Colonization

Alien Invasion, Book 3

By: Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Humanity isn't all they left behind.

Two years later, the world lives in fragile peace. But a clandestine search has begun...and a clock has started ticking.

Two years after first contact, Astral forces have established their fragile kingdom around the globe. Motherships occupy the cities. Shuttles patrol the lawless outlands. The pacifist class of Astrals known as Titans assist humans in running their alien empire while bloodthirsty Reptar peacekeepers ensure that order is kept. And unseen in the ships above, a third class of visitor calls the shots - the unseen Divinity, worshipped and feared by citizens in equal measure.

Meyer Dempsey sits on his plinth as Viceroy of Heaven's Veil, on the old site of Vail, Colorado. As with other Viceroys in the eight other world capitals, humanity's remains revere Meyer almost as a god. But below the surface, both colonies and outlands have begun to crumble with unrest.

Until now the rebellion has been quiet. Now desperation bubbles as they learn the Astrals have begun digging for an ancient device buried beneath the glowing blue Apex at Heaven's Veil.

But twin truths of the forthcoming alien war (or a possible alien apocalypse) have dawned at Benjamin Bannister's facility in Moab, sending plans into action: The Astrals have lost what they hoped to uncover.

And humanity's only chance is to find it first.

©2015 Sean Platt; 2015 Johnny B. Truant (P)2016 Podium Publishing

It doesn't turn toward religion.

Would you consider the audio edition of Colonization to be better than the print version?

No idea. I didn't read the print version. It's much better than Contact though.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Trevor. His balls are finally dropping.

Which scene was your favorite?

Anytime something bad happened to Rog.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No. It was entertaining.

Any additional comments?

The book mentions aliens and religion in context to the story of aliens, panspermia, and history. It's science fiction. That this other reviewer is "tapping out" because the book correlates, very loosely, aliens and religion is a joke. That aliens could have had some relation to religion is impossible to avoid in any book that has aliens. Any book that has aliens will have some impact on religious beliefs. If that offends you, don't read science fiction or fantasy.

It is not a religious book at all....not even remotely so. If you like the series so far, continue. This book is much better than Contact in that the aliens are here and are in control.

Too many books, not enough story

All the female characters are written as the same whiny, sarcastic person and the narrator has a variety of male voices but can only muster up one for every single woman in the books.

While I do enjoy the story, there's barely any of it in each book. If the subsequent novels go down to $4 bucks a piece let me know, that's all I'm willing to invest at this point.

solid

the book throws out some serious twists that make it a compelling read. worth every penny!

Lots of characters to keep straight

It’s hard to keep the story straight when the author is actively switch back-and-forth between characters. This is meant to be an audiobook. The author should remember that a lot of people are doing a lot of things while they’re listening to this book. they’re not just sitting in bed, listening to it.

Also, it takes a lot of credits to get through the entire series as each book is not that long

Great Read!

Love it. Meyer rocks! Although Piper has become annoying, the story carries on well.

Great

Great story, Great author. It is absolutely worth the purchase and read. It has adventure, humor, drama, all that you want in a book. You wont be disappointed.

Ray Porter made this one for me

This was my least favorite of the first 3. Lost the characters in the story. If Ray was doing the 4th I might have tried it.

Improved but still felt unfocused

I wasn't close to abandoning this book in frustration like it's predecessor made me want to do, but there was still a lot to be desired. I'm never a big fan of frequent perspective shifts, and I especially dislike "wasting time" on characters I don't like. This book did both frequently. In fact, the only characters of real interest were Piper, Trevor and maybe the baby (but you don't get her perspective). Meyer was ruined somehow, and the other characters were never that good.

Also, and this is nitpicking a bit, but, seriously choose some words other than decimate. Even ignoring the fact that only common misuse has made it mean anything other than reduce by 10%, this book seriously overuses the word.

Another great installment leaving me wanting more

Platt and Truant have really taken this series and made is entirely new! What a twist in this one as this Alien Invasion takes on an entirely different form. Super well done!

ok

it was good, better than last book, sad to see narrator changes in the next books