Invasion: Alaska

Invasion America, Book 1

By: Vaughn Heppner

Narrated by: Mark Ashby

Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

The invasion of Alaska has begun. And the Third World War may not be far behind.

In this controversial book, Vaughn Heppner explores the theme of a shattered America facing the onslaught of the new colossus in the East: Greater China.

The time is 2032, and the Chinese are crossing the polar ice and steaming through the Gulf of Alaska. They have conquered oil-rich Siberia and turned Japan into a satellite state. Now a new glacial period has begun, devastating the world’s food supply. China plans to corner the world’s oil market and buy the needed food for their hungry masses.

A weakened America uses old technology against the next generation of military hardware. The invasion unleashes the Hell of battle as two armies turn the snowfields of Alaska red with blood.

Invasion: Alaska is a thundering techno-thriller of vast scope from bestselling author Vaughn Heppner.

©2011 Vaughn Heppner (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Great story horrible performance

I would love to listen to the rest of the series but the monotone reading nearly lost me. Dialogue was ok. Any narration was monotone with an irritating quality.

Although a good story

This was a good story but the way the writer writes American military is pathetic. I could give many examples of just lazy writing. And poor understanding of US military thinking.

THE AMERICANS ARE NOT SIBERIANS

MEN ARE MEN
This hit my wish list the day it was offered. For years I have wondered why more authors have not explored China and China as a number one military power. It almost seems taboo to consider the possibility. Few have considered an attack from them would include boots on the ground. Their population is their biggest weapon. Heppner did a great job exploring this possibility. He included their desire to own Taiwan. Few people probably knew that Siberia was once part of China. With World History being cut out of High School Education, we are going to need more people like Heppner to educate us. If you have read Gavin Menzies, you will most likely enjoy this. Conservatives who are worried about what happens when we cut back our military will like this. Liberals who are worried about our environment will like this. There is a lot of military techno talk and that usually turns me off, but I enjoyed it in this book. Some battle scenes go on for a long time.

IT WASN'T AUTHORITY THAT PAUL HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH, IT WAS AHOLES.
Are the characters, card board cutouts? Mostly yes, but they are not that important to the story. I did enjoy Paul, who is an ex-marine who got an dishonorable discharge. I could relate to his problems due to opening his mouth too much and I DON'T KNOW HOW TO KISS A. I enjoyed the parts involving the Chairman. I was intrigued by the politics and the troubles caused by a nation without enough women. I loved the parts involving drones and their operators. I will be following this series.

I gave the narrator five stars, but he is not a top tier narrator. I did not feel he took anything away from the story, but he did not add to it either. I can not see how he could upset anybody. A lot people complain about narrators who dramatize to much, no worries here.

Excellent insight into the mind of the future

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Very interesting book. Details what road we could go down with further military cut backs and the rise of China as a world superpower. Shows the spirit od America despite being reduced by years of left wing political agendas, and political correctness.

A plausible idea with chilling consequences. A must read for anyone who believes we should slash our national defense.

Have you listened to any of Mark Ashby’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Excellent

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, but it is impossible to do so

Any additional comments?

An excellent read but outlines a very frightening future

Better than Tom Clancy's RED STORM RISING!

I have been listening to audio books for 20 years. I am a big fan of Tom Clancy's RED STORM RISING,but this book blew him out of the water. Although I do wish Vaughn Heppner was long winded like Tom C. I highly recommend this book. Its rich with characters and action. Plus its makes you think if its possible in our future.

just so-so

Okay plot and the battle scenes were good but the reader is terrible and detracts from what little the book offers. Don't think I'd recommend it and I'm not going to bother with the rest of the series.

Awesome

Awesome this book is very awesome I would recommend this book to anyone who likes war books. Got to get

Gripping

What made the experience of listening to Invasion: Alaska the most enjoyable?

The story line was very entertaining and kept me entertained all the way from the beginning to the end.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The plot was great and it was very thought provoking. It was strong from the start

What does Mark Ashby bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The reading was fine. Mark is easy to listen to and very enjoyable.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes this was a book I could have easily listened to in one sitting

Depressing Disconcerting Dismissive Disappointing

What would have made Invasion: Alaska better?

“Invasion Alaska” is similar to some other books with which you may be familiar: Harry Turtledove’s alternate (civil war) history series, “How Few Remain” and “American Front” and Tom Clancy’s imagined theater conflicts “Red Storm Rising” and “The Bear and the Dragon” all of which were more realistically imagined and which had superior descriptions of the technical military details. But what “Invasion Alaska” most closely reminded me of was the (first) movie “War of the Worlds,” because of the unremittingly depressing hopelessness of the story until the final, and in “Invasion Alaska’s” case, predictable, bail-out.I found the characters mostly shallow and pitiable, and the author’s prose inelegant and heavily reliant on pathos.The narrator ends every sentence with a rising tone on the last syllable, which I found disconcerting and distracting. He does an adequate but uninspired job with accents and inflection, but is not very good with women’s voices,which, fortunately for him, are few.The hurried, dismissive, and disappointing ending is a shameless setup for the sequel, and quite possibly an endless series of sequels in the fashion of the execrable “Left Behind” rip-offs.My remarks are tempered by having bought “Invasion Alaska” at a first-in-a-series teaser sale price.

What could Vaughn Heppner have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

He is in the crowded genre of techno thrillers, where even the ghost writers for the old guard are pretty good. There may not be much he can do.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Mark Ashby?

A genuine Chinese speaker.

Any additional comments?

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Absolute rubbish and it gets worse by the book

What did you like best about Invasion: Alaska? What did you like least?

I bought this book based on my recent listen to the same Author's The Lost Starship series which I loved, specially book two and three as they were read by Mark Boyett who is one of my favourite Narrators.

This was a big mistake though as this series is simply awful

Worst narrator on Audible for a start then just a ridiculous story with more plot holes than a colander.

It features Hovertanks????? (In a comedy like Sgt Bilko maybe that is fine) Bahemoths tanks that no one can find??? Apparently in the future Radar is forgotten about, Trench warfare?????????

Give me a break.... What utter rubbish

Would you ever listen to anything by Vaughn Heppner again?

No, he is too inconsistent in his story telling.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He raises is tone at the end of every sentence, not sure if it is just a terrible accent or just a terrible reader

Do you think Invasion: Alaska needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

It has 4 followups and each is worse in succession

Any additional comments?

Please give me my credits back!