Men first saw the invader as a series of dots on astronomical plates. It moved in a way that meant it was operating under power, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. And since no life was possible on Saturn or its moons, the ship had to be a visitor from another star.
The aliens were coming!
Mankind's frantic efforts to signal the invader went unanswered. First contact came when the aliens blasted the Soviet space station and seized the survivors, following that by destroying every dam and major installation on Earth by a rain of asteroids from space. Then the Snouts descended on Kansas, demanding servile sur-render or death for all humans.
Thus begins a war of indescribable violence and incredible destruction, with the outcome in doubt until the final page.
Caught up in the conflict of this magnificently conceived and detailed novel are dozens of truly memorable characters: Harry, who crossed half a ruined continent to save another man's wife; Harpanet, the alien who gave his allegiance to humanity; Jenny, who brought the news of the invader and was caught up in the President's councils; Congressman Wes Dawson, who, captured by aliens, tried to serve both sides; and a host of others—both human and alien.
This is how it could happen— in a novel never to be forgotten!
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Product Reviewhave long awaited the second book.
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Product ReviewThis was written in 1980's and there more political distrust in the beginning of the book than you would expect today. There are a few typos, not sure they are OCR or just missed in the original editing (i.e. four - for). The alien language was more than I cared to try and learn, so I just ignored those words. I don't feel I missed much by doing so. The book would be helped by a fresh edit, to pull out a some unneeded character development (and issues mention above)
But the aliens where well thought out, their history and principals are believable and create an interesting contrast to the humans. The story builds and gets better towards the end.
It is to long to read in one sitting, and I am very glad that I had enough time reserved to finish the last 20% in a single read. You have absolutely no idea how it will turn out until the very end, and by that time you are addicted.
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Product ReviewThe best alien invasion novel I've ever read.
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Product ReviewGood story, but made overly complex with the number of characters and the language of the aliens.
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Product ReviewAn absolute classic! A fun science fiction war story with interesting aliens and a fantastic ending.
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Product ReviewNot a bad book, though the politics show a certain lack of foresight.
The big problem is this book was recreated via OCR and not proofread for typos. There are many, some of them jarring indeed.Posted on
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