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Area 51: The Reply

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This second novel in the Area 51 series is another action-packed, suspenseful read. The story begins where the first novel ended. The familiar characters thought their problems would be over once they brought down Majic-12 and succeeded in averting disaster in the form of an alien attack; in fact, their problems have just begun. The "guardian" discovered under Easter Island has sent out a message into space, and very soon scientists detect a reply message coming from--ta da, the Cydonia region of Mars. This story starts a little slow, hampered somewhat by the need for the author to refresh the memories of those having read the first book. The message from Mars says the aliens are coming to earth with peaceful intentions, but Mike Turcotte, Lisa Duncan, Professor Nabinger, and Kelly Reynolds must determine if that is true. New alien sites are being discovered, with the two most important being in an ancient Chinese mountain tomb and in Africa's Great Rift Valley. Our heroes rush all over the planet, gaining access to the two main alien sites by way of some thrilling commando-raid actions. They get some assistance from an entirely new secret group called STAAR, a group even Majic-12 knew nothing about. Racing to get more information, our heroes must determine whether or not the aliens on their way from Mars are indeed the friendly ancient astronauts who helped save the earth thousands of years earlier or if they are members of the rebel group that mutinied against the ancient mission and remain intent on destroying our planet.

With this book, the standard type of government conspiracy ideas give way to novel new suggestions and possibilities. The reader joins the characters in trying to figure out who everyone is, who they are working for, and whether or not their intentions are peaceful. The addition of a new ultra-secret group beyond Majic-12 is complicated by the fact that the members appear and act differently than normal human beings. Some readers may not like the final few chapters because the reader is being constantly thrown back and forth between different events, but I felt this did much to add to the suspense of the concluding pages. I most enjoyed the description of covert forces activities; I have no way of knowing how true to life the author's descriptions are, but they do engross the reader in their details (especially when the inevitable major problems pop up to endanger the missions). After a slow start, the author really puts his hooks into you by the halfway point, making this a book you don't want to put down. It doesn't really matter that the whole future of earth is in the hands of a special forces officer, archaeologist, and political appointee of a President who is rarely heard from in the story, or that a lowly reporter has basic carte blanche access to the heart of the ultra-secret Area 51 headquarters. The author knows how to tell a story, and he continually injects mystery and suspense into a story that could easily have become stale in the hands of a lesser writer. Two books into the series, the story continues to grow even more interesting and enjoyable.

The action,mystery, and intrigue continues in this great second book in the series of three. I thoroughly enjoyed The Reply even more so than the first novel as Robert Doherty expanded on the alien phenomenon. This is well worth the time and money for those interested in the myth of aliens/UFO's. Here is yet another five star review to go along with the millions and millions of others from those who know a great book when they read one!

I didn't know what to expect when I first opened the pages of this novel, but I gotta say this was a great book. I found it to be an absolute page turner and found it very suspsenseful. I would deifnitely recommend this book to any sci fi fan, and the best news is, that this is only book one in an entire series of books. Yeah, as you read on the plot seems more and more outrageous,butwith the unexpected twists and turns the suspense is overwhelming and much rewarded by the reader throughout the series. I would recommend this book and continuing series to anyone.

Fast action and unexpected twists of the action guarantee an exciting reading adventure. As usual the historical and esoteric backgrounds are well researched, and together with a realistic setting they end up in an almost credible plot. The characters are again credible and where they are stereotypes, they help to develop the plot and as creative instruments add to the tension that marks the book from the first to the last pages. One of the best in its genre.

The action and suspense seem never ending, there are slow downs between but that just builds the excitement because you know something is coming, but you don't know which way the story is going to go....I couldn't read it fast enough. I have all the books in this series that are out, but I haven't been able to read them until now, and I'm glad because the suspense of waiting for the next book would kill me!!!!!!!

As with the first book in this series the combination of historical fact as we know it is superbly blended with speculative fiction that just works. And works well. I have since gone on to read the entire series and loved every bit of the journey. Not masterpieces, no, but for good adventure action and great storytelling the Area 51 series gets the thumbs-up from me. I did always wonder what the real purpose of the pyramids was...

These books are an enjoyable read, however I'm somewhat shocked at the number of inaccuracies related to military aircraft. Since this is a series that revolves around UFOs and aliens I would expect a little more research and accuracy with respect to military jets. In the first book they state that in 1970 an F-16.... Oops, wikipedia shows that F-16 were not built until 1976. In the second book there's a military mission launched of a modern day aircraft carrier. The mission is support by carrier launched F4Gs and F16 Tomcats??? What... the f16 has never been flow from a carrier, the F14 tomcat was (the f16s name is the fighting falcon) and the F4G are not used anymore? Where does this guy do his research? it's frustrating to read a book with so much focus on military operations where the author can't even get the basics about modern day jet fighter correct.

Good fun book ruined by mad extra hyphenation on every page.

Ar-ea 51 The Rep-ly. No I am not joking!

This is a Total insult to Kindle readers.

Does anyone EVER check the e-transfers?

Amazed that the author has not fixed this.

4 stars for the novel

1star for the appalling formatting

I read the ebook Area 51 on holiday and it is good fun once you suspend belief. Area 51; the reply in ebook is so full of format error it is so annoying as to be almost unreadable.

Excellant service. I received the book in 3 days and it was in great shape. Keep up the good work.