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Hello and welcome to this week’s post, fellow readers. I try to write every Wednesday about the books I have read during the previous week(s).

The book I have been enjoying is the third in Gregg R Overman’s series, Blue Sunrise Space Opera, Blue Thunder: Across the Shattered Stars. Here is the blurb..

“A Transcendent Journey to the Edge of War—Where Only Faith Can Sustain Hope.
For generations, Earth’s militant rulers have waged a relentless, low-grade war against a group of genetically modified humans, branding them as demons and a threat to civilization. Now, the conflict is spiraling out of control.
Gracely Fielder has spent her life on the fringes of this war, engaging in small skirmishes, never expecting to be at its center. But a chance encounter in deep space uncovers a shocking truth—one that thrusts her into a battle her people cannot win.
On Earth, her long-lost brother, Jered, has spent his life hiding his true identity from those who would destroy him. As war looms, his path leads him to an ancient force beyond time—one that defies the known laws of physics, reality, and faith itself.
As parallel universes shift, wormholes open, and a great collision looms, Jered faces an impossible choice: How can he save his sister’s people without destroying the only world he has ever known?”

And this is my response on Goodreads…

Blue Thunder Across the Shattered Stars by Gregg R. Overman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was the best book in the series so far! I really liked the new characters and the writing about their daily lives on the planet Harmony and travels across space. There were some ingenious developments in the story about how adapted humans might interact with both alien life and humanity in general back in the Solar System and beyond.

I am not sure whether Overman considers that this book has brought the tale to an end, but it certainly felt like a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, for me at least.

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Now, I definitely need a total change after reading a full trilogy in one go, but I have no idea what I am going to tackle next!

Happy Reading!

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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Hello and welcome to this week’s post. I am feeling unwell today, owing to the hot weather, and so this post will be the bare minimum. Apologies!

This week I have read the sequel to last week’s book, Blue Sunrise by Gregg R Overman, Blue Sunset…

The book is the second part of the Blue Sunrise Space Opera. Here is the blurb…

”The aliens just want us all to die. Two men and a Martian “Scout Bug” have other ideas.

Earth is in political and economic turmoil in the wake of an unprovoked alien attack. NASA abandons the crew on Mars as power shifts to a reactionary political party, but they reconsider when new lights and radiation bloom on the periphery of our solar system. NASA needs Mars to once again act as the sacrificial lamb for the incoming missiles, but the Mars’ crew has their own problems after one of the missiles strikes Mars and turns the environment from inhospitable to unlivable. It seems their only choice is death by starvation, hypothermia or the next alien missile.Something on Mars awakens after millennia of stasis. It is hungry, and the human crew on the surface is obviously food, albeit genetically damaged food. The genetic damage will need to be corrected before the harvest.Astonishingly, the next round of incoming alien missiles begins communicating, and the Mars Crew learns that the galaxy has been subjected to a reign of genocidal bombardment for thousands of years. They have suffered much, but the crew on Mars and the fully awake Martians decide to go down fighting.

Once again, I found the book very enjoyable and was able to engage with it even during the major life event of moving house! At the moment, however, I am not well, so was unable to write much in response. If you are interested in the book, there are plenty of good reviews on Goodreads. This is what I did manage to write…

Blue SunSet: The aliens want humanity dead. Can the Martians save them? And at what cost? by Gregg Overman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a really enjoyable sequel. The main characters were well fleshed out and this gave more insight into their motivations, especially those on Mars. In addition, the plot really moved further away from the standards of the first book. I wasn’t quite sure about some of this at first, but the different points of view worked in the end. I loved the wide variety of aliens and the clever and imaginative writing that really brought them to life. There was a nice touch of humour too.

When I finished the book, I saw that the author has written a sequel, so I have now started this book!

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So, that’s all for now!

Happy Reading!

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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Welcome to my first “proper” Reading Roundup post for what seems like a long time! We are still in the throws of the house move with lots of packing boxes queueing up to be opened and sorted. So, when I take a break from this I am usually too exhausted to read! I have, however, managed to finish a book fairly recently and am now about halfway through the sequel. Here is the book…

The book is Blue Sunrise (#01 Blue Sun Space Opera) by Gregg R Overman and this is the blurb…

“They Were Sent to Explore. Now, They’re Being Asked to Die.
The first manned mission to Mars was supposed to mark humanity’s greatest achievement. But when strange bursts of radiation flicker from the edges of the solar system, NASA makes a chilling decision: use the Mars crew as bait—sacrificing them to keep the incoming threat away from Earth.

What they don’t know is that this enemy has never lost a war.

A race of genocidal aliens has been systematically wiping out intelligent life for thousands of years. Now, they have discovered Earth. The Mars team fights for survival on a planet that was never meant to sustain them—but how do you fight an enemy you can’t even see coming?

One Man is Trapped Between the Stars. Another is Trapped in His Own Mind.

Ben Allspot never signed up to be a hero. Leaving Earth for a job on the Moon was supposed to be an escape—a way to outrun his past, his addiction, and the pain of the life he left behind. But as the alien threat looms closer, Ben realizes that the only thing he still cares about—his family on Earth—is about to be erased.

As the Mars crew fights a hopeless battle and NASA scrambles for answers, Ben faces an impossible choice: stay hidden in the cold silence of the Moon or risk everything to save the people he loves.”

It took me quite a long time to read the book, but I did enjoy it. Anyway, here is my response on Goodreads…

Blue Sunrise by Gregg Overman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After a slow start, this rapidly became a gripping story of humanity’s struggle to survive a mysterious attack from outer space. The plot switched between the points of view of astronauts exploring Mars, the people back on Earth, a man wrestling with his demons on the Moon and the thoughts of mysterious aliens. It was interesting to realise that the book was published back in 2011 and how the world of 2025 compares with the outlook of that time!

I immediately bought the sequel and am really enjoying that too.

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Right, now back to the unpacking and trying to find suitable new “homes” for everything!

Happy Reading!

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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