Area 51: Volume 1 Paperback – 6 Nov. 2014

Whether you are a Sci-Fi fan or not you will find this book by Bob Mayer utterly enthralling. But be warned - it's just the first in a series each of which will lure you deeper and deeper into the intrigue of the story, and the convoluted storyline and mind of the author!It's many years since I first cut my Sci-Fi teeth on the works of Asimov and Clarke who presented uncanny prophesies of the future, many of which have come to pass. But over the years I have become bored with the genre simply because of the trend of contemporary authors to be ever more outlandish, speculative, and implausible.In Area 51 [book 1] Bob Mayer very cleverly exploits the existing intrigue, and conspiricay theories surrounding this highly secretive American location. But instead of speculating on what is currently happening he goes back many millennia and in so doing draws the reader, almost unconciously, into a minefield of possibilities that blows history wide open.How Bob Mayer's mind works is almost as much a mystery as the topic he covers in this book and, as you will discover in later volumes, gets ever more convoluted as time passes. Whilst each volume is a satisfying read in isolation there is no doubt that reading them in sequence is the best approach. I just wish I had realised just how prolific this brilliant author is!Even if you have previously not being into Sci-Fi, or conspiracy theories, Bob Mayer will most probably change your mind for ever!Upload some of Bob Marley's tomes to your Kindle, or phone, and you will not have a bored moment for ages!

Had a few reservations about this and the way it started I thought oh no here we go, but it soon captured my attention and kept me interested. Not a heavy going novel or a classic by any means, but it is a good book that keeps you interested and wanting to turn the next page. When I got to the last third of the book I just couldn't stop reading until the end.

I love this book, I look forward to going to bed each night to read more, very few books get me like this.I love jet fighters, UFOs, the moon landing (& conspiracy) Tom Clancy, Arthur C Clarke and this book has it all.A lot of thought has gone into this & I remember reading other reviews on this book and someone said, "could it be true" and being only half way through, you end up asking yourself the same question. All the facts, and strange sightings, ex Nazi people ending up in USA after the war and working for the space prog. fast objects moving across the skies at imaginable speeds then changing direction in a blink of an eye, Aruoa (which I have VERY good reason to believe it does/did exist).As I say I am only 60% finished, but today they have all the books on the daily deal offer at 99p each, so I bought the next 4 ready for my holidays (if I can wait that long).If you like fiction books about UFOs etc this book is a must, it will get you thinking Bob Mayer is onto something.

First of all, the positives - I read this book quickly because I was interested to see how the story turned out. This is clearly one of the measures of success for an author and deserves to be acknowledged in this case. The story zipped along and there was always a little something held back for the next chapter.On the negative side, there were some silly technical mistakes which undermined the whole book. When I am reading a novel I always notice when the author uses something I know a little bit about, and if he gets it right it gives me the confidence to accept without question the aspects of the story of which I know nothing. When there are simple mistakes that could have been eliminated in five minutes of research I start to wonder about everything the author uses to underpin his plot and characters.The really grating example in "Area 51" is the author's fondness for the General Dynamics F-16, pretty much to the exclusion of every other military aircraft. At one point in the story the author speaks of an F-16 in use by the USAF in 1970, four years before its first flight and at least eight years before it entered service. Later he has the same aeroplane flying from a US Navy aircraft carrier. Although the US Navy does apparently own a handful of these aeroplanes for training, they are land-based. The F-16 has never been carrier-borne and (obviously) is therefore not a fighter used as a combat aircraft by the US Navy (or any other).This may seem cruelly pedantic, but if the author has these simple facts wrong, how can I trust anything else?That said, I still enjoyed the book and don't begrudge its cost - for me another good test.

I really enjoyed this book, it was quite a change from my usual reading. The story was fast paced and I liked the mix of facts and fiction driving the plot. The characters were unusual and not at all stereotyped. I look forward to the next book in the series.

manic 12 Had been taken over by aliens and they wanted to return home.They failed to see the danger.

I am not into sci fi stuff at all but after reading reviews from other readers of the same ilk (and the fact that it was a daily deal) I bit the bullet and thought I'd try it. Although it is a sci fi book it is written in such a way that the underlying storyline is really captivating and I got engrossed in the book very quickly. I have now bought the rest in the series and hope they give an much enjoyment