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Earth Arrested
A new threat is coming.
Earth Arrested follows the story of Kethryn Miller and Neah, twins who didn't know of each other's existence. One lived a celebrity lifestyle, the other lived in a hidden underground city. The existence of twins is forbidden under Truce Law, and Neah's escape from the hidden city brought humanity's crimes to the attention of the aliens who were keeping Earth under tight control.
In Earth Arrested, the race is on to achieve space travel before the fleet of ships sitting on the edge of our solar system arrives. This fleet contains the Criterion leader, and she is coming to do what the first alien colonists failed to do: destroy all humanity.
Humanity can't surrender to this new alien occupation. But our fragile planet also can't take another war. Then there is an important factor that both humans and aliens are forgetting: there is a third side arming themselves for this coming war, and they have already lost everything.
If you like dystopian thrillers that turn conventional ideas about space exploration on their head, stories with twists and turns, and thought-provoking reads, then you'll enjoy D L Richardson's Earth Quarantined series.
Earth Quarantined – Book 1 is OUT NOW
Earth Arrested - Book 2 is FEBRUARY 2021
Earth Reclaimed - Book 3 is coming soon
Earth Arrested follows the story of Kethryn Miller and Neah, twins who didn't know of each other's existence. One lived a celebrity lifestyle, the other lived in a hidden underground city. The existence of twins is forbidden under Truce Law, and Neah's escape from the hidden city brought humanity's crimes to the attention of the aliens who were keeping Earth under tight control.
In Earth Arrested, the race is on to achieve space travel before the fleet of ships sitting on the edge of our solar system arrives. This fleet contains the Criterion leader, and she is coming to do what the first alien colonists failed to do: destroy all humanity.
Humanity can't surrender to this new alien occupation. But our fragile planet also can't take another war. Then there is an important factor that both humans and aliens are forgetting: there is a third side arming themselves for this coming war, and they have already lost everything.
If you like dystopian thrillers that turn conventional ideas about space exploration on their head, stories with twists and turns, and thought-provoking reads, then you'll enjoy D L Richardson's Earth Quarantined series.
Earth Quarantined – Book 1 is OUT NOW
Earth Arrested - Book 2 is FEBRUARY 2021
Earth Reclaimed - Book 3 is coming soon
308 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 19, 2021
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D.L. Richardson
29 books354 followersD L Richardson is the author of "The Apocalypse Games" series. She had also written supernatural thrillers and YA paranormal standalone books.
She is currently working on finishing her next sci-fi series "Earth Quarantined: 197 Years After."
When she's not writing, she is gardening, renovating the house, reading, or playing the piano and guitar.
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When she's not writing, she is gardening, renovating the house, reading, or playing the piano and guitar.
VISIT MY AMAZON PAGE
https://www.amazon.com/D-L-Richardson...
VISIT MY FACEBOOK PAGE
https://www.facebook.com/DLRichardson...
VISIT MY TWITTER PAGE
http://twitter.com/#!/DLRichardson1
CHECK MY BLOG:
http://dlrichardsonwrites.blogspot.com
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March 30, 2021
This sequel to Earth Quarantined picks up pretty much where book 1 left off. Kethryn has succeeded her father as President (albeit with curtailed powers). Neah is returned to her home. Kethryn's father is missing, and the people in Neah's life have no memory of prior events. Moreover, the Galactic Senate has arrived, which has shaken up things for the Criterion.
I found that this novel fell prey to a somewhat common dilemma for series (although it doesn't always happen in Book 2): this feels a lot like series filler. What I mean by that is there are definitely events that the reader needs to understand conveyed herein, and there are advances in the overarching story, but the book, when examined alone, doesn't really stand up to scrutiny. I found that, while Book 1 didn't resolve all questions or plot threads (definitely within expectations!), there was a plot that did come to a resolution point within the book, and was the focus of that segment of the story. This element was missing for me in Book 2.
There was a lot of action in this novel, and events just seemed to spiral from one thing to another for the characters. I didn't feel that this choice left room for character development, so I feel that the pacing hurt the story.
Most of the character development took place in Book 1, and it seemed to me that all the characters' choices were consistent with that portrayal. I do feel like Aries is an underserved character - she made a pretty strong choice in Book 1 (and continues to experience the fallout in Book 2). My impression is that this is a more radical choice, and I think there's a lot more to her than we've seeen thus far. I also think that she could provide an invaluable insight into the Criterion, and I think that has been underutilised so far in the series.
I found that, while book 2 has done a good job of adding layers to the factions in play in the story, it didn't really help me understand what's going on any better. If anything, I feel more confused. I
hope that the next entry will start to clarify things.
This novel does need another editing pass. There were more than its fair share of errors, including sporadic misspelling of the main character's name (Kethryn/Kethyrn).
I have the strong sense that there will be a payoff to this section of the overarching story in a future installment of the series. The story is well-constructed (if convoluted) and the world-building has been very carefully crafted. I think there's a lot of potential for those patient enough to see it through. I would only recommend this novel to people who are committed to sticking with the series. (I allow that, once that payoff comes, I may revise my opinion of this novel within the scope of the series. But for now, without a continuation available yet, this is where I stand on the matter). I've found the story interesting enough so far to still be interested in reading further in the series.
I received an ARC via the author.
I found that this novel fell prey to a somewhat common dilemma for series (although it doesn't always happen in Book 2): this feels a lot like series filler. What I mean by that is there are definitely events that the reader needs to understand conveyed herein, and there are advances in the overarching story, but the book, when examined alone, doesn't really stand up to scrutiny. I found that, while Book 1 didn't resolve all questions or plot threads (definitely within expectations!), there was a plot that did come to a resolution point within the book, and was the focus of that segment of the story. This element was missing for me in Book 2.
There was a lot of action in this novel, and events just seemed to spiral from one thing to another for the characters. I didn't feel that this choice left room for character development, so I feel that the pacing hurt the story.
Most of the character development took place in Book 1, and it seemed to me that all the characters' choices were consistent with that portrayal. I do feel like Aries is an underserved character - she made a pretty strong choice in Book 1 (and continues to experience the fallout in Book 2). My impression is that this is a more radical choice, and I think there's a lot more to her than we've seeen thus far. I also think that she could provide an invaluable insight into the Criterion, and I think that has been underutilised so far in the series.
I found that, while book 2 has done a good job of adding layers to the factions in play in the story, it didn't really help me understand what's going on any better. If anything, I feel more confused. I
hope that the next entry will start to clarify things.
This novel does need another editing pass. There were more than its fair share of errors, including sporadic misspelling of the main character's name (Kethryn/Kethyrn).
I have the strong sense that there will be a payoff to this section of the overarching story in a future installment of the series. The story is well-constructed (if convoluted) and the world-building has been very carefully crafted. I think there's a lot of potential for those patient enough to see it through. I would only recommend this novel to people who are committed to sticking with the series. (I allow that, once that payoff comes, I may revise my opinion of this novel within the scope of the series. But for now, without a continuation available yet, this is where I stand on the matter). I've found the story interesting enough so far to still be interested in reading further in the series.
I received an ARC via the author.
February 25, 2021
I received an advanced review copy of this book and am leaving this review of my own accord. I read book one of this series. Book one is where the bulk of the character development takes place. It sets a strong foundation for the action of the second book. There is quite a lot of action, right from the beginning and yet by the time you reach the end of the book, it is amazing how little actually gets done. How many books will it take to tell this story? Hard to say. We still dont actually know who is pulling what strings. The denouement feels very far away. Could make a reasonable action series if you aren't anxious to get to the bottom of it all.
May 1, 2021
I liked this book better than the first one. It still needs to have some edits done for typos, misspelled words and wrong words used in a sentence. The characters were better defined in this one. I did not like the Archives chapters, that was what went on before the aliens came and led to the destruction of earth. I felt the insertion of those archives interrupted my story as I was reading it. They were just filler. In spite of that, I thought the book was interesting and I want to know what happens next. So I would recommend this book.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 19, 2021
As excellent second book in this brilliant sci fi series with aliens! Really well written, great characters & ideas, good twists & turns to keep you guessing! Over all a really great read! I did really enjoy this & will look for more by this writer! I do strongly recommend to all that love this genre!
April 28, 2021
Twins are not allowed and they were separated. They knew nothing about the other and they had very different lives. What will happen when they learn about the other? An it ruin everything? See what is going on
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 10, 2021
Received an arc from netgalley. Really enjoyed this second book in this series. Love the character development. Definitely recommend it.
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