Area 51: Interstellar

By: Bob Mayer

Narrated by: Eric Dove

Many millennia ago, humans, including us, were seeded on 15 worlds by an alien race, the Airlia. We believe we evolved, but the reality is we were bred as cannon fodder for the Airlia’s interstellar war against the Swarm, a viral race whose only mission appears to be the obliteration of sentient life wherever encountered.

On some worlds humans realized the truth about their origins, uncovered their hidden alien overlords, and rebelled. On one world they succeeded, but in the process destroyed their planet. They sent teams to the other worlds to foment uprisings. Our Earth is one. Earth15 is also one of those worlds.

One of those teams, Bren and her mate Markus, have been leading the revolution on Earth15 off and on for thousands of years, slowly eroding the power of the Airlia who rule as gods. But today she encounters Arcturus, a man who claims the impossible: he was on the planet before the Airlia. If this blasphemy is true, what other truths need to be uncovered about the history and origin of mankind and our place among the stars? Who are we?

©2019 Robert Mayer (P)2019 Robert Mayer

Great filler and setup

Of all the Area 51 books this one sits along the lines of Nosferatu. It spends a lot of time focusing on new characters and their history. When it gets back into the main cast it rehashes much of what already occurred. I say this as a good thing. It’s really a filler story that builds to a fantastic ending and I have a theory about the Ancients talked about in the book. Where the series goes from here is known only to the author but Mayer is a master at his own universe(s) and I can’t wait to see what comes next when “Earth abides.”

Always a great read!

Another great edition to the series. The continued adventures of the humans v. Arlia. I was skeptical about the new character story lines but they worked out great. I wasn't a fan of the cut and paste of the previous book into this book. If he had done it with a slightly different perspective then it would of worked much better.