"This thrilling blend of crime and science fiction set in earth’s near future explodes into being and keeps ratcheting the tension through to the mind-blowing end. "
Just fabulous! An exciting premise, corkscrewing plot, and relatable characters, ensures this blend of crime and science fiction hits the ground running and doesn’t let up. Nebraskan Sheriff David Blunt finds his world is blown to smithereens when a 3 mile-high figure speared by a blade crashes to earth and his town is overrun by US soldiers, government officials, cults, conspiracy theorists, and all the associated work caused by increased housing and social and political shenanigans.
When murders begin to stack up that appear to be connected to the alien, the sheriff of Little Springs races to find the killer. What a story! Author Van Jensen has created the most fascinating world, it all feels so incredibly real, I didn’t question the premise, I just believed. The focus is very much earth based, with authentic and vibrant characters leading the way.
The fallen alien remains at a distance, it retains an awe-inspiring sense of immense power, affecting the everyday life of the towns people. The strangeness of the murders creates an all-invasive atmosphere, I felt on high alert throughout. This novel is full of smart suspenseful writing with a beautifully maintained balance between the known and unknown, which is why as well as a Liz Pick of the Month, it has also been chosen as a LoveReading Star Book.
God Fall is a tension-filled, thoroughly satisfying story of small town characters in an epic setting and is highly recommended.
SOMETHING ASTONISHING IS HEADING OUR WAY . . .'A gripping blend of sci-fi mystery and small-town suspense . . . an unforgettable ride.' RON HOWARD, Academy Award-winning director'I felt slapped awake by Godfall's brilliant conceit . . . thought-provoking, awe-inspiring, and visionary.' BENJAMIN PERCY, writer of Marvel's Wolverine'Engrossing, genre bending . . . will have you staying up long past your bedtime.' KARIN SLAUGHTERA massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth and humanity is braced for annihilation - but the end doesn't come . . .Because it's not an asteroid . . . it's a three-mile-tall alien figure that comes to earth outside Little Springs, Nebraska. Dubbed 'the giant', its body apparently pierced by a blade, its arrival transforms this quiet red-state farm town into a top-secret government research site and major metropolitan area, flooded with soldiers, scientists, government agents, bureaucrats, spies, criminals, conspiracy theorists . . . and a killer.As the sheriff of Little Springs, David Blunt thought he'd be keeping the peace among the same people he'd known all his life, not breaking up chanting crowds of conspiracy theorists, busting drugs gangs, dealing with doomsday cults, struggling to control town hall meetings about immigrants, and invaders and the construction of a mosque. Or trying to catch a cunning and seemingly untraceable killer.As the brutal, bizarre murders strike ever closer to home, Blunt - increasingly troubled by strange, unsettling dreams of a cosmos in chaos - throws himself into the hunt for a killer who seems somehow connected to the Giant.With bodies piling up and tensions in Little Springs mounting, he realizes that in order to find the answers he needs, he must first reconcile his traditional sense of things with the town, and the world, he now lives in - before it's too late.
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SOMETHING ASTONISHING IS HEADING OUR WAY . . .'A gripping blend of sci-fi mystery and small-town suspense . . . an unforgettable ride.' RON HOWARD, Academy Award-winning director'I felt slapped awake by Godfall's brilliant conceit . . . thought-provoking, awe-inspiring, and visionary.' BENJAMIN PERCY, writer of Marvel's Wolverine'Engrossing, genre bending . . . will have you staying up long past your bedtime.' KARIN SLAUGHTERA massive asteroid hurtles toward Earth and humanity is braced for annihilation - but the end doesn't come . . .Because it's not an asteroid . . . it's a three-mile-tall alien figure that comes to earth outside Little Springs, Nebraska. Dubbed 'the giant', its body apparently pierced by a blade, its arrival transforms this quiet red-state farm town into a top-secret government research site and major metropolitan area, flooded with soldiers, scientists, government agents, bureaucrats, spies, criminals, conspiracy theorists . . . and a killer.As the sheriff of Little Springs, David Blunt thought he'd be keeping the peace among the same people he'd known all his life, not breaking up chanting crowds of conspiracy theorists, busting drugs gangs, dealing with doomsday cults, struggling to control town hall meetings about immigrants, and invaders and the construction of a mosque.
Godfall features in the following genres: Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Crime and Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, Science fiction: aliens / UFOs, Technothriller, Science fiction: near future, Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Science fiction: military, Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense
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Godfall was written by Van Jensen and published by Bantam Press an imprint of Transworld
Godfall has 384 pages
