“This is not your usual alien vs humanity novel”You have to feel sorry for an alien who wakes up on Earth after hibernating for millennia only to find his own race gone – destroyed centuries earlier by a ruthless hive of artificial intelligence. All that remains are humans, who have yet to evolve sufficiently to bypass their own shortcomings and unify as a race to work toward a common goal.The … toward a common goal.
The alien, Zirkos, chooses to befriend a US Vet named Zeke Callaghan who possesses a rare component he needs to complete his spaceship’s revival – an exotic meteor fragment currently buried in Zeke’s head. A bond is forged between the two bringing with it remarkable technological advances in personal safety and an end to humanity’s incessant demand for war. The breakthrough ultimately proves a catalyst to launch humanity into space.
From there events quickly take on a life of their own as the duo battle to bring Earth to a state of readiness to defend them from the approaching threat of ‘The Nubl’.more
Good read & I want more
Disappointed that this was only the first of a series. Can’t wait to read the rest!
Just finished this book. Wow! A super sci fi thriller. Characters are appealing and the plot is entrancing.
I loved this book. The science was so well done you could almost believe it is real.
It took a while to take off, but then became quite readable.
A fun book
This is truly enjoyable reading. Roote has delved into his imagination to find an original storyline and he writes it well.
confusing at times, obviously leading to another in the series no completion.
Fast pace enjoyed reading good sci-fi
Fascinating. Lively.
Starts out slow, thinly builds up, to a questionable statement. Lot of engineering buzz words, but little depth.
The pattern Ship is an action packed tale of an ex GI whose broken skull is surgically repaired using a rare metal. The need for that metal is what brings him into contact with an alien in his pattern ship. They work together finding the best way to slowly release technology to the world while trying to unite the world against the coming invasion …
Was an entertaining read. A good way to spend the evening if you’re not wanting anything heavy to read
Very well done. Great light reading.
I enjoyed it
Great sifi read. Very interesting extraterrestrial thoughts and possible situations.
Refreshing story.
I liked these characters enough to buy the rest of the series.
Good old fashioned sf story. A fun page turner.
Really liked the artificial intelligence personalities. Interesting story and exciting battle scenes