A Fire Within

Sekret Machines Series, Book 2

By: Tom DeLonge, A. J. Hartley

Narrated by: Paul Costanzo

Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's Summary

They have witnessed what is beyond the bounds of possibility. Lights sailing across Nevada's desert night sky in fluid and rapid motions that are impossible for even the most technologically advanced aircraft. They have encountered those responsible for the unexplained. Men in black suits, white lab coats, and military uniforms who do not want their secrets exposed. 

Brought together by fate - or phenomena - heiress Jennifer Quinn, journalist Timika Mars, pilot Alan Young, and ex-Marine Barry Regis are bonded by the incidents they've witnessed, hunted by agents of a wealthy corporate cabal desperate for unimaginable power, and possessed of extraordinary abilities they do not understand, much less control. 

Now, they're on a mission of their own. As Alan and Barry test the limits of their strange gifts inside the military complex known as Dreamland, Jennifer and Timika begin a quest to locate an ancient tablet that may hold the answers to humanity's greatest question. 

Are we alone in the universe? 

Based on the accounts of credible UAP observers drawn from expert sources within the scientific, military and intelligence communities, Sekret Machines: A Fire Within is the second fiction book within a multimedia project that has become part of the most ambitious investigation of the phenomenon in history.

©2018 To the Stars, Inc. (P)2018 Tantor

Awesome!

Loved the second book in the series and can not wait for the third, make the movie already.

Nev-AWWW-da?? Really? Editor didn't catch that??

I'm not from Nevada, but for crying out loud, there are only 50 states in the union. If you can say Alaska, Nebraska, Alabama or Louisiana, you can also say Nevada. (Hint: it's not Ne-VAW-da, just like it's not A-LAW-ska, Ne-BRAW-ska, Ala-BAW-ma, nor Louisi-AWW-na.) So here's yet another review to tell the narrator how he royally screwed the pooch on this one. You have no excuse for mispronouncing any of the 50 states of the United States of America even once, let alone a hundred times throughout the story. Just ask your phone "how do you pronounce Nevada" and it will tell you. (... and you might want to verify the other 49 while you're at it)

Pass if looking4 new insight on UFOs from Delong

If your looking for new insights on UFOs from Delong or his group here you will be sadly disappointed. If you are looking for a mediocre science fiction book then you found it. The one thing true UFO enthusiasts will glean from this is the good alien bad alien theme that his group is setting us up for. Pretty slow up until the last 1/4 of the book.

I will assume 3rd book will be Epic!

I do enjoy the multiple characters and story lines in series. Very interesting, seem their was a lot in the background that was intended to be in the book but was not. I would suggest to read Greek mythology before you start this series makes it much more interesting.

Big fan of Sci Fi and UFO “theories”

Tom and AJ do a good job of blending real UFO reports- from Roswell to the one that shut down an airport in Japan in 2010- they incorporate them and many more into a fun Sci Fi/ action read! I enjoyed this one and the first book.. Only “criticism”- it is a bit “wooden” at times, especially when you can tell they are using a story arch to insert specific details about a crash, or a crop circle or something.. I understand the why but feel it could be incorporated into the flow of the story better at times. Some dialogue is a little forced but overall- a good job!

Great story and great reading!

Fascinating and interesting story that really opens your mind to maybe what we know about reality maybe incomplete.

Narration was amazing! Until.Every.Single.S-word.

The story is captivating and then some. I am impressed with the narrator's ability to embody the various characters throughout the story. He has a pleasant voice...UNTIL..ANY SINGLE S-WORD COMES ALONG! I mean common, this could have been taken care of in the studio for God's sake. YOWZA! I have to turn my sound system's base to max and treble and mid to minimum to even tolerate the screeching whistles this man naturally finds himself to be capable of. It freaking hurts! It's not as if I don't rock out either... dude. please revisit this recording and silence the screeching s whistles!! PLEASE!! 🙏

Fantastic …just fantastic

Amazing experience and story. I was dreading the end. Anxiously awaiting more. Thanks to the writers!

Good story, subpar narrator

I enjoyed the story from the continuation of secret machines but the narrator detracts from the experience. His “s” sounds whistle and spike my headphones/speakers making it not only annoying but painful at times. More than that I do not particularly care for his inflections that he puts in to the characters.

Thoroughly Fantastic

A masterful piece of vision and creativity. The thought and research that went into this title cover a varied number of fields and sciences. There are so many levels to the story that is told by these authors and the characters they've created, that it is amazing that the story flowed so smoothly.
This title offered so much, by way of entertainment and food for thought that I did not want it to end.

American’s Hull accent is priceless!

It’s alright but the narrator does get a little wearing after a while. The attempt at a Hull accent sounded like a pastiche of Dick van Dyke’s (terrible) cheeky cockney in Mary Poppins. Story is quite a stretch but then again, the US government has admitted ufo’s ARE real….,,

Enjoyed the book, but…

I enjoyed the book and the previous one in the series, but I find the audible version irritating. The narrator is very stilted. I get the impression that he didn’t have time to review his recordings and they weren’t proof (listened?)
He often puts the emphasis of a sentence on the wrong word an I found this a bit off putting

This should be made into a film

Was thinking that ttsa media arm might be able to produce an X-Files 2.0. Now I'm sure they will be able to!

Very Enjoyable

Really enjoyed this sequel and can't wait for the third installment and, hopefully, the movies?

Padding padding padding

So much padding, very disappointing. Chops around too much, inconclusive and made the subject tedious.