Hostile Contact

Weapons of Choice, Book 1

By: Nick Snape

Narrated by: Josh Innerst

A failed military training exercise. An alien incursion, desperate and on the hunt. Survival is just the beginning…'

Finn had thought he'd seen it all...but no...he had to admit...Not quite everything...There was a big universe out there and it was about to land in his lap.

Just how bad could it be?

Insubordinate and on the edge, Finn is a troubled war hero racked by guilt, overseen by an unyielding Commanding Officer while dragging his ragtag group of rookies through basic training. Suddenly caught up in a major global crisis, he joins with Gunner Zuri Zuberi, leading Delta Squad in a desperate struggle for survival when an alien incursion lands slap bang in the middle of their training session - killing indiscriminately and pitting inexperienced soldiers against the power of alien technology.

With the modern-day world panicking after the small alien force penetrates Earth's ineffective defenses, a second incursion drops into the atmosphere, revealing more of the enemy’s capabilities. As losses mount, the world’s armed forces find themselves helpless to act when the aliens reveal a weapon that could change modern warfare forever.

This new alien tech breeds greed and mistrust amongst opposing countries. The need to be the first to acquire it, escalating beyond political conflict as governments circle, missiles at the ready.

Finding themselves alone in the fight for Earth's future, Delta Squad discover the aliens are more than they seem, and that alien technology can be just as deadly in the hands of humanity when they unearth the Weapons of Choice.

Listen to Hostile Contact, an action-packed sci-fi survival novel – where ‘Predator’ meets ‘Full Metal Jacket’ in a pulse-pounding, non-stop thrill ride.

©2023 Nick Snape (P)2023 Fireside Audio

Critic reviews

"Compelling." (Self-Publishing Review)

'Fantastic Military Sci-Fi thriller...masterful' (B.R. Keid, author of Intrusion Protocol)

Hostile Contact

okay I have to admit that it took me a while to get into it. at first I found it a bit boring, and I did fall asleep. but after that idk what chapters it was that it started getting good. and I got so into it. and now I'm excited for the next book, because why not there out of space and heading to a new world. so yet I am so looking forward to the next book.

A fun and fast paced first contact thriller

I enjoyed listening to this real time action flick during a long car ride. I have mixed emotions on how I would feel if I were reading, versus listening, because there is a lot of head hopping and character aside and I'm curious as to how that looks on page. It translated all right to audio because the author states the characters name at the start of each head hop and the audio narrator did a good job differentiating. On paper I am not sure that it would have been as easy to keep some of these side characters straight.

Overall though this is a fun romp through first contact and of course the Americans are sitting around with their thumbs up their butts while the Brits save the day 🤣 someone clearly has a really great opinion of our task forces. That said though this is the first time I've heard Space Force mentioned in fiction, and I assume we will be seeing a lot more of that as the branch establishes itself.

If you like short, exciting military sci-fi, first contact, invasion, and America definitely not saving the day, check it out.

Buckle up--this is a 5 star nail-biter.

The narrator does a fantastic job at capturing an AI voice, as well as British, Scottish, and American accents. Author Snape has penned an imaginative and fast-moving version of first contact—in Scotland—where soldiers on a training exercise in the middle of nowhere encounter the first extraterrestrial Aliens to land on Earth. What could possibly go wrong? Almost everything. The characters are brought to life as they react and try to cope with the very real threat of battling aliens. What follows is a relentless play-by-play of firefights, losses on both sides, and secrets are exposed as countries vie for technological spoils—until the unthinkable happens. Buckle up. This is a 5 star nail-biter.

Fast paced and full of firefights

Hostile Contact is a blisteringly quick, intense tale of a hostile first contact scenario. The broad range of narrative POV characters put me in mind of The Expanse, and the story pacing is relentless as much of the story is told in real time, sometimes in a minute by minute breakdown. It feels ready for translation into a summer blockbuster film. The narration is spot on and clearly identifies whose POV we are in at any given moment.

space military

science fiction military drama with interesting tech available. the weapons can change per the user's choice and skin can regrow.