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Don't Mess with Earth
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Author Cliff Ball draws on his considerable knowledge of history, folklore and Christianity to craft a convincing retelling of humanity's time on Earth. Told mostly from the point of view of a newly sworn-in U.S. President, we learn that Earth has existed under the shadow of secrets and lies for thousands of years. As Noah was building his wooden ark to escape the flood, a highly developed race of people called Terrans was designing starships and planning to leave the Earth entirely. The Terrans travel to an Earth-like planet and set up a colony, naming it Terra. They explore their new system and meet many friendly cultures. They also meet the Ragnor, a race obsessed with military conquest. The Ragnor attack Terran ships relentlessly and without cause. Soon the Terrans return to Earth to see if their human cousins have advanced. They find Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs and decide the earth humans are far too primitive to help Terra fight the Ragnor. Some Terrans decide to interfere with human development and pose as Earth people. From the times of King Arthur to Genghis Khan, Terrans make their mark on history. Centuries later, a spy base is set up on Mars. From Mars, the Terrans watch as the Great War explodes in Europe and later as World War Two engulfs the entire planet. The Ragnor visit Earth in cloaked ships and begin abducting and experimenting on humans. Tales of abduction and UFOs spread around the globe. A Ragnor scout ship crashes in New Mexico in 1947. The Americans develop the Area 51 program at Roswell. The project's mandate is to use the technology from the downed alien craft to defend the United States against her enemies. Sixty years later, a secret starship is ready, the crew trained, and the newly elected Present must address the nation and the world. He orders the ship to attack Earth's alien foe. Is one advanced ship enough to match the combined fleets of both Terra and Ragnor? Is America on the brink of its greatest military victory since D-Day? Or is it doomed to fail like no other combat mission in history? Ball has written an intriguing new take on history. He keeps the pages turning, explaining historical events in his own unique style. The story builds to an explosive climax that won't leave you disappointed. I recommend Don't Mess With Earth to Sci-Fi and alternative history fans. Reviewed by WR Potter for Reader's Choice Reviews.
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This is a great novel. The writer has a quirky sense of humor throughout the novel, like when King Arthur and Merlin(who aren't from Earth) are talking about the Excalibur and how to make it a frightening sword. How much technology is too much to frighten the primitives? Or, how flippant two of the advanced humans are towards slaughtering Earth humans during one of the wars during the middle ages. The novel is alternate history, so the writer has the Soviets try for the moon first, only to completely fail, but nobody knows about it but a few Russian engineers and cosmonauts. Heck, even the blue screen of death, which is called the Green Screen of Horrors is parodied, it was simply alien technology that the United States decided to market. It was a fun read.
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ISBN:
9781602643413
Binding:
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Publication date:
03/31/2009
Publisher:
Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Language:
English
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216
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UPC Code:
4294967295
Author:
Cliff Ball
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Science Fiction and Fantasy-Adventure
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