Review: Intelligent Science Fiction!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2013
There is so much I loved about "Alien Disaster" I almost don't know where to begin. Almost. Since I'm a total geek, I'm going to start by raving about the scientific accuracy and plausibility embedded in this story. A couple minor details were a touch stretched, but overall the author went through great pains to ensure that the descriptions and details didn't defy science or common sense. I can't express how excited I was to read an intelligently written science fiction book with a competent protagonist!Alien Disaster is about the heroics of a teenage boy, Brandon, and his friends and family during an alien attack of England. The action starts in the first chapter and the excitement only builds from there, with twists and surprises at every turn. I loved the protagonist, Brandon. He had qualities that reminded me of Orson Scott Card's Andrew "Ender" Wiggin (from "Enders Game"). Namely, Brandon is intelligent, confident, cool, caring, and motivated by his sense of morality.I always try to keep my reviews balanced by pointing out a couple things I didn't like about the book, but it was hard to find flaws with this one. My only complaint was that I had a little trouble keeping "Kat" and "Gem" straight in my mind at first because both are single syllable names. I also had a touch of trouble with "James" and "Jason". However, this did not significantly impact my enjoyment of the book and I was eventually able to get the characters straight.Overall, this is the best book I've read within the past year and I would enthusiastically recommend it to anyone who will listen - especially fans of science fiction.