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Earth Rising
It's all-out war. Our cities fall. Millions die. The scum, these cruel aliens from deep space, are determined to kill us all. So we must kill them. Humanity musters its greatest fleet. Thousands of starships rally. Millions of soldiers deploy. For Earth to stand a chance, we must invade the aliens' homeworld. We must destroy their planet. Before they destroy ours. Earth's fleet flies through space. We fly toward millions of enemy ships. We fly to almost certain death. This will be the hour humanity falls . . . or the hour of our greatest victory.
320 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 16, 2016
About the author
Daniel Arenson
153 books867 followersDaniel Arenson is a bookworm, proud geek, and USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction. His novels have sold over a million copies. The Huffington Post has called his writing "full of soul." He's written over forty novels, most of them in five series:
EARTHRISE — They came from deep space. They came to destroy us. Against the alien onslaught, Earth stands alone. But we will fight. We will rise. We will win. Start reading with Earth Alone, the first novel in this military science fiction series.
REQUIEM — Welcome to Requiem, an ancient kingdom whose people can grow wings and scales, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons. Requiem is explored in six trilogies, which can be read in any order. If you're new to Requiem, you can start reading with Requiem's Song (you can download it for free). For fans of dark, gritty fantasy like A Game of Thrones.
MOTH — Discover Moth, a world torn between day and night—its one half drenched in eternal daylight, the other cloaked in endless darkness. For fans of classic fantasy worlds such as Middle Earth and Narnia. Start reading with Moth, the first novel in this epic fantasy saga.
ALIEN HUNTERS — Got trouble with aliens? Call the Alien Hunters. A group of scruffy mercenaries, they'll remove the pest for you. Low rates. No questions asked. Start reading with Alien Hunters, the first book in this space opera series. For fans of Star Wars, Firefly, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
KINGDOMS OF SAND — Enter a world of sand and splendor, a world where gladiators battle in the arena, where legionaries and barbarians fight for glory, and where empires rise and fall.
EARTHRISE — They came from deep space. They came to destroy us. Against the alien onslaught, Earth stands alone. But we will fight. We will rise. We will win. Start reading with Earth Alone, the first novel in this military science fiction series.
REQUIEM — Welcome to Requiem, an ancient kingdom whose people can grow wings and scales, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons. Requiem is explored in six trilogies, which can be read in any order. If you're new to Requiem, you can start reading with Requiem's Song (you can download it for free). For fans of dark, gritty fantasy like A Game of Thrones.
MOTH — Discover Moth, a world torn between day and night—its one half drenched in eternal daylight, the other cloaked in endless darkness. For fans of classic fantasy worlds such as Middle Earth and Narnia. Start reading with Moth, the first novel in this epic fantasy saga.
ALIEN HUNTERS — Got trouble with aliens? Call the Alien Hunters. A group of scruffy mercenaries, they'll remove the pest for you. Low rates. No questions asked. Start reading with Alien Hunters, the first book in this space opera series. For fans of Star Wars, Firefly, and Guardians of the Galaxy.
KINGDOMS OF SAND — Enter a world of sand and splendor, a world where gladiators battle in the arena, where legionaries and barbarians fight for glory, and where empires rise and fall.
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January 6, 2020
Earth Rising
Earthrise, Book 3
By: Daniel Arenson
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
I love this series! Great world building, well developed characters, hear dialogue, strong emotions, terrifying aliens, wonderful plot, unpredictable situations that pop up, and a touch of romance. All of this besides the terrific imagination and creativity! Well planned down to the slightest detail!
In this book the is a massive force to invade the Allen's world to kill the king. The have a secret weapon to find him. Secrets are discovered, Powerful book!
Jeffrey Kafer performs perfectly!
Earthrise, Book 3
By: Daniel Arenson
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
I love this series! Great world building, well developed characters, hear dialogue, strong emotions, terrifying aliens, wonderful plot, unpredictable situations that pop up, and a touch of romance. All of this besides the terrific imagination and creativity! Well planned down to the slightest detail!
In this book the is a massive force to invade the Allen's world to kill the king. The have a secret weapon to find him. Secrets are discovered, Powerful book!
Jeffrey Kafer performs perfectly!
September 11, 2016
Ok, I almost forgot to write a review of this book! This is the third book in this series that I have read and, as you would expect, the most frightening of all. This is a science fiction horror novel, plain and simple. Yeah, it’s also a military science fiction book, but one that goes far, far beyond the normal humans fighting aliens thing. If you’re not the kind that likes to read science fiction horror stories, you might want to move on to something else, otherwise, this is a very, very good and intense book.
We’re back with what’s left of “Dragon” platoon or whatever it was called prior to landing on the Indrani moon, Corpus Christi. Now, they have reached Nightfall Outpost and are staring at a vast armada of human ships. So numerous are the ships around Nightwall, that Marco can’t begin to count. He realizes that here is where all the wealth of Earth has gone for the last fifty years. Everything is pristine and ready for war, but what war? Has their actions on Corpus Christi caused a change in the normal ebb and flow of the last fifty years between the scum and humans? The answer is a definite, “Yes!”. Because Marco and his friends killed the hive and hive king on Corpus, the scum have struck back at Earth far worse than ever before. But, Marco and his friends are not on Earth right now. They have a much bigger mission coming.
When I say Marco’s friends, you probably know that the only survivors of Corpus Christi were Lieutenant Einav Ben-ari, Addy, Marco, and Lialani, the latter of which is secured in the ship’s Brig. Once they dock with Nightwall, they expect to be integrated into the Space Territorial Command as originally scheduled. Yet, that doesn’t quite happen immediately. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered about just what took place around the gas giant Indrani.
Meanwhile, Nightwall Outpost is still gathering a fleet, a huge vast armada of ships and personnel for one final mission that will end this 50 year war one way or another. This battle will be led by a distant heroic figure from the past. He will give Lieutenant Ben-ari one final mission which Marco, Addy and even Lialani might not come back from. They and the millions of ships, multi-million Marines and other personnel are about to invade Abandon, the scums home world. What humanity has gathered might not be enough!
The author certainly kept me in suspense. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen from one page to the next, but what did happen was exciting. Some of it was pure fanciful, like huge, gigantic monsters with exoshells that tank rounds bounced off of while hand grenades did a lot of damage? Then there was the strange manner in which Marco’s ship to Abaddon was manned. Instead of a crew who manned their various guns and missile stations, Marco’s platoon had to do this. And, the guns that Marco operated, had manual lanyards and firing mechanisms. Why wasn’t this all automated? Then there’s the Android, Osiris, who apparently just piloted the ship and nothing else; well, she did tell corny jokes for some reason. The Android was extremely valuable, yet she went into the tunnels with the humans. She had a map of the tunnel system, but was never called on to lead the platoon any where. So, yeah, there were some strange situations created by the author that makes you scratch your head. But, overall, these were very, very good books.
And, it appears there is another book coming sometime soon. I really don’t know if I want to read it or not. I’ve been scared enough for this year, maybe!
We’re back with what’s left of “Dragon” platoon or whatever it was called prior to landing on the Indrani moon, Corpus Christi. Now, they have reached Nightfall Outpost and are staring at a vast armada of human ships. So numerous are the ships around Nightwall, that Marco can’t begin to count. He realizes that here is where all the wealth of Earth has gone for the last fifty years. Everything is pristine and ready for war, but what war? Has their actions on Corpus Christi caused a change in the normal ebb and flow of the last fifty years between the scum and humans? The answer is a definite, “Yes!”. Because Marco and his friends killed the hive and hive king on Corpus, the scum have struck back at Earth far worse than ever before. But, Marco and his friends are not on Earth right now. They have a much bigger mission coming.
When I say Marco’s friends, you probably know that the only survivors of Corpus Christi were Lieutenant Einav Ben-ari, Addy, Marco, and Lialani, the latter of which is secured in the ship’s Brig. Once they dock with Nightwall, they expect to be integrated into the Space Territorial Command as originally scheduled. Yet, that doesn’t quite happen immediately. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered about just what took place around the gas giant Indrani.
Meanwhile, Nightwall Outpost is still gathering a fleet, a huge vast armada of ships and personnel for one final mission that will end this 50 year war one way or another. This battle will be led by a distant heroic figure from the past. He will give Lieutenant Ben-ari one final mission which Marco, Addy and even Lialani might not come back from. They and the millions of ships, multi-million Marines and other personnel are about to invade Abandon, the scums home world. What humanity has gathered might not be enough!
The author certainly kept me in suspense. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen from one page to the next, but what did happen was exciting. Some of it was pure fanciful, like huge, gigantic monsters with exoshells that tank rounds bounced off of while hand grenades did a lot of damage? Then there was the strange manner in which Marco’s ship to Abaddon was manned. Instead of a crew who manned their various guns and missile stations, Marco’s platoon had to do this. And, the guns that Marco operated, had manual lanyards and firing mechanisms. Why wasn’t this all automated? Then there’s the Android, Osiris, who apparently just piloted the ship and nothing else; well, she did tell corny jokes for some reason. The Android was extremely valuable, yet she went into the tunnels with the humans. She had a map of the tunnel system, but was never called on to lead the platoon any where. So, yeah, there were some strange situations created by the author that makes you scratch your head. But, overall, these were very, very good books.
And, it appears there is another book coming sometime soon. I really don’t know if I want to read it or not. I’ve been scared enough for this year, maybe!
September 4, 2016
One battle ends
Well the battle to end all battles is to begin, earth forces and her allies move to finally end the war. Can Marco and the few friends who survive win out, and kill the leader of the scum. Only time will tell.
Well the battle to end all battles is to begin, earth forces and her allies move to finally end the war. Can Marco and the few friends who survive win out, and kill the leader of the scum. Only time will tell.
December 20, 2016
Terrible
This book and to a lesser extent the two before it are fairly terrible examples how to write a novel.
Abort. Do not buy this book or series.
So many plot holes and inconsistencies. Repetitive bad dialog.
I started out liking the characters in the first book, and they struggled to move from 18 year old civilian to soldier.
By the middle of book 2 it had started going off the rails. Evil stupid commanders and unexplainable scenarios.
This book is worse though. Even if you set aside all of the above you end up with stupidly implausible. Everyone else died assaulting the planet, but we just happened to succeed.
Oops turns out the whole war was a lie. Wife trapped must sacrifice billions to save her.
Absolute horse @#%!
This book and to a lesser extent the two before it are fairly terrible examples how to write a novel.
Abort. Do not buy this book or series.
So many plot holes and inconsistencies. Repetitive bad dialog.
I started out liking the characters in the first book, and they struggled to move from 18 year old civilian to soldier.
By the middle of book 2 it had started going off the rails. Evil stupid commanders and unexplainable scenarios.
This book is worse though. Even if you set aside all of the above you end up with stupidly implausible. Everyone else died assaulting the planet, but we just happened to succeed.
Oops turns out the whole war was a lie. Wife trapped must sacrifice billions to save her.
Absolute horse @#%!
September 30, 2018
Robert's Review
As the series went farther and the characters developed I really enjoyed the titanic struggle this society was going through. Great potential, I look forward to the next book in this universe.
As the series went farther and the characters developed I really enjoyed the titanic struggle this society was going through. Great potential, I look forward to the next book in this universe.
February 26, 2017
Not a terrible book. It wasn't boring. It's a sci-fi action movie. Not very deep but how do you make a space bug squashing story deep? It just never goes anywhere new.
September 5, 2016
The survivors of the battle at Corpus colony finally arrive at Nightwall Station and become integrated into the STC (Space Territorial Command) the elite arm of the HDF. They soon learn that they have been handpicked for a special and dangerous assignment. The war of attrition that the Earth has known for the last 50 years is about to escalate into a full blown all out war and they are to be the core around which a new platoon, the Spearhead platoon is to be built.
Spearhead will have one job and one job only in the upcoming invasion of Abbadon, the home world of the giant centipedes mankind has been fighting for half a century. They are to locate and kill the emperor.
Barely out of basic training Marco, Addy and Lailani have become the most important members of the HDF, each handling it in their own way. Addy puts on the face of confidence, a face that only she and Marco know is just her way of dealing with her fears. Marco can't believe that he is the right man for the job and while he doesn't believe he can do it, in honor of his fallen friends and because he respects his commanding officer, Einav Ben-Ari who believes in him he vows to himself fight on and do his best not to let Ben-Ari or the dead down. Lailani has found a family, something that she never knew before joining the military to die and now has a reason to live. The tiny warrior is, in her own way, the strongest of them all.
Leaving Nightwall with 100,000 ships and 10 million soldiers the greatest force humanity has ever sent to war begins it's journey to end the war once and for all. Along the way they gather allies from other species that have suffered from vicious attacks by the cruel and blood-thirsty Scum. After the long battle is over only 10,000 ships and a quarter of a million troops remain but the emperor is dead and Earth will at last know peace after half a century of war. But was it ever necessary? Could the long war have been avoided?
This book looks at an often overlooked consequence of war, something that soldiers have known since the beginning of time. Wars are never really over, not for the men and women who are sent to fight them. They see things, do things that no one should ever have to see or do. They make and lose friends and they come home different people, people who are forever damaged in ways no one who hasn't experienced what they have experienced can never truly understand and that they can't talk about, even among themselves.
Spearhead will have one job and one job only in the upcoming invasion of Abbadon, the home world of the giant centipedes mankind has been fighting for half a century. They are to locate and kill the emperor.
Barely out of basic training Marco, Addy and Lailani have become the most important members of the HDF, each handling it in their own way. Addy puts on the face of confidence, a face that only she and Marco know is just her way of dealing with her fears. Marco can't believe that he is the right man for the job and while he doesn't believe he can do it, in honor of his fallen friends and because he respects his commanding officer, Einav Ben-Ari who believes in him he vows to himself fight on and do his best not to let Ben-Ari or the dead down. Lailani has found a family, something that she never knew before joining the military to die and now has a reason to live. The tiny warrior is, in her own way, the strongest of them all.
Leaving Nightwall with 100,000 ships and 10 million soldiers the greatest force humanity has ever sent to war begins it's journey to end the war once and for all. Along the way they gather allies from other species that have suffered from vicious attacks by the cruel and blood-thirsty Scum. After the long battle is over only 10,000 ships and a quarter of a million troops remain but the emperor is dead and Earth will at last know peace after half a century of war. But was it ever necessary? Could the long war have been avoided?
This book looks at an often overlooked consequence of war, something that soldiers have known since the beginning of time. Wars are never really over, not for the men and women who are sent to fight them. They see things, do things that no one should ever have to see or do. They make and lose friends and they come home different people, people who are forever damaged in ways no one who hasn't experienced what they have experienced can never truly understand and that they can't talk about, even among themselves.
August 21, 2016
The Scum retaliate for the Corpus attack, annihilating Vancouver
The gloves are off, and the Human Defense Force prepares an all-out invasion of the Scum homeworld, Abaddon. Leading the attack and tasked with killing the Scum emperor are Corporals Marco Emery, Addy Linden and Lailani Marita de la Rosa. The platoon is again commanded by Lt. Einav Ben-Ari who has filled squads with STC veterans of Scum attacks and hive invasions, Sergeants all.
The planning, preparation and training for the mass attack against Abaddon take place on the rogue planet, Nightwall, headquarters of the Space Territorial Command. As the fleet assembles, hundreds of thousands of spacecraft, from the L16 Fighting Firebirds to massive battleships and transports, carrying millions of combined HDF and STC troops, prepare to battle against hundreds of millions of Scum in the air and on the ground of Abaddon. Oh, and add in one Lt. Kemi Abasi flying one of the Firebirds.
The gripping combat action, the fantastic, exotic sceneries and the richly believable characters continue to the depth that only Daniel Arensen can provide. This third saga in the Earth Rise series is the best so far. I've fallen in love with the characters, especially Addy with all her bravado and aggression, masking the frightened child who watched her parents die, eaten by Scum. The training and combat descriptions are thorough and frankly terrifying, so well written that I laugh, cry, ache and bleed along with Marco, Addy and Lailani.
I can highly recommend this book to all, especially lovers of sci-fi action. I know you'll enjoy the book and the series as much as I did! And now the hard part - waiting for the next book in the Earthrise series, Earth Fire.
The gloves are off, and the Human Defense Force prepares an all-out invasion of the Scum homeworld, Abaddon. Leading the attack and tasked with killing the Scum emperor are Corporals Marco Emery, Addy Linden and Lailani Marita de la Rosa. The platoon is again commanded by Lt. Einav Ben-Ari who has filled squads with STC veterans of Scum attacks and hive invasions, Sergeants all.
The planning, preparation and training for the mass attack against Abaddon take place on the rogue planet, Nightwall, headquarters of the Space Territorial Command. As the fleet assembles, hundreds of thousands of spacecraft, from the L16 Fighting Firebirds to massive battleships and transports, carrying millions of combined HDF and STC troops, prepare to battle against hundreds of millions of Scum in the air and on the ground of Abaddon. Oh, and add in one Lt. Kemi Abasi flying one of the Firebirds.
The gripping combat action, the fantastic, exotic sceneries and the richly believable characters continue to the depth that only Daniel Arensen can provide. This third saga in the Earth Rise series is the best so far. I've fallen in love with the characters, especially Addy with all her bravado and aggression, masking the frightened child who watched her parents die, eaten by Scum. The training and combat descriptions are thorough and frankly terrifying, so well written that I laugh, cry, ache and bleed along with Marco, Addy and Lailani.
I can highly recommend this book to all, especially lovers of sci-fi action. I know you'll enjoy the book and the series as much as I did! And now the hard part - waiting for the next book in the Earthrise series, Earth Fire.
October 3, 2016
Terror in the dark
The Earthrise series is about the resilience of the human spirit. Of reaching into the depths of yourself and pulling out victory when all seems lost. I look forward to reading the last of this series, "Earthfire".
The Earthrise series is about the resilience of the human spirit. Of reaching into the depths of yourself and pulling out victory when all seems lost. I look forward to reading the last of this series, "Earthfire".
April 25, 2018
There are SPOILERS in these reviews. Read these anyway! This is NOT a series I would want any other science fiction fan to read. You do NOT want to read it if you are a SF fan.
READ THESE SPOILERS AND BE WARNED!
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EARTH ALONE - BOOK #1
This novel is almost all cliché. It is the basic fish-out-of-war who ends up being drafted into the military. It deals with his training and those he trains with.
This is also one of those novels where the science fiction in just a prop. The SF aspects adds little to it that could not have been done in a general fiction novels.
The main character -- a book-loving-don't-want=to-be-a-soldier young man -- is a cliché who ends up in a triangle relationship, with two women who follow him through this novel and, unbelievable, into the 2nd novel in the series. One is a lesbian who becomes "straight for you" with the main character.
There are, at least, two characters in this book who would NEVER have remained in training and would have been washed-out. One would be for repeated insubordination; the 2nd is obliviously seriously intellectually-handicapped, in addition to which, again unbelievable, because he could not fire a gun because it was "too loud" and hurt his ears.
The Bad Aliens attack the camp and he ends up dead meat because his gun is too loud for him to fire.
Everyone of the main character's had a real relationship with survive though 1000s upon 1000s of others end up a mince meat
Yes, *really*.
3 (barely) stars: ***
UGH.
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EARTH LOST - Book #2
The young soldiers goes into space onto a starship. They get mocked by those serving on the ship. The captain, whose name is "Petty" is incompetent and is frequently compared to a little dog by almost everyone. She also is extremely "petty". *yawn*
The starship gets attacked by the Bad Aliens. It is ripped open in space with huge amounts of air escaping; it is seriously damaged by other attacks. One-fourth of the crew dies in the attack. Some are eaten by the Bad Aliens.
The torn starship loses propulsion. It falls into the atmosphere of a terra-formed moon the size of Mars. It starts to burn up. It crashes on the surface.
All of the remain crew, the three-fourths who were not killed in space, *survive* ; there is absolutely no explanation of how they could have survived.
Of course, none of the cliché main character's friends die in space; the petty captain survives also.
The survivors plan to *repair* the starship. The main character and his cliché friends go into mines on the planet seeks to replaces a jewel-like stone needed for the ship's "warp drive". A one point, some unnamed soldiers in an elevator fall several thousands feet and end-up looking like road kill. The fact that many hundred of the rest of the crew survived without any major harm a fall of tens if not hundred of miles in a battle-torn-apart spaceship is ignored.
This was about halfway into this novel. I gave up reading this crap at that point.
1 star: *
*GAG*
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EARTH RISING - Book Three
Do you think I would waste any more of my time reading garbage like this?!
1 star (for existing): *
*BIG BARF*
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NEVER READ THESE 3 BOOKS UNLESS YOU ENJOY STUPID CLICHE WRITING THAT IS *NOT* EVEN FUNNY-BAD. A much more valuable use of your time is clipping your toe nails.
. . .
READ THESE SPOILERS AND BE WARNED!
==========
EARTH ALONE - BOOK #1
This novel is almost all cliché. It is the basic fish-out-of-war who ends up being drafted into the military. It deals with his training and those he trains with.
This is also one of those novels where the science fiction in just a prop. The SF aspects adds little to it that could not have been done in a general fiction novels.
The main character -- a book-loving-don't-want=to-be-a-soldier young man -- is a cliché who ends up in a triangle relationship, with two women who follow him through this novel and, unbelievable, into the 2nd novel in the series. One is a lesbian who becomes "straight for you" with the main character.
There are, at least, two characters in this book who would NEVER have remained in training and would have been washed-out. One would be for repeated insubordination; the 2nd is obliviously seriously intellectually-handicapped, in addition to which, again unbelievable, because he could not fire a gun because it was "too loud" and hurt his ears.
The Bad Aliens attack the camp and he ends up dead meat because his gun is too loud for him to fire.
Everyone of the main character's had a real relationship with survive though 1000s upon 1000s of others end up a mince meat
Yes, *really*.
3 (barely) stars: ***
UGH.
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EARTH LOST - Book #2
The young soldiers goes into space onto a starship. They get mocked by those serving on the ship. The captain, whose name is "Petty" is incompetent and is frequently compared to a little dog by almost everyone. She also is extremely "petty". *yawn*
The starship gets attacked by the Bad Aliens. It is ripped open in space with huge amounts of air escaping; it is seriously damaged by other attacks. One-fourth of the crew dies in the attack. Some are eaten by the Bad Aliens.
The torn starship loses propulsion. It falls into the atmosphere of a terra-formed moon the size of Mars. It starts to burn up. It crashes on the surface.
All of the remain crew, the three-fourths who were not killed in space, *survive* ; there is absolutely no explanation of how they could have survived.
Of course, none of the cliché main character's friends die in space; the petty captain survives also.
The survivors plan to *repair* the starship. The main character and his cliché friends go into mines on the planet seeks to replaces a jewel-like stone needed for the ship's "warp drive". A one point, some unnamed soldiers in an elevator fall several thousands feet and end-up looking like road kill. The fact that many hundred of the rest of the crew survived without any major harm a fall of tens if not hundred of miles in a battle-torn-apart spaceship is ignored.
This was about halfway into this novel. I gave up reading this crap at that point.
1 star: *
*GAG*
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EARTH RISING - Book Three
Do you think I would waste any more of my time reading garbage like this?!
1 star (for existing): *
*BIG BARF*
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NEVER READ THESE 3 BOOKS UNLESS YOU ENJOY STUPID CLICHE WRITING THAT IS *NOT* EVEN FUNNY-BAD. A much more valuable use of your time is clipping your toe nails.
. . .
March 13, 2017
Alright, the pop-culture references finally seem to be dying down (but not enough to stop them from being annoying). It's really sad that this continues to be my first though when reviewing.
I almost thought of giving this 5 stars, but then I got to the section where they start recruiting other sentient aliens to join the fight against the scum and I felt like the descriptions were lazy and unbelievable. It's almost like the author took 15 mins, if that, and came up with a dozen alien races. Not only that, but it seems like you are getting a full description of each race every time the aliens are talked about in the story arc.
-- [spoilers] --
Also, this is the book that the Ender series clone seems to be complete. It's close enough that it feels like an ad-lib base with names changed. Obviously, there were already some similarities (Marco/Ender, scum/buggers, surprise Earth attack years ago that the earth barely survived), but this book makes the comparison complete (original invasion hero found to be alive and now the leader of the new invasion, scum discovered to be a "hive" mind and not individually intelligent, scum able to reach out and read the minds of the main character and give him dreams, peace opportunities missed or ignored, and so on). The details between these main plot points are definitely different and unique but it really feels like the author just took 3 books to rewrite Ender's Game.
-- [end spoilers] --
It's good enough to keep reading (there are good plot twists and it's entertaining), but I wouldn't recommend it for any awards. There just isn't enough original content and it feels like it's a little lazily written at times.
I almost thought of giving this 5 stars, but then I got to the section where they start recruiting other sentient aliens to join the fight against the scum and I felt like the descriptions were lazy and unbelievable. It's almost like the author took 15 mins, if that, and came up with a dozen alien races. Not only that, but it seems like you are getting a full description of each race every time the aliens are talked about in the story arc.
-- [spoilers] --
Also, this is the book that the Ender series clone seems to be complete. It's close enough that it feels like an ad-lib base with names changed. Obviously, there were already some similarities (Marco/Ender, scum/buggers, surprise Earth attack years ago that the earth barely survived), but this book makes the comparison complete (original invasion hero found to be alive and now the leader of the new invasion, scum discovered to be a "hive" mind and not individually intelligent, scum able to reach out and read the minds of the main character and give him dreams, peace opportunities missed or ignored, and so on). The details between these main plot points are definitely different and unique but it really feels like the author just took 3 books to rewrite Ender's Game.
-- [end spoilers] --
It's good enough to keep reading (there are good plot twists and it's entertaining), but I wouldn't recommend it for any awards. There just isn't enough original content and it feels like it's a little lazily written at times.
August 25, 2016
A nice cap on a quick trilogy by Daniel Arenson, it explores both the mass survival aspects of a large scale "us v. them" war, as well as how destructive even losing 1 or 2 percent of a species total population can be. It also touches on how personal feelings interact with that survival aspect, reluctance to fight versus needing to fight. The only real negatives I could find were how predictable secondary characters became killed and the "Gears of War" (or really, any video game) quality the final war scenes took on as well as the Scooby Doo villain reveal near the end (not sure how it could have been handled better but I feel it could of be done differently; it feels like an outright smack and continuation rather than something that should have been subtle and hinted at during the story... maybe it was and I needed the smack).
Overall, the Earthrise series is a great weekend trilogy read and definitely helped satisfy my appetite between releases of other books.
Overall, the Earthrise series is a great weekend trilogy read and definitely helped satisfy my appetite between releases of other books.
February 28, 2019
The Flood + Aliens + Formics = Unspeakable horrors
The Scum are not what we thought they were. They came from the skies. Biting, clawing, ripping.
This series had me gasping at everything that just got progressively worse and worse for the heroes. There's no word for how shocking some of these scenes are written. Monsters so gruesome your hair stands on end.
Every character has a backstory. Every character is "fleshed out". Well, if you read the book this is a gruesome pun.
If you don't know what I'm referring to, the enemies in this book are worse (in terms of gruesomeness) than The Flood from Halo, combined with Aliens from Aliens vs. Predator, combined with the Formics from Ender's Game.
The Scum are not what we thought they were. They came from the skies. Biting, clawing, ripping.
This series had me gasping at everything that just got progressively worse and worse for the heroes. There's no word for how shocking some of these scenes are written. Monsters so gruesome your hair stands on end.
Every character has a backstory. Every character is "fleshed out". Well, if you read the book this is a gruesome pun.
If you don't know what I'm referring to, the enemies in this book are worse (in terms of gruesomeness) than The Flood from Halo, combined with Aliens from Aliens vs. Predator, combined with the Formics from Ender's Game.
May 31, 2017
A question of quantity over quality
I just realized that there are more books in the Earth Rising series. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I've read series where perhaps they should have stoped after three. I really hope the next books are not like that.
I really became fond of the characters and worried that they would be harmed. When one becomes that invested in a story it's really good.
I don't think this book was as good however as the first two. It was almost anticlimactic at the end.
That makes me wonder about the other books. How many monsters can you kill and in how many ways.
I just realized that there are more books in the Earth Rising series. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I've read series where perhaps they should have stoped after three. I really hope the next books are not like that.
I really became fond of the characters and worried that they would be harmed. When one becomes that invested in a story it's really good.
I don't think this book was as good however as the first two. It was almost anticlimactic at the end.
That makes me wonder about the other books. How many monsters can you kill and in how many ways.
September 2, 2016
Repetitive, Inane. Don't read it.
The prior two books had hints that the author had run out of inspiration. This book puts that on full display. While certain character traits should play out over and over, the expression of those traits should not drone on in repetition as they do in this book. The final battle of the book is a lampoon of what it should have been. There is no reward at the end of this book, and if you are reading in the hope it will get better, you will be disappointed
The prior two books had hints that the author had run out of inspiration. This book puts that on full display. While certain character traits should play out over and over, the expression of those traits should not drone on in repetition as they do in this book. The final battle of the book is a lampoon of what it should have been. There is no reward at the end of this book, and if you are reading in the hope it will get better, you will be disappointed
September 13, 2016
While I am not sure that the is the last book in the series I believe it makes a great ending to a trilogy.
The characters continue to come to life and there are some great twist thrown in there that were out of no where (which had my going what!?!?)
If you gave up on after the second one I would go ahead and read this one and complete the story.
While I was not expecting to read an additional book in this series I will be on the lookout for book 4!
The characters continue to come to life and there are some great twist thrown in there that were out of no where (which had my going what!?!?)
If you gave up on after the second one I would go ahead and read this one and complete the story.
While I was not expecting to read an additional book in this series I will be on the lookout for book 4!
September 7, 2016
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October 12, 2018
The 3rd Novel in the Earthrise Series/Earth aTtacks the Scum Homeworld
DA has penned the 3rd Novel in the Earthrise series where our intrepid smaller group of heroes are committed to the SEC to take the fight to the Scum homeworld. This SYFY novel reviews what has happened and what will happen when the Scum accepts defeat. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
DA has penned the 3rd Novel in the Earthrise series where our intrepid smaller group of heroes are committed to the SEC to take the fight to the Scum homeworld. This SYFY novel reviews what has happened and what will happen when the Scum accepts defeat. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
January 2, 2024
This series is extremely derivative, drawing heavily from Aliens, Starship Troopers, The Thing, Ender's Game etc.
That being said, they are entertaining and easy to read (or listen to if, like me, you have the audio version), so although the obvious comparison/homage does niggle a little bit, at least it's well done!
That being said, they are entertaining and easy to read (or listen to if, like me, you have the audio version), so although the obvious comparison/homage does niggle a little bit, at least it's well done!
December 10, 2016
Just OK...
An ok series but somewhat predictable. I ran thru the first three volumes hoping I would like it more than I did. It seems that volume 4 is going to be a reset and I just cannot see continuing when there is so many other series available.
An ok series but somewhat predictable. I ran thru the first three volumes hoping I would like it more than I did. It seems that volume 4 is going to be a reset and I just cannot see continuing when there is so many other series available.
May 7, 2017
This is excellent reading, it is action packed, easy reading!
The three main characters are memorable.
This book is for anyone who enjoys serials, excitement and adventure.
I Thank you !
The three main characters are memorable.
This book is for anyone who enjoys serials, excitement and adventure.
I Thank you !
August 27, 2017
Excellent
Story consistently good, easy to follow, exciting and funny, this series is highly recommended, concentrates on the story of the protagonists, just enough tech to keep it interesting.
Story consistently good, easy to follow, exciting and funny, this series is highly recommended, concentrates on the story of the protagonists, just enough tech to keep it interesting.
November 5, 2022
Earth Rising
Marco, Lailani, Andy have came a long way in one year of war. It has been bloody and brutal. The group follows Eivan but she was hurt in this one. She will be healed. I think Marco should have gone to commission to be an officer. We'll see what happens in the future
Marco, Lailani, Andy have came a long way in one year of war. It has been bloody and brutal. The group follows Eivan but she was hurt in this one. She will be healed. I think Marco should have gone to commission to be an officer. We'll see what happens in the future
January 31, 2018
Research is a Writer's Friend
Research, you need to do it when writing! It seems I scream this a lot in reviews, but believe me when I say it is really needed. And one thing, even a good story cannot save you when facts are not right. The reason they call it Science Fiction is there's a basis in Science. Get it right or you'll start losing readers fast.
This is the third book in the Earthrise series by Daniel Arenson and I really want him to know he needs to do his legwork when writing about things. Look up how everything works, like the military. There are errors in concerns with this throughout his series, and also check the science used to ensure there is accuracy.
In the last review of book II of the series, Earth Lost, I outlined a few issues with the science and information used to create the book. Here, in book III, I find myself struggling to accept the inconsistencies and problems the author has with his science. Let me explain:
Faster than Light Travel
It's a science fiction standard to have FTL, so make sure you back up your writing with facts. Using a warp system that was made popular in Star Trek, the original series. With different directors came different ways in which the engines worked, but they kept the same base science. Current theory on a real warp drive (yes, it is theorized and they are working on it) is called the Alcubierre drive and is based on a solution to Einstein's field equations. Look it up, it's real.
Other ways to travel around the universe involve hyperspace. This method is not really FTL (faster than light), but a method of using a different section of space to travel. A shorter route if I may. You enter hyperspace, travel approximately 1,000 KM, and pop out of it 1,000 light years from your entry point (simplistically speaking). It is not warp, it is hyperspace.
In FTL, many scientist theorize what space will appear like to the human eye, but currently there is no real knowledge about it. This is why it is still considered a theory. It is why authors usually struggle with the concept and copy the model given to us by Star Trek, streaking stars. But it is explained that those are not stars streaking past, but photonic particles. Light, if you must.
Researchers Needed
As mentioned prior, the author keeps missing the finer points that research would fix. He refers to rifles as guns. No one in the military would do so, not even a new cadet, for it would be drilled out of them. They would not toss a clip of bullets, it would be a clip of ammo, or just ammo. A robot would not cost more than a star ship, especially when the drive system contains one of the rarest gems found in the universe. Daniel states the Asoph Crystal needs to be cut with precision, within atoms in order to work. And even then, the crystal is only good for a few "warps into hyperspace" before it is useless. So tell me, how could a robot be more expensive than that?
It gets under my skin when the wrong price tag is put on things created by people. Look into what is needed, and then dig into the systems you're going to use. There are a lot of things that need to be checked before a writer starts writing.
When a person is shot in the chest and whole is left you can see through, they would be dead. Don't care what you say, you can't recover from a whole in the chest big enough to destroy a lung, especially when you have thirty kilometres of tunnel to climb through in order to get back to your ship for medical intervention. I shook my head at that one.
Spoiler Alert!
Our hero's love interest, Lalonie, helps them find the SCUM emperor to defeat it. Sorry, don't care how good they are, that would not happen. Makes no sense to me. She morphed into one and they let her accompany the main infiltration squad? Really? Your killing me here, Daniel. I really want to like your books, they have some interesting theories about them. In a way, they remind me of Starship Troopers, but sadly, lacking in comparison.
The Good
One thing I have enjoyed is the character of Marco. He fells real to this reader, and I think it is because of this that I am still reading the work. Then again, I can overlook a lot of issues like repetition, wrong words, poor research, and other things that take away from the work. Daniel wrote a good story, which is important, it just needs to be cleaned up.
Like most self-published authors, Daniel is not getting good edits on his work. This is the biggest problem I have and it threatens to cause me to drop the novels and not read them any more. If you're reading this Daniel, please don't disservice your work in such a way. Find a good editor and pay them to fix the writing.
Research, you need to do it when writing! It seems I scream this a lot in reviews, but believe me when I say it is really needed. And one thing, even a good story cannot save you when facts are not right. The reason they call it Science Fiction is there's a basis in Science. Get it right or you'll start losing readers fast.
This is the third book in the Earthrise series by Daniel Arenson and I really want him to know he needs to do his legwork when writing about things. Look up how everything works, like the military. There are errors in concerns with this throughout his series, and also check the science used to ensure there is accuracy.
In the last review of book II of the series, Earth Lost, I outlined a few issues with the science and information used to create the book. Here, in book III, I find myself struggling to accept the inconsistencies and problems the author has with his science. Let me explain:
Faster than Light Travel
It's a science fiction standard to have FTL, so make sure you back up your writing with facts. Using a warp system that was made popular in Star Trek, the original series. With different directors came different ways in which the engines worked, but they kept the same base science. Current theory on a real warp drive (yes, it is theorized and they are working on it) is called the Alcubierre drive and is based on a solution to Einstein's field equations. Look it up, it's real.
Other ways to travel around the universe involve hyperspace. This method is not really FTL (faster than light), but a method of using a different section of space to travel. A shorter route if I may. You enter hyperspace, travel approximately 1,000 KM, and pop out of it 1,000 light years from your entry point (simplistically speaking). It is not warp, it is hyperspace.
In FTL, many scientist theorize what space will appear like to the human eye, but currently there is no real knowledge about it. This is why it is still considered a theory. It is why authors usually struggle with the concept and copy the model given to us by Star Trek, streaking stars. But it is explained that those are not stars streaking past, but photonic particles. Light, if you must.
Researchers Needed
As mentioned prior, the author keeps missing the finer points that research would fix. He refers to rifles as guns. No one in the military would do so, not even a new cadet, for it would be drilled out of them. They would not toss a clip of bullets, it would be a clip of ammo, or just ammo. A robot would not cost more than a star ship, especially when the drive system contains one of the rarest gems found in the universe. Daniel states the Asoph Crystal needs to be cut with precision, within atoms in order to work. And even then, the crystal is only good for a few "warps into hyperspace" before it is useless. So tell me, how could a robot be more expensive than that?
It gets under my skin when the wrong price tag is put on things created by people. Look into what is needed, and then dig into the systems you're going to use. There are a lot of things that need to be checked before a writer starts writing.
When a person is shot in the chest and whole is left you can see through, they would be dead. Don't care what you say, you can't recover from a whole in the chest big enough to destroy a lung, especially when you have thirty kilometres of tunnel to climb through in order to get back to your ship for medical intervention. I shook my head at that one.
Spoiler Alert!
Our hero's love interest, Lalonie, helps them find the SCUM emperor to defeat it. Sorry, don't care how good they are, that would not happen. Makes no sense to me. She morphed into one and they let her accompany the main infiltration squad? Really? Your killing me here, Daniel. I really want to like your books, they have some interesting theories about them. In a way, they remind me of Starship Troopers, but sadly, lacking in comparison.
The Good
One thing I have enjoyed is the character of Marco. He fells real to this reader, and I think it is because of this that I am still reading the work. Then again, I can overlook a lot of issues like repetition, wrong words, poor research, and other things that take away from the work. Daniel wrote a good story, which is important, it just needs to be cleaned up.
Like most self-published authors, Daniel is not getting good edits on his work. This is the biggest problem I have and it threatens to cause me to drop the novels and not read them any more. If you're reading this Daniel, please don't disservice your work in such a way. Find a good editor and pay them to fix the writing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 5, 2016
Holy Hell Part Three
If a book makes you cry on the first chapter.....keep reading on! This awesome author has become my new favorite.
If a book makes you cry on the first chapter.....keep reading on! This awesome author has become my new favorite.
November 14, 2016
Fantastic entry
Another fantastic entry in the series. Normally science fiction suits will fizzle out by the third (or second) book but this one has stayed strong. 10/10
Another fantastic entry in the series. Normally science fiction suits will fizzle out by the third (or second) book but this one has stayed strong. 10/10
November 22, 2016
Great finish
Great plot twist keeping you on the edge of your seat until the end. Just when you think you have it figured out, another surprise.
Great plot twist keeping you on the edge of your seat until the end. Just when you think you have it figured out, another surprise.
December 12, 2016
Earth Rising
A great end to some of the violent adventures. Lots of space battles and down and dirty planet side. Enjoy.
A great end to some of the violent adventures. Lots of space battles and down and dirty planet side. Enjoy.
May 20, 2017
Overall, I really like the series. This book has a great story line but seemed to have alot of repeated information from this and the other books in the series (why it's a 4 instead of a 5).
February 22, 2017
Entertaining enough, but the "twists" were a little obvious.
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