Ladyreading365
- Jan 14, 2022
- 3 min read

E-Day II: Burning Earth by Nicholas Sansbury Smith (RB Books) 5 Stars

Publication date Audiobook 16/11/21 Time 13hrs 54 mins Book 513 Pages

Many thanks to the author, publishers and Netgalley for allowing me to choose this book to read and review for you all.

Synopsis

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 submarine 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.

My Review

Wow this book is brilliant. It is so action packed I was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book. Yes this book is the second of the series and I haven't read the first book but I didn't need to it worked well as a stand alone. I found it gripping, thrilling and a real page turner. I listened to the audiobook and fell in love with the narrator just from his voice ( is that possible lol). He must have the most expressive voice I have ever heard. He really made the story come to life. It has so much atmosphere and tension. Now I must say I only dabble in sci-fi as I wish it was one of my favourite genres. I have struggled in the past to find books that captured my attention. This one was perfect in every way for me I could easily see this series being made into a film. The characters were brilliant the storyline was action packed and unique. I really can't praise this book enough and I can not waitto read the next instalment. So much praise goes out to the author, narrator and publishers for creating such a gripping, action packed space adventure that captivated me from beginning to end. Wow it was good.