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Alien Incursion: An Alternative History Alien Invasion Science Fiction Portal Series
The mission was never supposed to be easy. Traverse dimensions, shift through alternative timelines, protect the Earth.
Andrew Ethridge had always known the stakes were high. Yet, nothing prepared him for the truth.
Jumping through parallel universes left Andrew with more questions than answers. As a member of the Cross Dimensional Corps at Area 51, he faces the daunting task of understanding why aliens were collapsing dimensions. It’s a race against time to save not just Earth, but the very fabric of the universe.
When inside a dimension where Atlantis dominates the world, Andrew and his team find themselves cut off from support. Their only way back is to rescue scientist Sabina Caelia. She knows about the aliens. And she’s on a mission of her own.
Then came the turning point. A revelation so profound, it threatened to shatter everything he knew. Andrew discovered a device capable of saving Earth across all parallel timelines. But in the wrong hands, it could mean the enslavement of humanity.
Now, Andrew's mission transcends mere survival or military protocol. Existence is on the line. Can a team of professionals achieve the impossible?
Experience the beginning of this sprawling action-filled sci-fi entry to the Blink series. If you’re a fan of Arrival, the Matrix, the Three Body Problem, or if you want to know what aliens are actually like, you'll love this military sci-fi epic.
Please note, this novel offers a unique two-in-one experience. Part I presents 'The Beginning,' a complete novella. Part II delves into 'Last Atlantis,' the first full novel in the series. Enjoy this almost 500-page dual literary adventure!
Andrew Ethridge had always known the stakes were high. Yet, nothing prepared him for the truth.
Jumping through parallel universes left Andrew with more questions than answers. As a member of the Cross Dimensional Corps at Area 51, he faces the daunting task of understanding why aliens were collapsing dimensions. It’s a race against time to save not just Earth, but the very fabric of the universe.
When inside a dimension where Atlantis dominates the world, Andrew and his team find themselves cut off from support. Their only way back is to rescue scientist Sabina Caelia. She knows about the aliens. And she’s on a mission of her own.
Then came the turning point. A revelation so profound, it threatened to shatter everything he knew. Andrew discovered a device capable of saving Earth across all parallel timelines. But in the wrong hands, it could mean the enslavement of humanity.
Now, Andrew's mission transcends mere survival or military protocol. Existence is on the line. Can a team of professionals achieve the impossible?
Experience the beginning of this sprawling action-filled sci-fi entry to the Blink series. If you’re a fan of Arrival, the Matrix, the Three Body Problem, or if you want to know what aliens are actually like, you'll love this military sci-fi epic.
Please note, this novel offers a unique two-in-one experience. Part I presents 'The Beginning,' a complete novella. Part II delves into 'Last Atlantis,' the first full novel in the series. Enjoy this almost 500-page dual literary adventure!
476 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2024
About the author
Brandon Ellis
105 books107 followersBrandon Ellis was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up on the outskirts of the city in a little town known as Gladstone, where he graduated high school and moved on to college. After studying Therapeutic Bodywork at East-West College of the Healing Arts, he excelled in his field, becoming one of the Pacific Northwest's leading Therapeutic teachers and bodywork professionals. After several years, the love for writing tugged at his heart so much that he decided to put things aside and live his passion - write. He's now fashioning story after story, creating imaginative worlds of inspiration and art.
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May 14, 2026
This review was originally posted on SFFINSIDERS.COM
Full video review of this book and many more on my Booktube Channe BOOKSWITHABEL
There is something inherently exhilarating about a story that treats the multiverse not just as a scientific concept, but as a playground for high-stakes action.
Alien Incursion: Blink by Brandon Ellis and Max Wolfe, feels like a summer blockbuster translated into prose, this is it. It is fun, unapologetically bombastic, and carries a cinematic energy that kept me turning pages well into the night. As someone who has always been fascinated by the "What If" scenarios of speculative fiction, I found this to be a refreshing, high-octane take on the parallel-world trope.
Consequences
The narrative engine of Blink is driven by a fascinating piece of technology: portable devices that allow the protagonists to slip between different layers of reality. For a fan of science fiction, the mechanics of these jumps are a delight to witness. It immediately put me in mind of the dynamics we saw in Fringe, where the tension arises from the subtle, and sometimes jarring, differences between "our" world and the one just a vibration away.
Ellis and Wolfe treat these devices as a gateway to exploring the very nature of choice and consequence. The sense of momentum as the characters "blink" from one reality to the next creates a rhythmic, driving pace that never lets up.
Authentic
In the modern SFF landscape, we have become almost obsessed with the "anti-hero": the morally gray, brooding figure who is often just as jagged and dangerous as the villains they fight. Because of this trend, it has become increasingly difficult to find a "good" guy character who feels authentic. We are often presented with protagonists who are either hopelessly cynical or, on the flip side, so childishly simple that they feel corny and disconnected from reality.
Finding a character like the one in Blink is a genuine breath of fresh air. Here is a protagonist who is deeply, fundamentally good, yet the authors manage to portray this without falling into the trap of making him one-dimensional or naive. He is a hero in the truest sense, someone you can root for because his morality isn't a lack of experience, but a conscious choice made in the face of multiversal chaos. He feels like a grounded, capable anchor in a sea of shifting realities, proving that a character doesn't need to be "dark" to be compelling. Having a hero who is simply good provides a necessary emotional north star for a story that moves at such a breakneck speed.
A different political outcome
One of the most rewarding aspects of this journey is seeing how Ellis handles the concept of divergent timelines: we are stepping into versions of Earth that feel eerily familiar yet fundamentally transformed. It is fascinating to observe how a few key moments in history, when altered, can completely reshape the cultural dynamics and technological landscape of a dimension. In one world, society might have evolved with a heavy emphasis on advanced bio-tech; in another, a different political outcome might have led to a more regressive, survivalist culture. These "shadow" versions of our history provide a rich, speculative backdrop that gives the bombastic action a surprising amount of intellectual weight.
Grounded
The writing style here is lean and visual, clearly designed to evoke the feeling of an on-screen thriller. These parallel dimensions feel tangible, you can practically smell the ozone of the jump devices and feel the atmospheric shifts as the protagonists cross the threshold. The focus is squarely on the experience of the travel and the immediate dangers of an incursion, making the book feel like a lean, mean narrative machine. While the scope is vast, the story remains grounded in the immediate struggle of the characters, ensuring that the "big ideas" of the multiverse never overshadow the adrenaline of the chase.
This was a quick, exhilarating read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys stories where the stakes are as large as the multiverse itself. It’s the kind of book that reminds you why we fell in love with Science Fiction in the first place.
Full video review of this book and many more on my Booktube Channe BOOKSWITHABEL
There is something inherently exhilarating about a story that treats the multiverse not just as a scientific concept, but as a playground for high-stakes action.
Alien Incursion: Blink by Brandon Ellis and Max Wolfe, feels like a summer blockbuster translated into prose, this is it. It is fun, unapologetically bombastic, and carries a cinematic energy that kept me turning pages well into the night. As someone who has always been fascinated by the "What If" scenarios of speculative fiction, I found this to be a refreshing, high-octane take on the parallel-world trope.
Consequences
The narrative engine of Blink is driven by a fascinating piece of technology: portable devices that allow the protagonists to slip between different layers of reality. For a fan of science fiction, the mechanics of these jumps are a delight to witness. It immediately put me in mind of the dynamics we saw in Fringe, where the tension arises from the subtle, and sometimes jarring, differences between "our" world and the one just a vibration away.
Ellis and Wolfe treat these devices as a gateway to exploring the very nature of choice and consequence. The sense of momentum as the characters "blink" from one reality to the next creates a rhythmic, driving pace that never lets up.
Authentic
In the modern SFF landscape, we have become almost obsessed with the "anti-hero": the morally gray, brooding figure who is often just as jagged and dangerous as the villains they fight. Because of this trend, it has become increasingly difficult to find a "good" guy character who feels authentic. We are often presented with protagonists who are either hopelessly cynical or, on the flip side, so childishly simple that they feel corny and disconnected from reality.
Finding a character like the one in Blink is a genuine breath of fresh air. Here is a protagonist who is deeply, fundamentally good, yet the authors manage to portray this without falling into the trap of making him one-dimensional or naive. He is a hero in the truest sense, someone you can root for because his morality isn't a lack of experience, but a conscious choice made in the face of multiversal chaos. He feels like a grounded, capable anchor in a sea of shifting realities, proving that a character doesn't need to be "dark" to be compelling. Having a hero who is simply good provides a necessary emotional north star for a story that moves at such a breakneck speed.
A different political outcome
One of the most rewarding aspects of this journey is seeing how Ellis handles the concept of divergent timelines: we are stepping into versions of Earth that feel eerily familiar yet fundamentally transformed. It is fascinating to observe how a few key moments in history, when altered, can completely reshape the cultural dynamics and technological landscape of a dimension. In one world, society might have evolved with a heavy emphasis on advanced bio-tech; in another, a different political outcome might have led to a more regressive, survivalist culture. These "shadow" versions of our history provide a rich, speculative backdrop that gives the bombastic action a surprising amount of intellectual weight.
Grounded
The writing style here is lean and visual, clearly designed to evoke the feeling of an on-screen thriller. These parallel dimensions feel tangible, you can practically smell the ozone of the jump devices and feel the atmospheric shifts as the protagonists cross the threshold. The focus is squarely on the experience of the travel and the immediate dangers of an incursion, making the book feel like a lean, mean narrative machine. While the scope is vast, the story remains grounded in the immediate struggle of the characters, ensuring that the "big ideas" of the multiverse never overshadow the adrenaline of the chase.
This was a quick, exhilarating read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys stories where the stakes are as large as the multiverse itself. It’s the kind of book that reminds you why we fell in love with Science Fiction in the first place.
January 21, 2024
I am one of those people that do not believe in hurting or killing the innocent. That axiom does not get applied in Last Atlantis : Blink.
No. Here the working emphasis is on saving the multitude instead of the individual. Which keeps on sticking me in the craw.
But when the multitude is denoting not only a large number of people, but the entire earth, one's perspective changes.
But it goes further than that, it is actually all about saving an entire realm.
Everything!
For Andrew Etheridge that is the reality he has to work with. He should know. After all, he moves from one realm to the next to try and save realms from the awesome machinations of some alien entity that do have the power to destroy an entire realm...and does.
These two authors, Brandon Ellis and Max Wolfe, certainly play on a big stage here and making quite a superlative job of it.
The plot is straight forward until it suddenly isn't as the basic knowledge set increases and surprises set in.
And ensures that no reader will want to stop reading this tome for any silly reason.
Enjoy.
No. Here the working emphasis is on saving the multitude instead of the individual. Which keeps on sticking me in the craw.
But when the multitude is denoting not only a large number of people, but the entire earth, one's perspective changes.
But it goes further than that, it is actually all about saving an entire realm.
Everything!
For Andrew Etheridge that is the reality he has to work with. He should know. After all, he moves from one realm to the next to try and save realms from the awesome machinations of some alien entity that do have the power to destroy an entire realm...and does.
These two authors, Brandon Ellis and Max Wolfe, certainly play on a big stage here and making quite a superlative job of it.
The plot is straight forward until it suddenly isn't as the basic knowledge set increases and surprises set in.
And ensures that no reader will want to stop reading this tome for any silly reason.
Enjoy.
October 24, 2024
I’ve always liked rollercoasters, and this is a rollercoaster of a read. The story starts off quickly and keeps you going. Early on it feels a bit superhero-ish, but if you suspend your disbelief a bit it pulls you in nicely. The team at the heart of the story are believable. They race through an interesting set of different future earth dimensions looking for technology and clues that will help save humanity and trying to stay ahead of an unknown force that collapses dimensions whenever technology reaches a certain level. Interludes explain how that force came to be. The story gets more complex and moves steadily toward a cliffhanger ending. I’m definitely going to read the rest of the series.
February 2, 2024
Last Atlantis is an interesting story about alien invasion via multiple timelines. It was all just fine until the last chapter, where they explained (partly) where it all came from, at that point, I lost all interest in reading more in this series. I really think the story wouldhave been better without that reveal, and possibly without basing the story on that premise at all. I doubt I'll be continuing with this series.
February 8, 2024
Thrilling Time Travel
Ellis & Wolfe have used the familiar time travel trope for this series and I like what they have done as without going too metaphysical and confusing they have used the multiverse scenario and a race against time to save Humanity in an engaging and thrilling ride if action.
Although there was a few pieces that were a bit out of sync It does come clear in the end.
The main team characters were well thought out and created a nice balanced approach where we got to explore a bit more about them without taking away from the main story approach and narrative character.
Onward to the next book as this is being added to my expanding tbr pile.
Ellis & Wolfe have used the familiar time travel trope for this series and I like what they have done as without going too metaphysical and confusing they have used the multiverse scenario and a race against time to save Humanity in an engaging and thrilling ride if action.
Although there was a few pieces that were a bit out of sync It does come clear in the end.
The main team characters were well thought out and created a nice balanced approach where we got to explore a bit more about them without taking away from the main story approach and narrative character.
Onward to the next book as this is being added to my expanding tbr pile.
February 15, 2024
This book provides an entirly different approach to the concept of time travel, dealing instead with inter-dimensional travel to the backdrop of a mysterious entity that is collapsing dimensions with superior technology. Each dimension is a version of the world where different "sliding doors" type events resulted in history progressing in entirely different ways so that each is unique. The travellers are traversing the dimensions seeking technology to help combat the entity and the action in each dimension is fast, with it being difficult to know who is on which side, who to trust etc. It will be fascinationg to see where the authors take this intriguing premise in future books.
March 14, 2024
Excellent multidimensional Sci-Fi
Great story. Follow a group of time/dimension jumping soldiers fighting an inter dimensional battle against a force of unimaginable power that is working to eliminate all technologically evolved worlds.
Visit multiple earths where our history took alternate paths. Atlantis, Rome, Egyptian all thrive.
Great start to a new series.
Great story. Follow a group of time/dimension jumping soldiers fighting an inter dimensional battle against a force of unimaginable power that is working to eliminate all technologically evolved worlds.
Visit multiple earths where our history took alternate paths. Atlantis, Rome, Egyptian all thrive.
Great start to a new series.
March 28, 2024
intriguing, dramatic and plenty of action
This is well written, but I’m not sure the style is for me. However, now I have started the series I want to know what happens next.
Jumping in and out of dimensions trying to act humanity is central to this book and the writing style emulates this as it quickly jumps.
If you like something different then give this a go.
This is well written, but I’m not sure the style is for me. However, now I have started the series I want to know what happens next.
Jumping in and out of dimensions trying to act humanity is central to this book and the writing style emulates this as it quickly jumps.
If you like something different then give this a go.
February 10, 2024
Great Book
Easy to read and keep up with the plot. Can't wait for the next book.
Keep up with the writing!!!!!
Easy to read and keep up with the plot. Can't wait for the next book.
Keep up with the writing!!!!!
November 6, 2024
Top Notch
Creative work with believable characters. A little too many POV switches for my taste. But it will hold the attention of most Sci-fi readers.
Creative work with believable characters. A little too many POV switches for my taste. But it will hold the attention of most Sci-fi readers.
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