Earth Alone: Earthrise, Book 1 (Unabridged)
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- £10.99
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- £10.99
Publisher Description
They came from deep space. They came to destroy us.
Fifty years ago bloodthirsty aliens devastated the Earth. Most of humanity perished. We fell into darkness.
But now we rise from the ashes. Now we fight back.
Marco Emery was born into the war. After his mother is killed, he joins the Human Defense Force, Earth's ragtag army. Emery must survive basic training, become a soldier, and finally face the aliens in battle.
Against the alien onslaught, Earth stands alone. But we will fight. We will rise. We will win.
If you loved Ender's Game, Starship Troopers, and Old Man's War, you'll love Earthrise, a new military science fiction series. From a USA Today best-selling author.
Customer Reviews
Utter garbage
Narration was ok but the story itself was atrocious.
Very boring story with annoying characters.
Not enough time spent explaining the events of the alien invasion / human retaliation leading to a huge amount of details that did not make sense.
The whole thing just seemed to be a setup for a soppy and quite ridiculous love story.
Attempts at humour were childish at best.
Too many aspects that just did not make sense or were not believable, including (spoilers):-
Training camp in desert of North Africa has vending machine in the middle of nowhere carrying snacks including ice cream. Where was the power coming from?
Future guns are 4 feet long but very light and use normal bullets. Why are they so big?
All recruits (thousands) are given bayonets made from some super high tech material that penetrates the aliens exoskeletons easily. Trained to fight hand to hand likely resulting in terminal wounds. Apparently, bullets do not do enough damage. Why not make the bullets from this material?
Apparently, 18 year olds with no indication that they can drive a car can jump into a 60 ton tanks with caterpillar tracks and drive around easily without any prior training.
Lots of other stupid stuff that I could mention.
Would not recommend.