Planet Predators

Lens of Time #2

by Saxon Andrew

From the International Number One Best Selling Author Saxon Andrew comes the second book in his third Science Fiction Series, Lens of Time - Planet Predators. Earth has managed to steal technology from both the Alliance and the Moet Empire and build starships that can now stand up to the two strongest civilizations in the Galaxy. However, they are millions of years behind the Blue Giant Ships that are planning another invasion to destroy all space faring civilizations in the Milky Way. What makes the situation dire is that the species that wiped out the Blue Giants and the Jenze in both the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxies four million years earlier is returning to repeat the process on new civilizations.Even the Blue Giants have no chance against the returning warships from the giant galaxy, M-87 and time is growing short. The Moet and Alliance are evacuating their planets and Earth will be left behind to face the coming menace. The only hope of salvation is a Crazy Cuban that may be the difference maker in the coming war.The story continues and Christopher Conner’s invention will have to be used again to find salvation for all Mankind in the distant past. Even that may not be enough. The Violet Colored ships are coming and planets will die under the beams of the Planet Predators.This review is Lens of Time - The Pyramid Builders (Lens of Time (Book One)) (Kindle Edition) Another book in Mr Andrew's prolific and always excellent releases. The Lens of time grabs you at the first word and holds on. Dr. Christopher Connor has invented a device to interpret the light that has left the Earth into its component occurrences but he needs a faster than light ship to get ahead of the light in able to see backwards into the light stream and display the incidents as they happened. Dr. Jillian Gordon has plans for an FTL ship found in an archaeology expedition to the Great pyramid of Egypt along with a warning that the earth will be destroyed within the next 4-6 years. The book is the story of these two, with a great supporting cast, combining forces and combating this coming disaster. In doing so, they run across alien civilizations who may not be friendly. This is a fast paced, hard to put down book that leaves you anxiously awaiting the next in the series, as all of Mr. Andrew's books do.This review is Lens of Time - The Pyramid Builders (Lens of Time (Book One)) (Kindle Edition) Lens of Time is an extraordinarily enjoyable book that will have you on the edge of your seat from its very opening scenes. The book is deceptively easy to read, but contains a plethora of fascinating ideas, excitement and characters.Dr. Christopher Connor is a wonderfully colorful protagonist who is brought to life by Andrew's excellent characterization of him. As readers, we empathize with him immediately and cannot help being drawn into his extraordinary adventure.I don't want to give too much of the plot away, but needless to say that the only downside to reading this exciting book is that you will be wishing that the next one was released right away.One of the year's most enjoyable reads. Highly recommended.Planet Predators is a full length novel at 75,000 words. It is the second book in the number Bestselling Lens of Time Series. Visit us at annihilationseries.com. The cover was done by Christine Ticali at Dark Road Designs. Editing was done by theindieeditor.

Genres: Science Fiction, Military Fiction

218 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 5, 2012

About the author

Saxon Andrew is a former social worker with a degree in Psychology and Education from Mercer University. He has taught school, managed several sales organizations and owned his own business.

He has devoured science fiction since he first learned to read and his stories are the product of years of personal experience and exposure to the universes created by the genre’s great authors.

He lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife and two dogs who still appreciate his sense of humor after all these years. "Dogs are always ready to smile."

Reviews

[GREGG CORDELL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read.

This book was interesting and a good read . They found one of the worst fleets in another galaxy and they are coming in force . Now they have to try and save who they can and go to a different galaxy and hide until they can come home and rebuild and hope to win against them.

[Jim Duncan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent

Same as last time. Too much advanced technology too soon. But I have to confess that these stories are good words in a row.

[Chance · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first had issues with believability, but the second is even worse.

[Grampy · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Planet Predators” by Saxon Andrew is the second book in the Lens of Time series. It begins virtually mid-thought from where book one left off; consequently it is strongly recommended that the books be read in order. Doing so will greatly increase your understanding and enjoyment of this book, plus you will have the added pleasure of reading the first book. In Planet Predators, our cast of characters continues their exploration of the universe, looking for alien civilizations, friendly and otherwise. Their actions facilitate enormous advances in technological superiority, both in space travel and in weaponry. It will be seen that those advances were quite timely and fortuitous. What will they find? Will they locate a living remnant of the Jenze species? Will they succeed in their efforts to broker peace between the Alliance, the Moet, the Giant Blue Ships, and others? Where did the Violet ships come from, and what do they want?

I immersed myself in Planet Predators, just as I did in its predecessor, The Pyramid Builders. This volume continued the saga with the same cast of characters, some new love interests, and a rapidly expanding role as peace-makers for the Milky Way Galaxy. The author’s descriptions of various space ships were incredible and evocative. The cultural differences between the various intelligent species encountered, as well as the physical and physiological differences, were simply depicted, and very believable by virtue of the nature of those differences. It is logical to expect dominant species on different planets to evolve along entirely distinct lines, and the author presents this unique evolution without fanfare, but as a simple matter of fact. His understated descriptions are all the more believable for their simplicity of description. I strongly recommend this series to all serious fans of Sci-Fi. Expect additional volumes to be forthcoming.

[Per Gunnar · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book continues the story of the human races expanding out into the stars discovering that all other races have adopted the philosophy that survival means that any other race has to be killed. The moral “Uberrace” that calls themselves the Humans of course sets out to change this. But then, are we Humans or Jenze? I guess you have to read the books to see where the author goes with that element of the story.

Yes you would be right in saying that this story is perhaps a bit simplistic “the-good-guys-always-win” style of work but it is still a quite fun read. The childish enthusiasm and fairly simple plot is a refreshing change of pace from heavier works.

The frequent space battles and fleet operations certainly add to the joy of reading this book. My only gripe is of course that it’s, again, a fairly short read, easily finished in a day or two. A book from many other authors would be twice the size. But them some other authors of course bloat down their book with endless dialogs and story fillers that’s doesn’t really add to the reading experience, at least not in a positive way.

[Regan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, clean sci-fi.

[Michael Ppeck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Constant action

I generally don't give anything an excellent rating. This kept me interested from start to finish. Keep up the good work!