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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780312370282
ISBN number: 0312370288
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 512
Printing Date: April 03, 2007
Publishing house: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: April 03, 2007
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The Event Group is the most secret organization in the United States, comprised of the nation’s most brilliant individuals in the branches of science, philosophy, and the military. Led by the valiant Major Jack Collins, they are dedicated to uncovering the hidden truths behind the myths and legends propagated throughout world history—from underground agencies and conspiracy theories to extraterrestrial life and UFOs. And now that a new, unspeakable threat has been revealed, humanity’s greatest hope for survival lies with Collins and his crew.
This time, the Group faces an enemy of remarkable strength and power. In order to ensure that history’s errors never be repeated, the Group must team up with an unlikely ally to stop a deadly presence known only as the Destroyer of Worlds. Now, amid the desert wastelands of the American Southwest, the epic battle between two entities is about to begin….
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I read Legend, his second book first, and liked it well enough to try this one. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and it was quite a good ride. I liked the premise and he kept it close enough in the suspended disbelief category that I didn't look too deep into the science. For instance, the icky bugs are able to burrow through solid rock but can still be hurt by armour piercing rounds. Am I missing something here? Don't care. It was pretty well done, in my humble opinion.
My biggest beef is that this is his very first book, yet he breaks so many rules of writing that I have to wonder how this got through a very first pass from the agent, let alone an editor. There has to be 30 or more POV characters, though Jack Collins is supposed to be the main character. Also, he mixes POV's so much (called "head hopping") that it was sometimes hard to keep track of who was thinking or doing what. Agents and critiquers have been crucifying me for having 23 POV characters in a story, yet this guy gets published! I guess it just goes to show how arbitrary this publishing game can be. Despite that, I think this was a fun read and I will look forward to his third book which is now out in hard cover. Recommended.
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While browsing for a few books to read during my beach trip, I came upon this purple paperback book, only one left- always a good sign I thought. I always enjoy science fiction but had never read any by this author. A few pages read sold me on the story, and I was not dissapointed. This story just starts off and goes. I sucked it down like a cold beer on a hot summer day, what a delight. Two days later, all done. Fun, action, great detail, super story line, great dialogue between the characters. Just when you think things have settled down, boom- not so fast. Great villian too, Mr French...... but I say too much. Great book, I look forward to reading more from this author. You cannot go wrong here folks, pick up a copy if you like action and science fiction- period.
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As always I read most of the reviews for this book before taking the plunge and ordering it. I will say that this is a flat out great story. Now having said that you should be prepared to suspend your disbelief for the duration of the book it is of course a work of pure fiction. I thought the idea of the Event group while not completely original (secret government organization operating behind the scenes for truth, justice and the American way) was very clever and well thought out. The premise is the basic alien creature on earth wreaking havoc, must be stopped scenario. Again the author takes it and makes it a well written fast moving story. It was the perfect book for my commute. I intend to pick up the subsequent book in the series and hope it stand up to its predecessor.
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I'll admit I had some misgivings about a book with such an outrageous plot, but that was also what drew me to it. Done well, a far-fetched story often delivers a great read. This book did not disappoint.
Major Jack Collins has just joined the Event Group, a super-secret agency headquartered in the desert of New Mexico, when an emergency occurs. Two F-14 Tomcats have been knocked out of the sky over the Pacific, and the surviving pilot claims a flying saucer did it. The incident immediately grabs the attention of Event Group leader, Senator Lee, who had been involved with the recovery team that went after the saucer that crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1948. He believes the very first crash was an act of war, and thinks that a similar crash is no coincidence. He gathers Event Group teams and pours all their resources into finding the crash site.
Meanwhile, not one but two saucers have crashed in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. Three beings survive: a little purple man, a malevolent gray one, and a hideous monster sent to Earth to destroy all life here. They crash not far from an old prospector, Gus, and Buck, his mule. The two alien men are smart enough to lay low when the monster gets loose. Gus is just lucky, and despite his fear, he follows the injured cries of little purple Mahjtik whom he dubs Matchstick, then he takes him home to his cabin and gives him some soup. Mahjtik tells Gus of the dangers Earth now faces from the Destroyer and urges him to get help.
Meanwhile, a rival organization to the Event Group has turned on one of their agents who has gone rogue. They stole the UFO remains in 1948 and murdered the soldiers transporting it, and they will stop at nothing to get their hands on the newly-crashed saucers. They've got moles from the Event Group to the White House, but they don't count on the resourcefulness of Henri Farbeaux when their attempts to eliminate him fail. Farbeaux quickly assembles his own team and slips like an eel into the town of Chato's Crawl, Arizona, where the Event Group sets up headquarters near the crash site.
At this point, the action shifts into overdrive when the Destroyer births over 100 babies who grow quickly and share their mother's voracious appetite. Their nest is right beneath Chato's Crawl, and they wreak havoc on all the teams sent to kill them, as well as munching on a few reporters. Monster book lovers will thrill to the last third of the book as dozens of the otherworldy beasts ravenously chow their way through cops and soldiers while they fight back with amazing weapons. The action is unflinching and nonstop until the good guys prevail. Not all the bad guys are vanquished, however, leaving the door open for at least one sequel. Once the dust settles, the conclusion is almost too thorough about tying off loose ends, but after the wild adrenaline ride, at least it wasn't jarringly abrupt.
If I wanted to pick it apart, this book does have a few flaws, but mostly it was a gripping, imaginative read with several elements combining to create an intriguing plot. I like the way the author wove Roswell lore into a great monster book with not one, but over 100 hard-to-kill monsters that could easily devour a T-Rex or a megalodon without batting an eye. I'll knock people over to get at the subsequent book by David Lynn Golemon.
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As others have pointed out, this novel steals from everyone. And does it badly. A secret hidden base is a cross between Get Smart and the Time Tunnel. A secret government agency comes from every conspiracy novel. Little purple men. Larger evil gray men. The author even calls his hit squads "Men in Black".
According to the bio, the author is "ex-military (classified)"! He must have been so grey he never saw daylight, or otherwise interacted with the armed forces, because the book abounds in errors and misunderstandings of matters military.
Then there are the monsters. Starts with a single ~20' creature who takes down 300 cows in one night. Flies through the air (sort of) and swims through the ground. Produces 100 offspring every 10 hours. They must be using total matter conversion.
The military persists in trying to kill them 5.56mm weapons a hunter wouldn't trust to go after bear. The air force screws around with F-15s (against animals!).
FWIW, why would sub-surface tunnels east of Phoenix be humid and require that explorers carry oxygen?
Our heroes run around in the desert playing whack-a-mole until the author gets tired (or has produced enough words). Then the bad guy (who has been more window dressing than a player) escapes to live in a sequel and the book ends. Gah!
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