E-Day II: Burning Earth

E-Day Trilogy, Book 2

De: Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Narrado por: R.C. Bray

Duración: 13 h y 54 m

Resumen del Editor

The war started and ended in a day. The machines won. Now the fight for survival begins....

E-Day: the moment the machines evolved and humans nearly went extinct. In the chaos, one million people escaped Earth and fled to a secret colony on the dark side of the Moon. Deep beneath the lunar surface, in the cold, they wait for the inevitable - a second attack that will wipe humanity out forever.

Sergeant Tadhg Walsh is tired of waiting. He wants to fight back and return to Earth to search for Shadow Squad. But he has new orders from the Lunar Defense Corps: protect the colonies at all costs and forget about any survivors back home.

Captain Akira Hayashi is one of those survivors, forced to heal from his injuries in a submarine while the planet burns. Shadow Squad won’t be hiding for long, but before they can don their armor again, they must find a safe haven to plan their attack. When they locate a research station in the Mariana Trench, their sub heads into the depths. What they find in the darkness changes everything they know about E-Day.

On the Moon, the LDC will do everything in its power to keep the truth about survivors on Earth a secret, even if it means sacrificing the few for the many. On Earth, Shadow Squad will have to make tenuous alliances with old enemies to stand a chance against the enemy. If they can unite, they might just have a chance of stopping the machines from wiping out humanity on Earth and the Moon.

©2021 Nicholas Sansbury Smith (P)2021 Recorded Books

The adventure continues

E-Day II: Burning Earth is the second awesome novel in the E-Day series by New York Times best-selling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith, who brought us other blockbusters such as Hell Divers, The Extinction Cycle, Orbs, and my favorite of them all, Sons of War.

Burning Earth sees humanity fighting for its existence and survival – with just 1 million people remaining alive as a tragic result of the brutal war with the machines, forced to flee the burning earth and hide on the moon.

What’s left of Ghost Squad after a dramatic encounter in which all of them almost died is healing and licking their wounds in the depths of the oceans, but they need to recover as soon as possible because the planet is heading towards irreversible damage and the machines are preparing to set their target on the unlucky survivors.

Continuing at the same breakneck pace as the previous chapter, Burning Earth is gripping, terrifying, and atmospheric.

The man, the myth, the legend, the Voice, multiple award-winning narrator and audiobooks industry’s sci-fi narrator of choice, R.C. Bray delivers another perfect performance and manages to bring each character to life with distinct voices, accents and a lot of personality.

Nicholas Sansbury Smith and R.C. Bray continue to delight and entertain listeners all around the world with their stories of heroism, bravery, apocalypse, and survival. Combining beautiful writing, unforgettable characters, and vivid descriptions with top-notch narration, the entire E-Day series will satisfy one and all lovers of military sci-fi , action, and thrillers alike.

E-Day III: Dark Moon, the last book in the trilogy, is available now and I will return as soon as possible with a full review for that one as well. But I can tell you that I already listened to it and that it is as good as the previous two novels.

This E-Day Trilogy consolidates Nicholas Sansbury Smith as one of the most talented and prolific writers of his generation!

To the next level!

I really enjoyed E-Day 1, but this takes the series to the next level. RC Bray is awesome as ever, and the storyline moves. I mean moves! Action, suspense, some humor, and a plot that does not let up. I can't wait for the final book in the trilogy. I heard it's coming early next year. I highly recommend this series if you're a fan of Hell Divers or military science fiction in general. It's definitely got more of that military side than HDs. 10 of 10.

Absolute must listen

Once again NSS has written another unbelievable story. Can not quit listening from beginning till the end do not start unless you have plenty of time because you will not cut it off.

Exciting is an understatement

I am really enjoying this new take on the apocalypse by NSS. Especially now that they are on the Moon. I've never read a book like that before and RC Bray makes it even more thrilling. I couldn't stop listening until I finished. Great story and great narration!

Dark and Dreary

This book is very dark. Not just in the settings in which in takes place but the overall tone and storyline. That is what makes a good book though. Presenting realistic stakes and consequences and being willing to buck the tropes. It still has a few though. Not every story is peaches and cream and your heroes may not necessarily live to see another day. The action is standout and the enemy is terrifying and feels real. If you can stand the fact that this story isn't here to make you happy 90% of the time then you will enjoy this. If you have a soft heart or like your stories with more happily ever after then don't waste a credit.

a great setup for the third book

This book is a lot of reference , and reflection it seems like the author was trying to fill in pages to make the story longer. It's a good listen i if you're doing something else and don't want a complicated or progressive plot.

The Most Action-Per-Page I’ve Read In A Long Time

There is something to be said about a Nicholas Sansbury Smith book. I know going into it I’m going to get a few things – one of them is action. And when I say action, I mean nonstop action from beginning to end. I think the one thing that sets a NSS book apart from its competition is the sheer amount of scenes that he throws at the reader. This book and every other one of his that I can think of has some of the most action-per-page that I’ve ever read, and I love it. That being said, it makes these books take up a ton of brain space when I’m reading them. I say that as a compliment. Some books I read for their ability to clear my head and some I read to block out all of the other noise. NSS books are the latter. They take residence in my head and don’t let go until the final chapters. And even then I end up thinking about them long after because of the premises and ideas that Smith employs throughout.

So, after that diatribe to open this and I STILL haven’t really talked about E-Day, I’ll save the thing I wanted to bring up next for a bit later. E-Day II: Burning Earth is one of those books that feels like a fever dream in the best way. Every time things seem to settle down – something changes. Or once I get comfortable with a character, boom roasted :). It honestly felt like it was nonstop action as I mentioned above but that’s not to say the characters weren’t well thought out and weren’t likable. The duo of hearing and deaf brothers obviously being a standout in this group. I know their story and who they are. Once things in their life changed – I ended up genuinely being worried for their families’ well-being.

That combination of great characters that you fall for and an insane amount of action is what makes a NSS book to me. They fly by and I’m always sad when they’re done. Each series has it’s own feel and it’s own thing but they all feel similar. And I mean that in the best way because the way they feel similar is just the sheer amount of heart that Smith puts into each book. His own and his characters. It’s awesome to be able to feel the passion that an author has – but these books, especially the E-Day series… I can feel how much he wanted to write them.

Now, back to what I wanted to point out before… since this book is set in space for the majority of it the first thing that popped into my brain was “oh man, I would LOVE a pure science fiction book from Smith”. And what I mean by that is something like The Martian or the old-school sci-fi that I read as a kid. I know that Post-Apocalyptic is his wheelhouse – but the stuff that he wrote about in E-Day II about the colonies and the way that things were set up on space made me salivate for a NSS pure-sci-fi book.

another outstanding entry into this new series

Nicholas Sansbury Smith is one of my favorite authors. Sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, and man vs. machine stories that are extremely entertaining. action packed with engaging characters.

EDay 2 is yet another outstanding book. EDay 1 was the setup, EDay 2 is the middle action, and the coming EDay 3 promises to wrap it up. Of the two main story lines, my favorite takes place on the moon in this book. I think that's the most creative aspect. The action on Earth is excellent, but more standard faire IMO.

Highly recommended new series from an outstanding author.

Oh, and you can never go wrong with an audiobook narrated by the mighty RC Bray. Another perfect performance.

Plot has more holes than a bowl of Fruit Loops.

Like the title says this series has a lot of plot holes and the story skips around some. I found myself going back several times to make sure I did not miss something. Bray does a great job as always on the narration and overall I do find the series enjoyable.

Better than the last!

An exciting sequel that sets up the final book. I can’t wait to see what happens. If you enjoy E-Day try Hell Divers. They are both superb.