Earth is Ours [Paperback]

Gary W Babb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 18, 2008

An alien invasion has stripped Earth of all technology, and those that survived the initial destruction in the aftermath must take up swords to fight the giant intruders in the ensuing battles that rage. In the jagged aftermath Levi and Amy struggle to survive in this ghostly hostile new world... but can the shaky union of a female computer essence and a human male be enough? What begins as a conflict of minds soon develops into tolerance, then cooperation and finally love.

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About the Author

Mr. Babb, Vice President of Americable's Western Region operations has been in the cable industry since 1967. He is originally from Oklahoma, but work took him from South Florida to South Texas and finally to Southern California where he has spent the last 18 years. Prior to entering in the industry, he served in the Navy in communications and traveled the world. His education includes Western Oklahoma State College, Amarillo College, DeVry Institute of Technology, National Cable Television Institute (NCTI), and currently holds an FCC license in communication. As a business executive, his previous writing experience has been directed toward letters, memos, proposals, and reports, however he has always enjoyed the magic that can be spun with words to sell, convince, or inform those targeted. "Earth is Ours" is his first effort toward spinning a tale of entertainment. The telling of this story and weaving the words provides a very exciting and entertaining saga. He hopes to continue writing and has the sequel "Target Earth" ready to follow. His plans are to move back to Oklahoma with his wife Junie and settle into a slower pace and devote his energy to his writing and fishing on Lake Eufaula. www.garywbabb.com --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 516 pages
• Publisher: wandering sage bookstore & more, LLC (December 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933300639
• ISBN-13: 978-1933300634
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,426,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gary W. Babb is originally from Oklahoma, but work has taken him to South Florida, to South Texas, and finally to Southern California where he spent the last 20 years. He served in the Navy and traveled the world. His education includes, Amarillo College, DeVry Institute of Technology, National Cable Television Institute and Western Oklahoma State College.
As a business executive, his previous writing experience has been directed toward letters, memos, proposals, and reports, however, he has always enjoyed the magic that can be spun with words to sell, convince, or inform those targeted. Earth is Ours was his first effort toward spinning a tale of entertainment. This first literary effort won him "Best Science Fiction/Fantasy 2005" from the prestigious San Diego Book Awards. The saga continues with the sequel, Target Earth that placed "Finalist" in the same awards in 2006. The third of the Earth Series, Earth's Warriors, is currently being written. He has also started a new series with his latest book, Genesis Log, soon to be released.
Mr. Babb is now semi-retired and has recently relocated to Muskogee, Oklahoma (Green Country) where he plans to devote his energy to his writing and fishing.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Earth is Ours is highly recommended. A sequel, "Target Earth", is forthcoming., April 7, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earth Is Ours (Paperback)

Winner of the "Best SciFi/Fantasy 2005" prize of the San Diego Book Awards, Earth is Ours is an epic science fiction novel set on a world that aliens have stripped bare of technology. A self-aware, female computer and an American Indian man dying of old age must join forces for the sake of mutual survival, yet before they can battle the aliens, they must struggle against each other to determine who they will be jointly. Their conflict of minds gradually evolves toward tolerance, cooperation, and love - and they will need each other's full cooperation and strength to have a prayer of freeing the human race. An action-packed, fast-paced saga, presented alternately from the perspectives of the two heroes, Earth is Ours is highly recommended. A sequel, "Target Earth", is forthcoming.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the Female Sci-Fi Lover!, December 6, 2009

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T. Dunlap "tweezle" (PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earth is Ours (Paperback)

I love a good science fiction story, but most of the time it seems that they are written with the male audience in mind. "Earth Is Ours" is an exception. Mr. Babb has done a superb job writing a book that will appeal to both male and female! It is full of alien monsters, survival, battles and lots of suspense to appeal to the male, while at the same time, there are friendships and relationships that will appeal to the female. He has created characters with depth and personalities that are believable, lovable and sometimes downright playful, making them very realistic.

The two main characters, Levi and Amy, are an interesting "pair". Levi is an 80 year old Native American who wants revenge. Amy is a computer who has become self-aware. She finds a way to connect with a human, who happens to be Levi, and gives him the abilities to repay the aliens that have inhabited the earth. During this time, Amy and Levi become very fond of each other, and then fall in love. That love can never be real, as she is only a computer essence, and he is flesh and blood, or can it? The book is written from both Levi and Amy's point of view, and masterfully done, I might add.

The story also contains some sexual content, although not overly done, nor too graphic. In this story, it enhances the believability of Amy and Levi's relationship and how they both handle Amy being and essence instead of a "real woman". Because of the content, I would recommend this book for older teens and adults.

"Earth Is Ours" is an excellent read full of action, suspense, friendships and relationships where the most unlikely join together to work towards the common good. I had a hard time putting this one down, and look forward to reading book two of the four book series.

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining read, December 3, 2009

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Stanton Loh "nookereader" (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earth is Ours (Paperback)

The publisher Authorhouse is a self publisher, print on demand company. Not that this necessarily speaks to the quality of the writing. "Earth is Ours" however is a simple book, written in a colloquial and juvenile style, with some errors. Here are a few example excerpts:

"His skills impressed even him. Levi could run faster than his horses, which surprised both him and the horses."
In a way, this works, I can see a horse galloping at 40mph thinking "wtf?" as a 6' 5" man sprints past him.

"They were approaching the lake and she wanted Levi to maintain a wide birth around the area."
'birth' (vs 'berth') is the sort of word that would be not flagged by a spell checker but would by one's publishing editor. A wide 'birth' is a hole [sic] other thing :)

Imagine Keanu Reeve trying to recite an Arthur C. Clarke novel from memory.

But I give this book 3 stars because it was entertaining. It's fun to read and I genuinely enjoyed it.