The Great War of the Worlds Book #1
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It's 1915, twenty years after the Martian invasion chronicled in the War of the Worlds failed. The aliens left behind advanced technology and weapons, and now humanity is on the brink of a catastrophic war. Caught in the middle of the chaos are two unlikely heroes: Emil Zimmerman, a young German soldier, and James Brogan, an introverted radio engineer.
Emil dreamed of escaping his small village and making his way to the big city, but finds himself in the trenches fighting for an army that indiscriminately wields deadly Martian weapons. Meanwhile, James just wants to be left alone, but is pulled into a web of conspiracy when he's called upon to repair crucial radios on Long Island.
As the world hurtles towards the brink of destruction, Emil and James find themselves on a collision course with fate, each struggling to survive and make sense of a new reality.
Publisher: Independently Published
Genres:
Tropes: Alien Invasion
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
Tropes: Alien Invasion
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters
Shadows of the Past is a captivating sci-fi novel inspired by War of the Worlds. It features assassinations, invasions, death by black tar smoke from Mars, public executions, explosions, espionage, and escape missions. And there’s a new threat to our protagonists at every turn of the page.
At its heart, the novel is about unexpected heroes who risk their lives and careers to do the right thing in the face of corruption.
It’s told from two different points of view: American radio engineer James and German soldier Emil. Their lives couldn’t be more different and they never meet, but both find themselves at the heart of a war on the verge of outbreak. Author Eric Goebelbecker seamlessly delivers two sides of an expansive international plot to instigate war—possibly with help from the Martians.
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