Freedom's Fire

Bobby Adair really is an author to look out for. His stories are so original , his characters are deep, many layered and sympathetic and his world building is believeable and detailed. I was hooked on this tale within the first two pages. Definitely the start of a brilliant series and I highly recommend this book.

First off I did enjoy the book, but it was a close call! The begging was slow and to be fair setting out a good reason to feel the way people did. But it was bleak and maybe a tad long, but once passed that the story picked up the pace and did a better job of filling you in on some people's past as moments of distraction of thoughts at times in the story where some authors would fly past and not acknowledge probably what would happen to you or I in that place!.I also enjoyed Bryce at the end of the book after you Finnish reading, there's a cool bit about drinking hobo coffee! So I'm here keeping everyone alive. I kinda feel bad that I've finished the book, this must be what guilt feels like.I would add that if I had known bobby was a Zombie book author I would have skipped this book so I'm glad I only found out after. There are no zombies thankfully!

If you like a good read that's funny,well written and a book impossible to put down download all of Bobby 's books I guaranty you will thank me,I look forward to every book he has released and I have read them all,money WELL spent.Keep up the good work Bobby thank you for -ll the hours of enjoyment your stories have gifted me.

Bobbys books are good and they’re not expensive at all which is really good. I am enjoying this series but perhaps not as much as the slow burn series. I do kind of feel like Dylan is perhaps a little too much like Zed in space. To be fair that’s not a terrible thing because both characters have the same pragmatic no nonsense approach to dealing with stuff (relationships with the opposite sex aside ) Bobby writes a main character and best friend relationship very well like Dylan and Brice which is very similar to Zed and Murphy. The use of realistic(ish) space physics is also a big plus if a bit zoomier than my imagination. In short these are a good read for pretty much any sci-fi fan. It’s not the expanse but it’s much better than a lot of the budget fare out there and has plenty to keep you hooked

Adair has a tendency to drip back into past explanation, but the action bits were pretty well handled and overall I enjoyed it. I wasn't willing to pay £4 for each of the books, but then I saw the complete box set for 99p and immediately bought it. Thee second book was much the same (lots of explanation but not topo badly handled) so it was worth it.

We're totally unprepared for an alien race arriving to conquer us, especially if some countries decide to fall in line with them.The best sci-fi comprises of a future that is realistic and highly possible, which this book nails. The idea of rolling over and becoming a slave race is abhorrent.

Bought this for kindle, and took up the Audible offer at the same time, listened rather than read, enjoyed the pace and less than perfect tech, liked the post alien invasion / occupation setting, left needing to buy the next book in the series to find out how things go.

A big fan of Bobby's writing style, always great characters and always page turner's. This book has everything, amazing characters, well thought out story, believable tech, and black humour in buckets. You know an author is good when you hope all his series go to 9 books like slow burn.

***THIS BOOK WAS RECEIVED FROM A GOODREADS GIVEAWAY***I find it somewhat refreshing to read a dystopian book where the dystopia has already happened. There are far too many that detail the onset of a dystopia, and a scant few that actually deal with the realities of the dystopia. While this does lead Freedom’s Fire to have a cynical and depressing tone, at least there is a growing hope as the story progresses. At the very least, this book was a quick read, helped along by its pacing and action-packed sequences. On a personal note, I also liked the fact that it was set in Colorado, as I could easily connect with the locations and lingo.While Freedom’s Fire was an enjoyable read, it did have a few minor flaws. As I read, I mostly understood the vague goals of the main character and his crew, at least in simplistic terms. Get off Earth. Join the Resistance. It was the in-between waypoints between these broad goals that were never really clear. Furthermore, the start of the book was a little slow as the author took some time for worldbuilding. At least, this expositional section still moved the story along and wasn’t completely obvious as an exposition dump. Finally, as an author myself, I understand the need for “reader involvement.” Even though the final section of the book was somewhat amusing and a different way to ask the reader for help, it mostly came off as desperate.The aforementioned flaws are practically negligible when it comes to the strengths of Freedom’s Fire. There were certainly elements of HALO, Ender’s Game, and Starship Troopers (1997) to this book that worked well together. Perhaps the most important strength of this book was the situational awareness used by the main character. From his ability to take out enemy starships to his ingenious use of the smaller size of asteroids, the action sequences benefitted from these unique tactics. Or, at least they seem to be unique when compared to the “shoot ‘em up” brute-force approach.A well-written and almost “pulpy” military sci-fi book, I give Freedom’s Fire 4.5 stars out of 5.

Always loved Booby Adair's zombie books.. had some misgivings when he informed his faithful fans that he was moving to sci-fi but it really works. The aliens invade earth (Grays, LOL - a touch of the zombie there) then other aliens attack them and, of course, the earthlings rebel and there the story starts to get interesting. Love his characters, the good and the not-so-good.. can see some similarities to the Slow Burn peeps there too.Read a preview (Freedom's Seige) that is available as a freebie to people on his mailing list and there is a link to it at the end of this book. Well worth the read! Straight away bought 1 and Book 2 and pre-ordered Book 3.

Off to a good start - series wiseI enjoyed the premise of human defianceThe whole idea of N-Korea back-stabbing the world was inspirational(also well within the twisted mindset of their "beloved leader")Having acquired access to both abilities (physiological) and a necessary understanding of tech...Timeline for the revolt and how things go is feasible - so great for reader tolerances

For 3 decades Grays’ have dominated the earth.They allow little manufacturing time for things humans need to help survive.Breckenridge ski resort, Frisco, Dillon, & Silverthorne, no longer exists.Phil etches paper-thin, ceramic composite plates.There is a branch of North Koreans who are the Ministry of State Security (MSS).South Korea & China remained about the same.Colonel Blair (f) ask Major Commissar Dylan Kane (33, husband, narrator, telepathy, Solar Defense Force Heavy Assault Division 743, 3rd battalion, 6,736th Regiment, Charlie Company),if he had completed the online training.Claire Kane (33, Sydney’s twin sister/Phil’s wife) is PG with a Gray hatchling.Major Commissar Kane was assigned to Captain Milliken Assault Ship Alpha Delta Kilo 7, 8, 9 Tango, 3, 1st Platoon.Penny Reed (pilot), Phil Barber, Lieutenant Holt, Sergeant Brice, Jablonsky (soldier), Andrea, Hastings, Mostyn, Silva, & Sergeant Lenox are also on the team.The mission is to ram Trog cruisers in space.Penny mentions Station 13C is looming ahead.Later, a squadron of Trog ships was attacking an orbital battle station.Captain Milliken come on the screen & claims there is a Trog spy aboard.Lieutenant Holt figures out who it is, BANG!Penny informs everyone Juji Station is coming up off our port side.The space shuttle began to plummet & then smashed into the cruiser’s central hangar bay.Later the Trogs had the crew pinned down.What were Dylan & Phil arguing about?They soon found another space ship The Rusty Turd.Will the crew be able to get back to their original destination?I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written outer space book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great outer space movie, an animated cartoon, or better yet a mini TV series. To be continued. Not my normal read, it was just OK for me so I will rate it at 4/5 stars.Thank you for the free author; Goodreads; MakingConnections; Making Connections discussion group talk; Beezle Media, LLC.; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; bookTony Parsons MSW (Washburn)

I enjoyed the characters and the interplay between them, including the disfunctional behaviour. It isn't your typical war story and the way it finished meant that it left you wanting to know what comes next. So I have just bought the box set for which this is the first book of.