An Invader from the Stars, the Antichrist, or Something Else?
The adventures of the Intrepid Force continue in this second volume of the series. The attack on Venus Base had been stopped. Corbalew's plan had been defeated, but that was only beginning. With only a single ship outfitted with nightmarish technology unknown to late 21st century science, Corbalew had been able to destroy Venus's defenses in a matter of minutes. Now an armada of these ships has surrounded the Earth and rendered planetary defenses useless. Still weary and healing from their last battle, the Intrepid Force struggles to understand the mystery of the phantom fleet and, if possible, to find a weakness. Who or what is Gogue, the mysterious warlord who leads the invasion? He claims to be the Antichrist, a figure from Christian prophecy, but is he really? Aided by Neema, a young woman who claims to have come from a dark and terrible future, the Intrepid Force works to unravel the mystery and free their world before Neema's future becomes their own reality.
Author’s Comments: This book turned out surprisingly well, especially considering the speed at which I wrote it. The draft of the Intrepid Force I published was the fourth completed draft. The draft of Invasion I published came mostly from a single first draft. When I wrote Intrepid Force, I didn’t have any better sense than to write the book with a cliffhanger ending, and the friends who had read it were demanding more so I hit it hard and knocked out most of the book in nine months. I know many authors knock out one or two books a year, but they don’t have day jobs. I polished the book slightly when I updated it for Kindle and CreateSpace publishing, but it’s still mostly the version I released the first time.
