The Half-Life Empire: An Alien Apocalypse Novel

The Half-Life Empire, Book 1

De: Shami Stovall

Narrado por: Diana Richardson

From the Dragon Award-nominated author of Astra Academy: One young woman leads a ragtag band of survivors across a fractured, post-alien-invasion America.

Hacker Kita Yamasaki would do anything to escape the post-apocalyptic landscape that was the result of the Forever Winter. But for a normal person, the only options are the war-hungry nation-state of Ex Cathedra or the isolationist United California. Fortunately, Kita is anything but normal.

When she finds a faded brochure for the BC Oasis—an underground greenhouse capable of sheltering a quarter million people—she jumps at the opportunity, even going so far as to steal a fission battery the oasis requires to operate at full capacity. There's just one problem . . . The battery belongs to the ruthless judges of Ex Cathedra.

Now Kita finds herself the target of a deadly chase. In her race to safety, she picks up three fellow travelers: Dallas; his mute daughter, Crouton; and Bishop, a junk hunter. But will they betray her and take the battery for themselves? Is one of them a member of the cultist Iron-Blooded who worship the few remaining alien invaders scattered across Earth's wasteland?

Faced with certain death if they're caught by the judges' power-armored soldiers, Kita must put aside her suspicions and make a headlong dash for sanctuary—and the promise of a new life.

©2023 Shami Stovall (P)2023 Podium Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A fantastic read . . . Kita is so much more than a hacker, and the world she moves through isn’t just lethal—it feels uncomfortably familiar, and incredibly close.” —Terry Maggert, coauthor of the Backyard Starship series

Another winner

I always enjoy books written by Shami Stovall. It took a little longer than usual for me to get into this book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

phenomenal on every level

It still blows my mind that someone can be this talented. I'm so glad to have found this author!

The characters were interesting to me.

The beginning of the book was rough for me. Seemed like everything was terrible for the characters. But then it started to pick up and the rest was great.

Great Find!!!

I was just filing through the included books with my subscription and I found this little Jem! I listen to it all the way through it was entertaining and kept me engaged! Very entertaining A++
Thank You 🙏🙏🙏

not at all what I expected

what a great story!!! I downloaded this book based solely on the author and I'm such a fan!!! CRUTON FOREVER !!

Outstanding!

What a ride! This reminds me of Mad Max, except this series doesn’t rely on violence and sex to sell the story. There is great detail about the post-apocalyptic world, hive-like alien culture, and main characters, all of which are refreshingly unique and layered.

Yep, no lone white, snarky, over-powered MC here; Kita is a small, standoffish, Japanese woman with a bum leg bad enough she often needs to be carried. She doesn’t trust easily, but she’s also honorable and smart. Oh, the joys of a story where characters use their brains and, gasp, strategize!

The other supporting characters are equally unique and strong, although the best thing about everyone is their layers. Each character has physical, mental and moral strengths and flaws. What a pleasure to listen along and not know exactly where the alliances, betrayals, and plans will end up.

This dystopian story comes with some predictably dark themes, but I’d place this squarely in YA territory. I appreciate that it managed to walk the line between anime fantasy and battlep💀rn, delivering pops of humor and tense fight scenes without losing the central feeling of adventure. In the end, this is exactly my type of grab the popcorn story. I am immediately moving on.

Gritty, tense, and full of action!

The perfect start to another fabulous series by Stovall! Great world building with lots of science and tech to make it feel so real. Kita is a total bada** and I can’t wait to read book two!

Diverse Characters, great story

Likes : Characters, Story, the combat scenes, and not over descriptive.
Dislikes: Seems rushed at times

Did it again

Shami Stovall has quickly became my favorite author! Another great book can’t wait for more to come! and Diana did a amazing job !

Non stop action, rioting

Very fast paced and enjoyable post apocalyptic story. Can’t wait for the next one. Have started to look at other books by this author