I'm not sure I read the same book as a majority of other people. it's not Dickens, nor Wells, nor Orwell.but it is a rollicking (and how often can you actually use the word 'rollicking'?) good read. So from a possible 3 or 4 stars this one moves to the 5 out of 5 rating I don't often give. However as the story rolled along I found that this one has a bit more depth, an engaging main character (plus a great second protagonist you meet about a third of the way through the book) and kept up or actually improved the humorous banter and narrator commentary.Īll in all I came to the conclusion that at least for this volume it broaches the not to be missed status of only the best brain candy. Helping that I have the Audible version and R.C. It did have some good humor and the story was well told. It started out about like that, seen the plot before if not the Columbus Day twist.

The aliens arrive on Columbus day hearkening back to the European arrival here in the New World. I'm a big military science fiction fan and this is another the aliens come out of the sky and humanity gets its collective ass err, I mean keister, yeah that's it keister, kicked. I started this with a mild hope I'd like it.

Yep, went with 5 stars on this one and am planning to go download the second in the series in a very few minutes. Craig lives in Virginia with his wife, who loves him even though he perpetually refuses to clean the garage. The ExForce series, as it is known to fans, has gone on to 10 books/audiobooks, many of which have hit the NYT best-seller list, with a 11th book releasing June 2021 and 14 books planned.Ĭraig has also published a spin-off series, ExForce: Mavericks an ExForce audio drama, Homefront a fantasy trilogy, Ascendent and a young adult space opera, Aces. The Columbus Day audiobook was a huge hit, and a finalist for an Audie Award as Audiobook of the Year. The breakout success of Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force, Book 1) reached new heights when Podium Audio released it in audio format, narrated by Audie Award Winner R.C. Within 6 months of his first ebook release, he was able to quit his day job and pursue a full-time writing career.

Writing fiction at nights and on weekends, he finally independently published three novels on Amazon. If you want to stay up to date on releases, receive promotion alerts and speak to me directly, please join my Facebook Page:Ĭraig Alanson used to create financial reports for a large IT services company.

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