Invasion (C.H.A.O.S. Series #1)

Invasion- a tween,sci-fi loving book

I really didn¿t care for this book very much. It¿s not what I expected. I thought is would be alien invasion or something related to that theme.It was rather a disappointment.
I mean it would be okay for those who are tweens and young teens and are into comic books and science fiction, but I don¿t believe anyone who is not of this age or into these types of books would care for it much.
The book deals with a boy who loses his family and he gets caught up in a comic book world of heroes and villains. Almost to much fake fiction for me. It¿s really not even imaginary believable in the fiction world.
After the first chapter I pretty much lost interest as it was obvious that it was for the younger crowd and filled with way to much comedic alien goobldy goop. (Nice words huh?)
If you have a pre-teen or teenager who is into sci-fi this is probably right up their alley and they would also enjoy some of the pictures in the book,but it clearly is not an adult book by all means.

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Who can save the world?

The Phantom Flyer, aliens of all types, people with red eyes, jet packs, flying motorcycles and more await the reader of this wonderful science fiction book! CHAOS is a secret government agency dedicated to closing the holes between our world and others, all the while dealing with threats as they develop. Colt is sixteen when everything in his world crashes around him. When he moves to Arizona to live with his grandfather, he comes to face to face with alien life forms. He steadily works to find out the reason behind his parent's deaths with the aid of his friends Dani and Oz, and what he uncovers could destroy the world as we know it. Will they uncover the plot in time? How does Hitler fit into the story? Who was the real Phantom Flyer? Who will survive the battle?

I really enjoyed this book. It is fast paced, and while geared for the young adult crowd, can be enjoyed by all. (It will remind many readers of times we would sit and read/imagine comic books with their heroes and villains.) There were moments of tenderness, suspense, thrill, and fear throughout the story that will keep you glued to the pages. Thank you to Net Galley for my copy. I read it on my Nook and thank them very much!

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A review of Invasion, book one of the C.H.A.O.S series.

This book is great. I'm in my teens and I loved every minute of reading Invasion by Jon s.lewis. It was very exciting and clean. I can't wait tell the second one comes out. I highly recommend this book for people of all ages.

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A must read!

In a a galaxy far far awa-wait a minute, its hapenning right here and right now,and there will be an Invasion. Giant robots, aliens, flying motorcycles,this book has it all! Colt McAlister thinks he is a regular teenage boy, but is he? Colts parents are killed in an "accident" or so he thinks untill he gets a phone call that will send him on an adventure full of action and aliens,and his grandpa maybe the Phantom Flyer!Oh and he might have more in common with the girl of his dreams than he thinks...This book is full of CHAOS!

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AWESOME READ!

After reading "I AM NUMBER FOUR" I immediately wanted to find another book that satisfied my need for more....INVASION was IT!!! This book is on your edge exciting. You really get into the characters and after I read this I want more C.H.A.O.S. novels in my library! I'll be watching for them for sure.....I highly recommend this book.

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Invasion, by Jon S. Lewis

A blurb about shapeshifting aliens and flying motorcycles made Jon S. Lewis's Invasion sound like a fun read. I requested this book from Thomas Nelson as part of their BookSneeze program, but soon I was struggling to finish it. YA speculative fiction is popular these days, but a book needs good worldbuilding, realistic action and well-written prose to stand out from that crowd.

The story begins when Colt McAlister's father drops him off for a day at a top-secret military training school - which has a mildly "Ender's Game" feel - and he competes against other cadets while learning about an organization that protects Earth from aggressive extraterrestials. This part was enjoyable, but there was a moment during the combat practice that didn't ring true, when Colt manages to defeat a far more practised opponent without even realizing what he's doing.

I thought this anomaly would be explained later. Sadly, it's par for the course. Throughout the story, Colt and his friends go up enemies of every kind and in every case, they escape or win. Usually very easily, because the robots have the worst aim ever, but with a little more difficulty in Colt's mano a alieno showdown with the chief villain at the end. There was no suspense.

Part of the problem was that they faced down so many different assassins, robots, aliens and mind-controlled humans that I lost count. In Terminator 2, there was only one evil Terminator. Only one was necessary. Invasion, on the other hand, opts for quantity over quality, and the story suffers as a result. The aliens, for instance, are furred or scaled cliches who talk and behave exactly like humans, with the evil ones being six-armed lizard men. As for the human puppets, when they're being mind-controlled, their eyes glow red.

The book may have been aiming for a pulp-SF feel - hence the jet packs, lizard men and a claim that the Nazis used technological mind control. This sadly never got recorded in the history books, but is the basis for a set of comic books which everyone in the story constantly refers to. Sixteen-year-old surfer/guitarist Colt - who is no Alex Rider, let alone Ender Wiggin - also also gets the best scores in the military program's history and is considered for the position of its director.

It was impossible to take this as serious fiction, but it might still have succeeded as campy space opera if not for the style.

"Colt looked at Koenig's bodyguard, then at Danielle. He hit the ignition switch on his jet pack, and it roared to life. He leapt. His shoulder rammed into Rainer's midsection."

That's a representative sample. Action scenes are reminiscent of a chess game - first one player moves a piece, then the other responds by moving another piece. During it all, the other pieces stand and patiently wait their turn. The descriptions are flat and minimal, though I did smile at the line where Colt's grandfather mentions his friends Dale and Hank. Finally, on page 95 "two more Trident assassin repelled down through the debris". I can't tell whether there were more mistakes in the second half of the book, because I was skimming at that point.

This book may have a few interesting concepts, but I can't recommend it.

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When I first picked up Invasion by Jon S. Lewis, I was very hesi

When I first picked up Invasion by Jon S. Lewis, I was very hesitant because I have been warned that it is very out there and hard to follow for such reasons. I thought this may be the cases with the flying motorcycles described on the back of the book, but I still took a shock and glad I had.

Colt was a normal child until his life changed with an “Accident” that took the life of his parents. When deaths occur many say that you life has ended and others say it is just the beginning and for Colt, it was just the beginning as he was forced to start over knowing a single soul, but meeting another he couldn’t shake off the feeling that he knew. Everything changes with the discovery that life was more than what was seen and his parents were agents that fought to keep it that way. They were a group that fought to prevent the invasion of aliens. In this discovery he discovers different realities, weapons that are unable to be comprehended by our human minds and of course other life that have been impacting human’s without our knowledge.
This book brings comic books to life in an imaginative and quite different piece of literature (maybe it is just different because I don’t do comic books) that keeps you intrigued during the whole book. I would recommend picking it up. I am happy that Booksneaze had put this story in the books that I could get a free copy from. This is a good way to find new writers.

Mixing teenagers, sci-fi and evil corporations trying to take over the world one book at a time

Colt McAlister has always been a fan of the Phantom Flyer comics, on his spare time he likes to think about the aliens and C.H.A.O.S. agents from the comic books. After McAlister's parents are killed in what seemed like a car accident his life changes radically, from moving from sweet California to the hot hot times of Arizona, learning the truth about why his parents where killed and learning that all those comics he has been reading may be more true then he thought.
Now Colt with the help of his friends Oz and Danielle will have to fight against the Trident a million dollar company that is taking us to the next age in technology and may want to obliterate all of man kind in the process.

This is one of those books that you say "I liked it but..." I mean the story is original and it plays around with history, more specifically world war II, the characters are entertaining and I must confess I grew rather fond of Danielle because she is smart and doesn't really play the part of the victim, she takes the bull by the horns.
But it just seemed like the Jon S. Lewis left some ideas unfinished around the book, parts that you would expect to read more, for example this training scene that promises to be harder and more kick-ass the next time around, but we never get to see it or read from it again in the book. Maybe it was because the author had so many ideas he liked to share with us, but that left a hole in the story and we where left with few hooks to catch the reader and make him/her not want to be teared apart from the book.
Overall the book leaves us with a promise for redemption and a great message, I would like to see the growth in Jon S. writing and so I will be reading the second book from this series, I'll be telling you how that goes.

Awesome Sci-Fi Series!!

This is the first book of a trilogy and I really enjoyed reading it! C.H.A.O.S. is a government agency that has been around since before WWI to deal with and stop the invasion of Earth by aliens. Colt McAlister is a typical California teen until his parents are killed in a car accident and he is sent to live with his grandfather in Arizona. It is there that he learns that the aliens and government agents from his favorite comic book, “The Phantom Flyer and the agents from CHAOS”, really exist, and his family is smack dab in the middle of it. Colt, with the help of his friends Danielle and Oz, set out to find the person responsible for killing his parents, and possibly bring down Trident Industries in the process.

There is so much action in this book that I read it in one day! The kids in the book are very likable and the book reads very quickly. I really liked this book and I'm looking forward to reading the second book in the series, Alienation :D

Really Good-Read this if you're a 10-14 year old boy!

Epic book. Just epic. A bit sad with the deaths, and the hurts, but there's romance, and there's goodness, and it's a genuinely good book! Really enjoyed it!

It's more for the 10-14 boy set, with action, and a boy narrator, but it can still be read by pretty much anybody because it has action, mystery, paranormal/supernatural, and aliens, and if you liked any Stargate movie or show, or Doctor Who, then you'll enjoy this book! It was really good!

Loved the romance, and how it was maybe developing there, which is appropriate given the ages of the characters, and yeah, it was really cute!

There was a lot of heroics, and heroes, and the mentions of WW11 was really nice, and in a way, helped to get used to the horror of the war. The one character survived it, and his missions were made pretty much public knowledge. So I really enjoyed that!

This was a really good book, if a bit boyish for me. Oh, well. I can deal, and I can't wait to read Alienation!

I - WANT - PART- TWO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is one o the best books ive ever read! But now i have to wait till january to buy part two! no fair! I bought this book when it first came out and ive been waiting ever since then for part 2! I can't wait for a whole month i want part 2 now! DO YOU HEAR ME?! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.s. I asked for it where is it? NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please? p.p.s. don't buy this book until part two comes out unless you want to be tortured and plagued by what happens next. p.p.p.s. NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing with a capital A.

My Review Of Invasion By Jon C. Lewis

Wow is all I have to say.
Very very rarely does a book latch onto me like a leech and not stop sucking my blood, or, in the case of books, my mind/eyes, and this book was just wow.
I don't like comic books that much, and so I didn't have a high expectance for this book- it just seemed fun, with a plot that intrigued me. But it blew me away.
It's about a boy named Colt(I can never take that name seriously, which sort of made me prejudiced about the character, because whenever I thought of him I compared him to a bambi- like colt- for those who don't know, a colt is a baby male horse.) who has to, well, basically, save the world from Trident Industries.
I reccomend this to all comic-book readers and action book lovers.
Great job, Mr. Lewis- I can't wait for the sequel!

I received a copy of this book free for the purpose of this review from the booksneeze book program

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Great read for a teenage science fiction fan!

Thrill, suspense and flying motorcycles will captivate you while immersed in the pages of Invasion by Jon. S. Lewis. The first of the C.H.A.O.S. Trilogy, this exciting story delves into a world beyond our reach. After suffering through the traumatic loss of his parents, 16-year-old Colt McAlister is transplanted from sunny, ocean front San Diego to his childhood home of Arizona. McAlister must learn not only to live without his friends and frequent surfing trips, but with his grandfather and an amazing secret that is not his own to share with the world. Attending a new school, and having no car, are the challenges one would expect for McAlister to face. However, he is suddenly thrown into a life of comic book heroes, robotic assassins and shape shifting aliens. McAlister, along with a childhood friend and a new friend he hopes he can trust, must navigate a possibly fatal line between what he once considered truth and fiction. They are, after all, the only things standing between us and CHAOS. Somewhat reminiscent of Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis, Invasion is a wonderful story for a young science fiction fan. Although the dialogue can be a bit difficult to follow in the first few chapters, the overall flow is smooth. The constant suspense helps make this a quick and enjoyable read.

"Invasion" by Jon S. Lewis :: The C.H.A.O.S. Trilogy

Invasion. was. crazy/mind-blowing/awesome/spectacular/fantasmal/bombastic/etc. I can't really come up with words for this novel. Honestly, I said to my mom, "This is AWESOME." I was on page two. :-)
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Colt McAlister is the average California kid. Blond, mop-headed, blue eyes, fair skin- and he loves to surf. When on a vacation in Washington, his dad takes him to a military academy which turns out to be a training camp for potential cadets for CHAOS, a organization that protects Earth from anything not from Earth, i.e. Aliens. Six armed, fur covered, two-headed, robot melded Aliens.

But an accident makes it necessary for Colt to move, and the precious few things he learned at the academy are forgotten. Now living in Arizona, Colt struggles to fit in. But, after overhearing a conversation that, by all logical standards, did not make any sense, Colt starts to research, looking for answers. And as he soon finds, those "answers" are looking for him, too.

Nothing could prepare him for his coming discovery- Aliens are on Earth. In fact, they've been on Earth for quite a while, and they have gained enough control to bring the Earth to its knees. All that stands between the Aliens and world domination is McAlister. (And, perhaps, a computer hacker, a jock, and a jetpack or two.)

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Classic Scifi, brilliant plot, and the characters were amazing. McAlister was 100% real, and the plot was engaging enough that I was up until midnight reading. It was simply wonderous, and if I go on any longer I think I might tarnish its glory. The only thing I have left to say is "Go and buy it. And tip the cashier." Happy reading!

I was provided with a complimentary copy of "Invasion" through Booksneeze, a book-for-review program. This in no way affected my views or opinions of the book.

good book

"Invasion" is a book written by Jon Lewis and published by Thomas Nelson. It is a fiction book that is well written and keeps the readers attention and holds it from turn to turn of page. If you like science fiction you will love this book about aliens and science and how it all comes together. The story line develops into a very interestig tale and keeps the suspense. It was very entertaining and I enjoyed reading it from cover to cover. It's extremely imaginative and the author expresses his story in a way that will keep you guessing. Nothing like a good old science fiction book this time of year. I recommend you curl up with this good book and have a nice night relaxing.

Thrilling!

Invasion by Jon S. Lewis was a thrilling comic book-like tale. When I first had the book downloaded, it was downloaded to the end of the book. So I decided to flip through the last few pages, they were sketches of some of the "alien type" characters from the book. My initial thought was "What have I gotten myself into? This isn't my type of book." And truly, it wasn't, however, I was very pleased with the story line and the opportunity to read it.
The story opens with Colt going to a military academy that he is unaware of, and his dad gives him no information on. Then, Colt loses his parents in a car accident and has to move to Arizona to live with his grandfather. Colt reconnects with one of his childhood best friends, Danielle, and quickly makes a new friend, Oz, whose father runs the CHAOS academy that Colt attended. Colt is completely out of the loop on things, yet is the most promising student from the academy. It helps that his entire family was CHAOS trained, and his grandpa was/is a legend. Events begin to take place that force Colt to ask questions, and then answers are found and the thrilling tale begins.
This book truly kept my attention and I was interested to keep reading. I found it odd that the author made a big deal about the military academy in the beginning, but Colt never went back. I am sure this will take place in one of the next books since he will be older. I look forward to the opportunity to continue the series in the near future.

An Interesting Read for Sci-fi Fans

This is a very interesting sci-fi novel dealing with an alien invasion. Although the story is somewhat cliché, with Colt McAlister and his newfound friends battling evil aliens intent on destroying all humanity, it is quite original as well. I liked the idea that Colt finds that what he's been reading in his comic books is actually true. I haven't read many novels that put such an emphasis on a hero obsessed with comic books, and I think this will add in its appeal for younger readers. And, yes, while it is a little cliché that the hero is "nerdy" in that aspect, owning memorabilia from the comics, etc., Lewis also makes Colt a strong, self-assured character. He's even quite attractive, according to the girls in the novel. But, that aside, this novel's fast pace and interesting situations make is a great read, especially for those in love with sci-fi. Although I personally found the "love-story" portion of this novel a little bit out of place, slowing the pacing to a near standstill for me, overall, I thought this was a good read and recommend it to anyone who enjoyed I Am Number Four. Three stars.

A Great Book!!!

WOW! Let me just say it again, Wow! This book is Amazing! It is filled with action, suspense, and mystery. It kept me on my toes. It written well paced, and there's not one boring chapter. I highly recommend that you go to the nearest book store and buy it for yourself. You will not be disappointed.

An Interesting Book

The book is very fun to read in the beginning but wasn't exactly what I expected later on. It causes some suspense. I would really suggest this book for people who like technology specifically around military or armed forces.

my review

I liked this book and it took me about 2 weeks to read. I am not giving away anything but it is reccommended to read.