The Purple Cloud Project
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- £2.99
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
On May 1st, the planet was attacked by a mysterious army. Their identity and their place of origin are still unknown. Their objective, however, is clear: annihilation! Awakening from a three-month coma, Christopher Denmark finds a world in ruin and himself the sole survivor of the most disastrous military operation in American history. With the world gone to hell and a government in tatters, Christopher must uncover the truth behind the enemy who tainted the sky purple and plunged the planet into darkness, while struggling to overcome his worst fears and inner monsters that have forced him to spill blood countless times. Christopher has always felt more like the villain, but now, his country is asking him to be the hero. Get ready to be plunged in the thrilling unknown as you join The Purple Cloud Project.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Ramirez's derivative and meandering debut novel, the mysterious invaders sweeping across the Earth have no interest in communicating with their victims. Their focus is conquest and extermination. Conventional weapons mean nothing against the enemy because no human has ever seen an enemy to shoot at. Human technology proves all too vulnerable. Forays against the invaders end in abject defeat. Faced with an unbeatable foe, Cpl. Christopher Denmark and other soldiers focus on the struggle to survive each battle, not on long-term goals. As Denmark's dwindling pool of allies could attest, it does not seem like there is a future for pitiful humankind. The author fails to make his work stand out from the legion of other alien invasion books. Endless battle sequences do not compensate for the lack of characterization, polished prose, or coherent narrative. The violent work's patina of environmental moralizing and morose philosophizing cannot distract from its essential emptiness. There is not one element that has not been done before and better.
