles, and behaviors we presume are human are actually common across many different alien cultures. They may look very different having different body designs but they all seem to value family and friends and have home styles and decorating that encourages entertaining.
I personally dislike reviews that are "HS Book Report" type summaries. These summaries are provided by all authors and are better than any reviewer could do. However, the subject matter of this series addresses an alien invasion of earth and how a group of people has been prepared for this. They manage to save much of the human population and relocate to an earth-like distant planet. There are a number of alien species that help and hinder these relocation efforts and the series chronicles the many issues that evolve from this.
This series is filled with action, plot twists, betrayals, narrow escapes, loyal relationships, and unusual alliances. It reminds me of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There are many diverse adventures that are all well tied together.
Anyone reading this will have all the needs and desires they look for in not just a Sci-Fi story but an action-adventure love story as well.
Review by THE HOLEY ONE
I personally dislike reviews that are "HS Book Report" type summaries. These summaries are provided by all authors and are better than any reviewer could do. However, the subject matter of this series addresses an alien invasion of earth and how a group of people has been prepared for this. They manage to save much of the human population and relocate to an earth-like distant planet. There are a number of alien species that help and hinder these relocation efforts and the series chronicles the many issues that evolve from this.
This series is filled with action, plot twists, betrayals, narrow escapes, loyal relationships, and unusual alliances. It reminds me of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. There are many diverse adventures that are all well tied together.
Anyone reading this will have all the needs and desires they look for in not just a Sci-Fi story but an action-adventure love story as well.
Review by THE HOLEY ONE
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