Invasion

Book One of the Secret World Chronicle

De: Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee

Narrado por: Nick Sullivan

The world had become used to the metahumans - people sometimes perfectly ordinary, but sometimes quite extraordinary in appearance - who mostly worked with their governments as high-powered peace officers, fighting crime, and sometimes fighting rogue metahumans who had become super-criminals. Then that comfortable world ended in just one terrifying day.

Suddenly, all world governments were simultaneously attacked by soldiers in giant mecha robotic suits with the swastika symbol of the Third Reich on their metal arms. If these were Nazis, where had they been hiding since the end of World War II? And where had they gotten armor and weapons far in advance of anything on the planet? Weapons against which even the metahuman heroes seemed to be helpless…

©2011 Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey, Cody Martin, and Dennis Lee (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Wonderful

If you could sum up Invasion in three words, what would they be?

Very enjoyable and exciting

What was one of the most memorable moments of Invasion?

The Angel

What does Nick Sullivan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Wonderful character voices and emotions

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Scary and sad, but still great

Go listen to the podcast..

Any additional comments?

I picked up this book after listening to the podcast because I want to support the authors and overall the story is great. The voice talent just doesn't fit the story. I am sure Nick Sullivan is a nice person, but this story should have a female reader. Most of the protagonists are female. He really lacks the ability to give each character a personal voice. It really took something away from the story.

Go listen to Veronica Giguere here http://secretworldchronicle.com/

a good start to the series, but started slow.

Would you try another book from the authors and/or Nick Sullivan?

Yes

Would you be willing to try another book from the authors? Why or why not?

Yes, I want to listen to the rest of the series.

Have you listened to any of Nick Sullivan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

Do you think Invasion needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Yes, they left alot of sory lines that needed follow up

Any additional comments?

no

The incredibles.

If you could sum up Invasion in three words, what would they be?

fun stereotype fight

What was one of the most memorable moments of Invasion?

Red Saviour and her 'citizen arrest'.

What about Nick Sullivan’s performance did you like?

The vocal performances were all great. A great variable tone in the voices to keep you wanting to listen longer and longer.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

INVASION
Who is gonna protect you!

Any additional comments?

Really enjoyed the story. The end clearly wants another book to be written. Without a follow up book, the end was wrapped up very quickly and left me unsatisfied. However, that feeling was not long lasting as I recalled the full story and my favourite character Red Saviour. She was just awesome.

Lots of characters

I had to start this book several times before I got into it. Lots of skipping around between characters made it hard to follow but when I finally did it was well worth the effort. Great story.

Great story

A different twist on th
e super hero genre. Great action sequences and depth of character

A heroic tale of heroic proportions.

I fell in love with this series years ago and realized that I still loved it when I rediscovered them on audible as a collection.

Delighted to see this as an audiobook!

I've been following this project by these wonderful authors back when the first parts were originally online as a podcast. Hearing it again as an audiobook it's nice to be able to tell how where they have edited a bit, and the use of a singular narrator has streamlined and coalesced the multi-POV storyline (although I do have to admit I miss Veronica Giguere's voice, especially for certain characters).

If you are only just hearing about this series (and don't mind a main story made up of many interconnected tales) I highly recommend it, especially this first book.

Great to revisit.

I've loved this story and have been following it since the podcast started. Great story to revisit and enjoy.

Read a little clunkily, but the story is great

Would you consider the audio edition of Invasion to be better than the print version?

In some ways, this is better because the narrator is excellent at the various accents necessary in order to tell this story well. In some ways not, because the narrator is so careful to read precisely and intelligibly that he sometimes sounds clunky--there isn't a good 'flow' to his reading. He's great with dialogue, but the rest of his style took some getting used to. I'm certainly enjoying the audiobook, though.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Ohhh, tough. I think I have two favourites: Red Saviour and Red Djinni. Not because I like the colour red, but because they both make me laugh. A lot.

Which scene was your favorite?

I think my favourite has to be when Red Saviour, Belladonna Blue, and Victoria Victrix confronted the drug dealers. Red Saviour throws the guy into the street: "Medic, please to be fixing him." I was laughing so hard.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, definitely.

Any additional comments?

The second book is great in print, too; I need to get that audiobook next!