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Alien Alliance #5
XARES: Final Countdown
Aliens, heroes, anti-heroes. A high-intensity space thriller
A handful of mercenaries are caught in the middle of an alien conspiracy to enslave the human-populated planets on the frontier. Regers, in a hijacked ship hunting down his crewmate, Yul, stranded on an alien planet. Miko, a burnt-out ex-recon man with powers of invisibility, stalked by an alien Zikri with lustful intentions. Cloye, a sexy, martial-artist spy. Star, a young street hustler and crew member. Fenli, an ace dogfight-pilot with wavering loyalties.
All unlikely heroes.
Terror brews in the far reaches of space… The Dim Zone …a region rife with the insectoid Mentera and squid-like Zikri. Can the mercs stop the allied alien invasion? In these dark times of the future, violent space battles, twists and perils abound.
If you enjoy dystopian SF raw-edged and hardcore, then this is the read for you.
The Road Warrior in Space…Predator meets Mad Max.
Contains gritty content, macabre tech, epic betrayals...
Other books in the Alien Alliance
THE DIM ZONE
THE TIMELOST
AUDRA
A handful of mercenaries are caught in the middle of an alien conspiracy to enslave the human-populated planets on the frontier. Regers, in a hijacked ship hunting down his crewmate, Yul, stranded on an alien planet. Miko, a burnt-out ex-recon man with powers of invisibility, stalked by an alien Zikri with lustful intentions. Cloye, a sexy, martial-artist spy. Star, a young street hustler and crew member. Fenli, an ace dogfight-pilot with wavering loyalties.
All unlikely heroes.
Terror brews in the far reaches of space… The Dim Zone …a region rife with the insectoid Mentera and squid-like Zikri. Can the mercs stop the allied alien invasion? In these dark times of the future, violent space battles, twists and perils abound.
If you enjoy dystopian SF raw-edged and hardcore, then this is the read for you.
The Road Warrior in Space…Predator meets Mad Max.
Contains gritty content, macabre tech, epic betrayals...
Other books in the Alien Alliance
THE DIM ZONE
THE TIMELOST
AUDRA
253 pages, Paperback
Published September 29, 2019
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About the author
Chris Turner
83 books85 followersChris is a prolific author of fantasy, adventure and science fiction. His books include: Swords and Skulls, The Starship Rogue series, Bindu, Haloband, The Dragon Sea Chronicles, The Alien Alliance series, Icarus, The Relic Hunter series, Beastslayer, Rogues of Bindar, Future Destinies, Fantastic Realms and Denibus Ar.
Chris is also a prolific painter, with nearly a thousand oil art works to his name. He has been involved in extensive studio recording. After graduating from University of Waterloo in Honours Mathematics and Computer Science he backpacked and biked throughout Europe and Asia in the 90s before teaching computer programming courses in Ottawa, Canada.
Chris’s other interests are guitar, cycling, meditation, canoeing and tennis.
Chris is also a prolific painter, with nearly a thousand oil art works to his name. He has been involved in extensive studio recording. After graduating from University of Waterloo in Honours Mathematics and Computer Science he backpacked and biked throughout Europe and Asia in the 90s before teaching computer programming courses in Ottawa, Canada.
Chris’s other interests are guitar, cycling, meditation, canoeing and tennis.
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September 28, 2019
“United we stand, divided we fall.”
What a thrill ride ... a fantastic space adventure indeed! A Dim Zone novel, this premise continues with the adventures and misadventures of Regers, Miko, Audra, Yul, a rebel alien..and the rest of the roughboys. Between the alliance of two powerful aliens races -squid and locust type-humanity is still in danger to be wiped out of the galaxy. With the cruel and ferocious aliens behind the trepidant protagonists, the chase is on. The involuntary heroes are dragged into a war for survival and to save mankind. An incredible and resilient attitude, a demonstration of how dire situations can bring men together when everything is at stake, the survival of the human race. I could commiserate with their fears and hopes, a feeling of overwhelming despair, so realistic were the scenes. The revelations unfolded by The Masters are mind blowing! Horror filled, highly imaginative, and told from multiple points of view. Excellent fighting scenes, on ground and in space, fast paced and action filled. Nail biting, edge of seat moments! Next in line, Frontier and Xaromax!
What a thrill ride ... a fantastic space adventure indeed! A Dim Zone novel, this premise continues with the adventures and misadventures of Regers, Miko, Audra, Yul, a rebel alien..and the rest of the roughboys. Between the alliance of two powerful aliens races -squid and locust type-humanity is still in danger to be wiped out of the galaxy. With the cruel and ferocious aliens behind the trepidant protagonists, the chase is on. The involuntary heroes are dragged into a war for survival and to save mankind. An incredible and resilient attitude, a demonstration of how dire situations can bring men together when everything is at stake, the survival of the human race. I could commiserate with their fears and hopes, a feeling of overwhelming despair, so realistic were the scenes. The revelations unfolded by The Masters are mind blowing! Horror filled, highly imaginative, and told from multiple points of view. Excellent fighting scenes, on ground and in space, fast paced and action filled. Nail biting, edge of seat moments! Next in line, Frontier and Xaromax!
April 23, 2020
I had trouble starting this. I tried a couple of times but there was so much going on, I couldn't keep track. I went back and read the previous books and this was much easier after that. After settling into the story, it was fast paced, action packed and didn't slow down for a minute. There are aliens with plans for world domination and unlikely heroes that are more like anti-heroes. Sometimes it takes a bad guy to save the world. The aliens are on a course to enslave humans and have assembled a huge fleet. Our "heroes" have to work above and beyond to even stay alive. There are no easy answers to this one. I'm looking forward to the next book to see how it all turns out. I did receive an ARC, but bought the book. I highly recommend reading the first two books prior to this before starting. It all makes sense if you have the backstory and will keep you reading until you are finished.
July 16, 2023
BOOK:-XARES-FINAL COUNTDOWN-ALIEN ALLIANCE SERIES BY CHRIS TURNER.
SYNOPSIS
A science fiction animation on counter ship and craft attacks by other ship and craft or robotic apendsge on Xaromar.It looks at predator attacks of its own kind in the characters of Yul;Zikri;Miko;amongst others and diagnostics on Xaronar;the delta sector;robots parts;household bots and drifting ships.
SYNOPSIS
A science fiction animation on counter ship and craft attacks by other ship and craft or robotic apendsge on Xaromar.It looks at predator attacks of its own kind in the characters of Yul;Zikri;Miko;amongst others and diagnostics on Xaronar;the delta sector;robots parts;household bots and drifting ships.
May 12, 2020
XARES: Final Countdown
Chris Turner
There's lot going on in this book, but it all flows and comes together nicely. A great addition to the series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Chris Turner
There's lot going on in this book, but it all flows and comes together nicely. A great addition to the series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 17, 2020
They are a motley crew which have been brought together because of forces outside of their control. Now they need to work together to stop human being overtaken by aliens. How can they do that? Will they be able to work as a team? See how they get on
January 10, 2020
Found it more of a waist of my time, boring!
February 23, 2025
Great story. Great adventures. Probably the best book in the series, followed closely by The Dim Zone.
November 12, 2019
I did not read the first two books but this one is certainly wonderful. I would say captivating. The characters, the unlikely hero bunch, are all awesome or turn out wonderful. It is time to save humanity. Great read. Hoping for more from this author.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 9, 2019
In a world where aliens are everywhere and nearly all of them want you dead, the most important thing is to survive. This non-stop action adventure takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of fear and loathing. This one actually gave me nightmares!
October 18, 2019
This one is complex and convoluted and has plenty of space battles, if that's your thing, to fill most of a day.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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