Splashdown

Land & Sea, Book 1

By: Blaine L. Pardoe

Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine

An unknown enemy waits for war.

From the bottom of the oceans of the world a hidden threat stalks mankind—probing, testing our weapons and defenses, biding time to strike. In the summer of 2039, this aquatic foe unleashes surprise attacks against coastal cities around the globe. Mankind faces a sophisticated new enemy, arrived from the depths of space and lurking in the dark blackness of the seas.

The United States and the rest of the world are ill prepared for such an attack.

Humanity’s only hope are ASHURs, powerful armored combat suits named after the Assyrian god of war. The fight for survival will require ingenuity, cunning, and a furious application of destructive violence against the most unrelenting enemy mankind has ever known!

Tom Clancy and the Expanse meets Mecha-charged combat in this thrilling series that pits humanity, world governments, and deadly alien invaders against each other.

The fight for tomorrow begins with the initial splashdown....

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Blaine Lee Pardoe onleashes another hit!

While the novel may be slow to set up the world and all the individual pieces (this is a brand new IP, after all), he delivers a world immense with detail and relatability. His hallmark styles are on full display, marking him a superior writer with incredible vision. You won't want to miss how this novel and series unfolds!

Excellent

I don’t know if your on the fence on buying this book but get it. It’s a solid read and a great series.

great start and set up

liked it looking forward the reading riptide on my business trip to Hornady r&d

Vivid storyline with character depth

I am a big fan of Blaine’s work. He creates stories that are full of vivid actions in real world settings. He builds depth into his characters that keep you wanting more as you follow their lives. Great job

A great Battletech alternative after catalyst destroyed it

This book was awesome and it has all of his same styling that he used in some of the greatest battletech books written. Narration was really good, setup took a bit but there's a ton there. looking forward to the next one

New IP firmly established.

A very solid way to kick off an IP. interesting to see Battle LA mixed with District 9 and other ideas. certainly no rip off but I feel the inspiration. wargate always has great voice actors. highly recommend.

Breath of fresh air

Amazing read! Loving this new universe that BLP is now involved with! I can’t wait for more.

Diamond in the rough!

I've ready a lot of repetitive War/Sci-fi novels (Galaxy's Edge), and this series isn't one of them!

This is a breath of fresh air. It has a thought out plot, and a variety of characters. The author uses a template similar to World War Z, in how the book transitions between characters, perspectives, and locations. All while being cohesive and consistent.

The narrator is solid. Brings emotion and tone to each character but also the situation they find themselves in.

A New World to Dive into

I recommend this book amd cant wait to see where it goes. This book is a good start in creating a new sci-fi world. Earth feels lived in and I was able to immerse myself into it. The characters behave the way I think they would. The elements I think could have been improved on is less characters and world building. I like the characters introduced so far but had a little difficulty keeping track of them. The world building felt like it had some priority over the story. That being said, this new setting makes me ask questions and I can't wait to discuss the future of this world.

Also, good job to Noah. you did a great job voice acting the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed the accents you did and want to hear more from you.

That’s how you build a story arc

I was pleasantly surprised. The author explained both enemy and heroes with giving up the plot or series arc. I will get the next one
5 stars, all three categories