The objects are enormous spheres numbering in the dozens, maybe hundreds. Most is unknown, but thanks to the popular Astral space app, everyone knows the few facts the government has tried to hide: ![]() The discovery of objects approaching from Jupiter orbit sets humanity on edge, sending cities into panic. So though the series seems to start well, I was ultimately disappointed and didn’t finish the series.įour stars for books 1-3. Somewhere in book four, you might realise that the story is wandering, that the authors seem to have lost the plot and that really the books need a good editor to cut them back considerably. Page turning? Only to the end of book two or maybe three. The description refers to it as a relentless, page-turning tale of apocalyptic dawn. The only special thing it brings to the genre is the highly personal examination of family dynamics. And these two are worth reading if you’re not expecting a great deal to happen in a hurry, and if you’re not expecting anything outside of the usual dawn of the apocalypse style of novel. ![]() Still at the end of the book I was left wondering what would happen next so I read the next book, and the next and the next, until I realised that the four books could have, and probably should have, been condensed into two.Īlthough book one is a full length novel, if you’re getting book one, you really need to read book two because the story only just gets started in book one. It took a very long time for the characters to get where they were going. I read this after enjoying the Tomorrow Gene Series by the same authors and at first I thought that it was one of the better written apocalyptic novels I’d read, until I realised that the great prose and depth of characterisation was at the expense of the kind of pacing readers of sci fi expect. Except that it’s more about a family affected by the invasion than about the invasion itself. The action in this book is definitely a lot of fun, but the hints at a larger force at work is what will keep me coming back for the next issue.Invasion is the first book in the Invasion Series, a book about an alien invasion. In a meta twist on the “one and done” premise, none of the heroes can quite seem to remember why they’re there! Couple that with a strangely morose omniscient narrator and you’ve got a story that definitely has more layers than the creative team is letting on. Speaking of which: The most interesting piece of this narrative may be one that’s hardly commented on. Sure, this is an apocalyptic scenario, but I can’t help but wonder if this attitude toward taking lives might have something to do with whatever is going on in this story behind the scenes. I’m used to seeing Blade being cavalier about chopping an enemy to bits, but the brutal beat downs seem to go mostly unnoticed by some of the lighter heroes in the team. I will say that, as much fun as the action is here throughout, and as well-choreographed as it all is, it does feel a bit odd to see the lengths to which some of the heroes will go here in service of saving the day. Between the bright superhero costumes, creepy hues of the alien armada (which seem to have poisoned the very sky), and Leisten’s thick line work, every panel of this just pops. ![]() Bringing it all together are Frank D’Armata’s colors and Jay Leisten’s inks. We’ve joined the Avengers at the very end of a difficult battle, so the book has to feel heavy right away. This is a book where every punch feels like it hits hard, because it has to. Greg Land draws the heck out of the action, giving us high-flying and explosive action from the jump. ![]() Your mileage may vary when it comes to how much patience you have for non-stop action, but it’s hard to deny how great this book looks.
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