The writer is one of my favorite action writers. For me tough this book was different from his earlier works. While the concept was interesting and the action sequences well done, the huge number of references of eighties pop and movie culture was a bit too much for me. I am aware that many people will love it, but being European, it might be the reason why I was not as enthousiast as many Americans most likely will be. The narrators did a great job and even tough it was not his best book, it kept wanting to finish it. which is something not every writer manages to do. The story about an alien invasion had many Last Starfighter references and plot in it and if you like movies like that, you wil love the book.