Overlord
The Sam Aston Investigations, Book #2
Written by David Woods and Alan Baxter
Narrated by Jeff Kafer
What do you do when your name is practically a death sentence? You fake your own death and dive into hiding. The deepest of hiding, of course.(Ha! Dive...) So you take a job that puts you in just as much danger, if not more. Sadly, the new job has you going up against an enormous creature no one believes exists. All you can do is stay under the radar, with your neck above water.
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Overlord is book two of the Sam Aston Investigations. Sam, nearly eaten by a lake monster/god that had been worshipped by a secret, jungle cult is on the go again. Offered a job that will not only pay off his debts, but get him back in the black, he accepts. The job reunites him with someone from his past, but it also puts him thousands of miles below the earth's surface.
And there's something waiting.
This novel is a continuation to Primordial, a follow-up to Sam's extraordinary life. In Overlord, there's something much bigger than some over-sized, underwater lizard. It's about greed, betrayal and of course, a monster! When the team hired discovers they're not the first to have ventured into the cave system, Sam and the crew realize their predecessors never made it out. Will they?
I enjoyed the story- it's high octane and full of exciting action. Aston is a likable character, and more than brave. He's one of those guy's you'd definitely want on your team. And though I didn't like how Slater behaved after her initial shock, she was just as memorable. Everyone's intelligent and not one time did I find myself fussing, calling them idiots! That doesn't happen often. But I still had an issue with the novel.
Overlord was released in 2018. An author, by the name of Scott Sigler, released a audiobook titled Earthcore in 2001. To me, these stories are terribly similar. Searching underground for money (not exact, but still), missing teams, and gruesome deaths. Not saying Woods and Baxter copied anything, just that they're alike. I can't give the similarities without giving away some of the plot, but I can say that both books are good. Overlord is good, though I kept thinking of the other book. Thankfully, the ending is nowhere near the previously mentioned book, leaving me very happy and content.
It's a great read and you can fly through it without knowing what took place in Primordial. It's mentioned a few times, but it doesn't take away. Check out Overlord, for yourself, and see if you enjoy it. If you've not read or listened to Earthcore, then you'll not suffer the issue I did. I'm on to the next read. Cheers!
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Book 2 in the Sam Aston Investigations
Written by David Wood and Alan Baxter
Adrenaline Press
Released July 2018
Tantor Audio
Runtime: 7 hours 9 mins
Written by David Woods and Alan Baxter
Narrated by Jeff Kafer
What do you do when your name is practically a death sentence? You fake your own death and dive into hiding. The deepest of hiding, of course.(Ha! Dive...) So you take a job that puts you in just as much danger, if not more. Sadly, the new job has you going up against an enormous creature no one believes exists. All you can do is stay under the radar, with your neck above water.This is Overlord, by David Wood and Alan Baxter. #element-32afcf9c-a9d0-45a5-8221-6df946d86296 .waddons-blog-image.hideImage { display: none;}
Overlord is book two of the Sam Aston Investigations. Sam, nearly eaten by a lake monster/god that had been worshipped by a secret, jungle cult is on the go again. Offered a job that will not only pay off his debts, but get him back in the black, he accepts. The job reunites him with someone from his past, but it also puts him thousands of miles below the earth's surface.And there's something waiting.
This novel is a continuation to Primordial, a follow-up to Sam's extraordinary life. In Overlord, there's something much bigger than some over-sized, underwater lizard. It's about greed, betrayal and of course, a monster! When the team hired discovers they're not the first to have ventured into the cave system, Sam and the crew realize their predecessors never made it out. Will they?
I enjoyed the story- it's high octane and full of exciting action. Aston is a likable character, and more than brave. He's one of those guy's you'd definitely want on your team. And though I didn't like how Slater behaved after her initial shock, she was just as memorable. Everyone's intelligent and not one time did I find myself fussing, calling them idiots! That doesn't happen often. But I still had an issue with the novel.
Overlord was released in 2018. An author, by the name of Scott Sigler, released a audiobook titled Earthcore in 2001. To me, these stories are terribly similar. Searching underground for money (not exact, but still), missing teams, and gruesome deaths. Not saying Woods and Baxter copied anything, just that they're alike. I can't give the similarities without giving away some of the plot, but I can say that both books are good. Overlord is good, though I kept thinking of the other book. Thankfully, the ending is nowhere near the previously mentioned book, leaving me very happy and content.
It's a great read and you can fly through it without knowing what took place in Primordial. It's mentioned a few times, but it doesn't take away. Check out Overlord, for yourself, and see if you enjoy it. If you've not read or listened to Earthcore, then you'll not suffer the issue I did. I'm on to the next read. Cheers!
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Book 2 in the Sam Aston Investigations
Written by David Wood and Alan Baxter
Adrenaline Press
Released July 2018
Tantor Audio
Runtime: 7 hours 9 mins
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