G-3

Publisher: Muddle House Publishing
Series: The Guardian of Earth, 3
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Genre: Science Fiction
Available Formats: eBook and Print

Aliens are terraforming Earth!

Guardian of Earth, Dr. Zeke Landry has even more reason to protect his planet now that his wife is carrying his child. Little did he know, the romantic evening they enjoyed at the beach watching meteor showers was the last peace on Earth.

Fish and wildlife vanish. Seas thicken with mud. The dolphins warn Zeke to stay away from the ocean. An environmental catastrophe of the highest order is in the making, and no one knows how to prevent it. Zeke seeks extra-planetary advice from his alien allies, but the news is not good. The threat is dire, and the clock is ticking. Unless a solution is found, the Earth will be transformed into an uninhabitable world. Will Zeke and his android sidekick find a remedy in time to save the day?

“Dr. Zeke Landry, a descendant of the Ancient Ones and Guardian of the Earth, must defend his planet against an invasion of body-snatching aliens. These beings arrive courtesy of a meteor shower and set about consuming humans as food. In the form of dust, they cover an individual and take over his life energy. With their shape-shifting abilities, it’s almost impossible for Zeke to track them. No matter; they’ll find him because he’s the one person who can stop them. He must summon powers only recently awakened, unite his allies, and repel the invaders before they annihilate humanity. Along the way, he’ll do anything to protect his pregnant wife from harm.

With its unique science angle, memorable characters, and sense of urgency, G-3 will keep you awake at night turning pages. After reading this book, you might want to keep a cat for company.” —Nancy Cohen, author of Peril by Ponytail

“I received this as an ARC from the author for a fair and honest review.

G-3 is the third book in the Guardian of Earth Series by Rigel Carson. I have not read either of the previous books in the series, but my lack of story history only stymied me a few times. Frankly, this story grabbed me from beginning, and the event of the alien invaders riding in via meteors is brilliant!

Zeke Landry is the conscientious and much tested Guardian of Earth. He’s also not human, a fact that not even his wife, Jessie, knows. I secretly hoped she’d find out the truth during the course of this story. I would have loved to see her have a larger more pro-active role, but there’s the itsy-bitsy detail that she’s pregnant with the next Guardian of Earth and it’s hard to be pro-active when you have 24-hour morning sickness.

The primary, secondary, and support characters are well-rounded and likeable. Forman, Zeke’s android body guard/assistant, is easily my favorite secondary character. What happens to him in the end is mind-blowing and you can bet I’ll be reading the next book to find out what happens. I also look forward to reading about Zeke’s reaction when he discovers Jessie’s right about the gender of their baby. Pure speculation on my part, but she’s just gotta be right about this one.

The build-up of tension to the final showdown is very well done. Overall, an engaging, entertaining, and thoroughly enjoyable story. Now I’m going back to read G-1 and G-2!” —Lea Kirk author of Prophecy

“I received this as an ARC from the author for a fair and honest review.

G-3 is the third book in the Guardian of Earth Series by Rigel Carson. I have not read either of the previous books in the series, but my lack of story history only stymied me a few times. Frankly, this story grabbed me from beginning, and the event of the alien invaders riding in via meteors is brilliant!

Zeke Landry is the conscientious and much tested Guardian of Earth. He’s also not human, a fact that not even his wife, Jessie, knows. I secretly hoped she’d find out the truth during the course of this story. I would have loved to see her have a larger more pro-active role, but there’s the itsy-bitsy detail that she’s pregnant with the next Guardian of Earth and it’s hard to be pro-active when you have 24-hour morning sickness.

The primary, secondary, and support characters are well-rounded and likeable. Forman, Zeke’s android body guard/assistant, is easily my favorite secondary character. What happens to him in the end is mind-blowing and you can bet I’ll be reading the next book to find out what happens. I also look forward to reading about Zeke’s reaction when he discovers Jessie’s right about the gender of their baby. Pure speculation on my part, but she’s just gotta be right about this one.

The build-up of tension to the final showdown is very well done. Overall, an engaging, entertaining, and thoroughly enjoyable story. Now I’m going back to read G-1 and G-2!” —Indy, Amazon reviewer

I stared at my best friend, alarmed. “We’re going in the haunted house? Count me out. I didn’t sign on for breaking and entering. I can’t do that. I’ll lose my job as a police consultant.”

Charlotte shone her light on the weathered façade of June’s Folly. “No breaking required, Baxley. The front door is open.”

I added my beam to hers. Sure enough, the paneled door with the centrally located doorknob gaped on its hinges. “Dang. You’re right. Still, this place belongs to someone. We don’t have the right to stroll inside. We’ll be trespassing.”

“Just a peek inside. If the ghost is here, it should repel us at the door, or so goes the legend. Speaking of ghosts, is anyone talking to you? Maybe shaking some chains or speaking in French?”

“All I’m hearing is a desperate reporter.” Cautiously, I touched the banister to see if it was secure. It was. I used the railing for support as I carefully trod the rotten, squeaking steps. Drifts of thickened air stirred my hair and sighed through the pines.

Charlotte halted. “You hear that?”

Her voice sounded too high. “The wind?” “Chains clanking. And a sad, mournful song in another language.”

“Truly?” I heard nothing of the sort. Was Charlotte’s imagination getting away from her? Was there a ghost?

Charlotte sank to the porch decking, her gear clunking as she landed heavily on her rear. “I, uh, need a minute.”

“Okay.” I sat on the top step beside her. Other than feeling dread and a shiver against the elements, I seemed normal with no sign of sensory overload. I marveled that I was still functioning. A little maturity and a little extrasensory training and I had a whole new perspective on this place.

“Don’t you feel it?” My friend’s teeth chattered. “I’m freezing.”

I estimated it was nearly eighty degrees and humid enough for spiders to dance on the air. Puzzled, I touched Charlotte’s arm. Her skin felt cold to the touch. Ordinarily, Charlotte would be griping about the heat and the humidity. Something was crossing her wires. “Look at you! Working those earlier ghost sites must have unleashed a latent talent.” I gazed at her with frank admiration. “You’re the ghost detector tonight, Char. I’m not picking up anything.”

“Are you looking?”

She had me there. “Nope. I don’t want to have to call my father to come get me again. That would be embarrassing.”

“I thought you were doing this to prove yourself as a full-fledged dreamwalker.”

“My main thought is that you have your answer to the ghost question. Chains and mournful singing support the drowned slave legend. Time to go home.” “There’s more to this, I know it,” she insisted. “Help me prove it. You can handle whatever it is I’m feeling. I haven’t passed out or anything.”

Charlotte had called me out. Worse, she was right. Just because I never heard ghosts before was no reason not to listen for this one. My talents and my shielding abilities were much more finely tuned now. I’d been talking to the dead for months. I didn’t have to let childhood fears dictate my actions. And, the sooner I gave Charlotte what she wanted, the sooner we could go home. With that, I closed my eyes and opened my senses to the night. Immediately, I plunged into a freezing fog bank.