Somebody was testing a planet—killing weapon on Mars—and the next target was Earth
Mars is the staging ground. Earth is the target. A storm of invasion gathers as the Red Planet pales and Earth scientists � amateurs and professionals alike � race to discover what it portends. Worse news: the horde of self-replicating probes suspected as the cause � implacable and all-consuming in its own right � may be only the tip of a full-scale assault.
Ideas — the only useful weapon when facing an adversary an order of magnitude more advanced than you are. But against such an enemy, thought without action is as futile as war-making without a plan. Humanity's hope The "straddlers": intelligent soldiers who know their science — and fighting scientists who have no scruples about using their smarts to kick some alien butt. Yet even with the right people finally on the job, the hour is late.
For Mars glows red again. And the swarm is nearly upon us!
Multiple New York Times and USA Today best-seller John Ringo rocks our world as hard as he did with his ground-breaking "Posleen War" series, teaming with NASA and DOD scientist Travis S. Taylor, a specialist in advanced propulsion and space telescopes — and popular author of Warp Speed and The Quantum Connection — to usher in a new saga of invasion, resistance and heroism!
"If Tom Clancy were writing SF, it would read much like John Ringo."
—Philadelphia Weekly Press on New York Times best-seller John Ringo.
"[S]timulating and satisfying speculation."
—Publishers Weekly on Travis S. Taylor's The Quantum Connection.
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Product ReviewI thought this was an interesting book, but the ending was a bit too abrupt for me to feel it warranted a 5-star rating. I think Into the Looking Glass was a better collaboration, but this was not bad as an apocalyptic tale. Still this is a an entertaining read, and I feel it was worth it.
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Product ReviewSci-Fi and lots of fun. I like all of Ringo's books. Filled with great one-liners.
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Product ReviewOk book, not what I expected towards the end. A little abrupt, and inconclusive.
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Product ReviewInteresting start but bogs down towards the end.
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Product Reviewvery good read. blends politics, science, war, economics and human foibles into a superb book.
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