Colt McAlister was born into a military family, which has
prepared him to deal with head-on confrontation. But
nothing has prepared him to deal with the death of both his
parents. Yet it happens, in the form of a car accident
just after Colt was attacked by what he believes to have
been a squid or an octopus while surfing. And nothing has
prepared him for the family secrets he uncovers in the wake
of his loss -- revelations that shake his understanding of
the very nature of his world.
He moves from surf-friendly California to dry Arizona to
live with his grandfather. When he finds himself pursued
by mind-controlled human drones, he begins to wonder if his
parents' death was really an accident, and if one of the
most powerful companies in the world, Trident Biotech,
might not be behind it. Mind control might be a big deal,
but Colt's childhood friend Dani and his new friend Oz (who
he has met before -- just before he has his memory wiped in
the prologue), help him uncover bigger secrets. Alien
secrets. Secrets said aliens will stop at nothing to keep
hidden.
From flying motorcycles to underwater fights, the action is
pretty much non-stop, making this a quick page-turner that
will appeal to reluctant readers. INVASION will also
appeal to comic book fans, which is fitting, considering
that Lewis also writes comics. INVASION keeps referring
to a super-hero known as the Phantom Flyer, who was the
star of a whole series of comics in Colt's grandfather's
day. Interestingly, the Phantom Flier, did appear once in
a real comic, Contact Comic #5 (1945), where, just like
INVASION says, he faced off against the Nazis.
The science-fiction world is well developed, and the
technology is flashy and fun. This is the first book in
the C.H.A.O.S. series.
He didn't ask for the job, but now all that stands between
us and chaos . . . is Colt.
Colt McAlister was having the summer of his life. He spent
his days surfing and his nights playing guitar on the beach
with friends. He even met a girl and got his first car. But
everything changes when his parents are killed in a freak
accident.
He's forced to leave his old life behind and move to Arizona
with his grandfather. The only person he knows at the new
high school is a childhood friend named Dani. And Oz, a guy
he's sure he's never met but who is strangely familiar.
But what if his parents' death wasn't an accident? His
mother, and invesitgative reporter, was going to expose a
secret mind-control program run by one of the world's
largest companies. Before she could release the story, what
if agents from Trident Biotech made sure she couldn't go public?
Vowing to uncover truth, Colt gets drawn into a secret world
of aliens, shapeshifters, flying motorcycles, and invisible
getaways.
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