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Orange Storm
Pale orange snow falls over London. With it arrives life from another universe intent on manipulating the fabric of reality—to deadly effect.
When linguist Luke Lee witnesses the aliens murder a senior British politician, he becomes a target. And when they kidnap his pregnant wife, he will do anything to get her back. He’s one of the few people with the skills to understand and defeat them.
Psychic Amelia Blake never imagined she would be called upon to defend humanity—but the message is clear. She must stop this evil. And she sees what others cannot—a magic unlike anything she’s encountered. In her search for help, she’s drawn to another plane where she faces a witch of terrifying power.
Should she risk summoning an alien witch to counter an alien threat?
Can Luke and Amelia prevent further deadly intrusions into Earth?
They have 38 hours to act.
When linguist Luke Lee witnesses the aliens murder a senior British politician, he becomes a target. And when they kidnap his pregnant wife, he will do anything to get her back. He’s one of the few people with the skills to understand and defeat them.
Psychic Amelia Blake never imagined she would be called upon to defend humanity—but the message is clear. She must stop this evil. And she sees what others cannot—a magic unlike anything she’s encountered. In her search for help, she’s drawn to another plane where she faces a witch of terrifying power.
Should she risk summoning an alien witch to counter an alien threat?
Can Luke and Amelia prevent further deadly intrusions into Earth?
They have 38 hours to act.
284 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 9, 2021
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Ned Marcus
12 books5 followersNed Marcus writes fantasy and science fiction. Magic and science, nature, and aspects of spirituality combine in his stories.
He was born in the north of England but now lives in East Asia.
You can find out more about him at nedmarcus.com
He was born in the north of England but now lives in East Asia.
You can find out more about him at nedmarcus.com
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June 10, 2022*I was assigned this book for phase 1 of SPFBO 8*
I debated whether I should write a review of this book or not. It definitely falls in the apocalyptic/science fiction category, and probably should have been entered in to SPFBOs sister competition, SPSFC. However, I suppose it can be debated whether apocalyptic type stories fall under the science fantasy category. So I'll give it a brief review, in case it sounds interesting to those of you who stick with fantasy.
This book starts out fast-paced, and never lets up. From the outset, the main character, Luke, witnesses a murder by strange beasts, escapes, only to get to his home and be stalked by a panther with orange-glowing eyes. He escapes this as well, but the panther drags his pregnant wife away to a strange man who kidnaps her. And from then on, we are thrown from one heart-pounding scene into many more.
A strange snow has fallen over London - microscopically, it makes no sense, and is full of strange sand and crustacean-like creatures that can't be found on earth. A scientist working for MI5, Ruth, is tasked with figuring out what this strange snow is, and where it is coming from. It seems to be making people mildly sick.
Amelia is a psychic who encounters Luke as he is running from the panther and trying to find his kidnapped wife. A voice tells her to help him, although several murders are being pinned on him. The poor man can't catch a break.
To be honest, there were a lot of things about this book that didn't make sense. Although it was fast-paced, and I finished it in about a day, I was left a little disappointed. A lot of things were never explained, there were several action sequences that suspended belief, and too many loose ends were left untied. It was hard to connect to the characters, and there was little to no emotional impact with what they were experiencing since everything was so rushed.
However, it was entertaining. If you like extremely fast-paced stories with an apocalyptic plot and science fiction elements thrown in, you will probably enjoy this one.
*This review originally published on Booknest.eu*
I debated whether I should write a review of this book or not. It definitely falls in the apocalyptic/science fiction category, and probably should have been entered in to SPFBOs sister competition, SPSFC. However, I suppose it can be debated whether apocalyptic type stories fall under the science fantasy category. So I'll give it a brief review, in case it sounds interesting to those of you who stick with fantasy.
This book starts out fast-paced, and never lets up. From the outset, the main character, Luke, witnesses a murder by strange beasts, escapes, only to get to his home and be stalked by a panther with orange-glowing eyes. He escapes this as well, but the panther drags his pregnant wife away to a strange man who kidnaps her. And from then on, we are thrown from one heart-pounding scene into many more.
A strange snow has fallen over London - microscopically, it makes no sense, and is full of strange sand and crustacean-like creatures that can't be found on earth. A scientist working for MI5, Ruth, is tasked with figuring out what this strange snow is, and where it is coming from. It seems to be making people mildly sick.
Amelia is a psychic who encounters Luke as he is running from the panther and trying to find his kidnapped wife. A voice tells her to help him, although several murders are being pinned on him. The poor man can't catch a break.
To be honest, there were a lot of things about this book that didn't make sense. Although it was fast-paced, and I finished it in about a day, I was left a little disappointed. A lot of things were never explained, there were several action sequences that suspended belief, and too many loose ends were left untied. It was hard to connect to the characters, and there was little to no emotional impact with what they were experiencing since everything was so rushed.
However, it was entertaining. If you like extremely fast-paced stories with an apocalyptic plot and science fiction elements thrown in, you will probably enjoy this one.
*This review originally published on Booknest.eu*
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