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by Eric McMeins (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 94 ratings

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Version 2.0- Now professionally edited. Enjoy. Cole Smith is the product of decades of alien experimentation. Cole and the Doctor that created him must fight enemies, both old and new to free themselves from captivity, while unlocking the secrets encoded in his DNA by humanity’s ancestors. He must find the birthright that was hidden away for him in the far reaches of the galaxy and reunite his ancestor’s allies to aid in his fight. Using that technology, Cole will try to defeat his enemies, enemies that have destroyed the Earth and sent the human race into extinction. Or die trying.
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  1. Book 1 of 3
    The Inherited War
  2. Print length
    389 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    6 April 2013
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C8VWE9O
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 6 April 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.9 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 389 pages
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  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Inherited War
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    4.1 out of 5 stars 94 ratings

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Eric McMeins was born in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, in the little town of Carnation Washington. He joined the United States Army and spent 4 years as an Infantry Man in the C Co. 1/187th Rakkassans at Ft. Campbell Ky. He has spent the last dozen years in service to the USPS as a letter carrier and has only recently begun writing. Follow me on Facebook (Eric McMeins author page) or on twitter @ericmcmeins

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Customers find the book enjoyable to read and praise its storyline, with one review noting how the plot and background develop well throughout the book. However, the writing style receives criticism for poor spelling and punctuation.

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11 customers mention ‘Storyline’8 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, with one customer noting how the plot and background develop throughout the narrative, while another finds the concept original and the historical context fascinating.

"...of humans being 'seeded' on Earth by an ancient, more advanced civilisation was quite interesting (although not original) and I might have been..." Read more

"...reading and must say I was pleasantly surprised by this book, strong story and the plot and back history develops well through the book...." Read more

"I enjoy well written sci-fi that is different, has some originality. I have to say that I enjoyed this book very much and rate it highly...." Read more

"While the story is enjoyable and it is a relatively easy read, it fails to gain more stars due to some predictable aspects of the plot, and general..." Read more

9 customers mention ‘Readability’9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book enjoyable to read.

"...I found it to be very enjoyable and hard to put down. Give it a go, you wont be disappointed." Read more

"A bit derivative but a fun read anyway. Just had to know what happened next...." Read more

"I am not sure why this has mixed reviews, it's not perfect but it's a good read and the plot is a little different than the standard tale." Read more

"...I have to say that I enjoyed this book very much and rate it highly...." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Writing style’0 positive4 negative

Customers criticize the writing style of the book, noting poor spelling, punctuation, and weak dialogue.

"...The author could use an editor though as some of the spelling and punctuation is poor." Read more

"...I might have been tempted to read more installments but the frequent spelling errors/incorrect words used was more than a little irritating...." Read more

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"...plot, 2-D characters, not much thought evident anywhere, lots of really weak dialogue, no interesting twists, very simple immature storyline...." Read more

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  • Jaykam_uk
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2015
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    I loved this book from page 1. The concept is quite original, at least to me and I read a lot, and the story flows very well. It can be a little pompous at times, in terms of one human making the difference between good and evil, but this can be forgiven due to the detail and energy that the author creates.

    Some aspects of the story line can be a little predictable, but in this genre it can be hard to lead the reader through the science and the various races, without giving things away that you’ll have to rely on to keep the story flowing later on.

    I found it to be very enjoyable and hard to put down. Give it a go, you wont be disappointed.
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  • VEH Masters
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2023
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    A bit derivative but a fun read anyway. Just had to know what happened next. The author could use an editor though as some of the spelling and punctuation is poor.
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  • PaulT2
    3.0 out of 5 stars Typos V poor language skills?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2013
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    The concept of humans being 'seeded' on Earth by an ancient, more advanced civilisation was quite interesting (although not original) and I might have been tempted to read more installments but the frequent spelling errors/incorrect words used was more than a little irritating. All the way through 'were' has been used for 'where', 'moral' for 'morale', 'center' for 'centre', 'to' instead of 'too' amongst others. None of which would show up with a spellchecker but all leap out when the story is read! At first I put it down to typos but the further I got into the book I became convinced that the consistency of the errors throughout (I don't think I ever saw the word 'where' spelt correctly in the entire book) meant that the author (and any proofreaders) just didn't have a high enough standard of English. I won't be reading any more in the series.
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  • Mark
    5.0 out of 5 stars Promising Start
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2013
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    Well just finished reading and must say I was pleasantly surprised by this book, strong story and the plot and back history develops well through the book. I am curious to see how this plot develops and wether or not it will develop into a saga. I must say on the whole I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to the next one.
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  • Texxy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Retribution
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2014
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    I am not sure why this has mixed reviews, it's not perfect but it's a good read and the plot is a little different than the standard tale.
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  • S. Pentney
    5.0 out of 5 stars Take Heart
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2013
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    I enjoy well written sci-fi that is different, has some originality. I have to say that I enjoyed this book very much and rate it highly. Then characters have flaws and good points so you can love some and hate the others. If you enjoy a good read then please take the time to enjoy this.
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  • J Crumpton
    4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2013
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    I enjoyed reading this story, and found myself really wondering where the author is going to go with revealing more about the causes of the war.
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  • alan portland
    5.0 out of 5 stars Humanity designed by "pure" humans aeons ago
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 November 2013
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    Brilliant! Earth destroyed by aliens but one man survives to destroy an ancient enemy. Messages from the past hidden in DNA.
    Can't wait for part two.
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  • Duke
    5.0 out of 5 stars Impressed
    Reviewed in the United States on 24 April 2013
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    Loved this book and couldn't put it down. I'm always excited when I can find a new sci-fi/fantasy author who can take those genres in a new direction. I enjoyed the characters, the history and plot he came up with. It's a storyline with a history and set- up I've never read anything like before and his range of characters and "real life" Pop culture references kept me entertained from the start. I can't wait for Book 2.
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  • James P. Ruff, Jr.
    4.0 out of 5 stars very good story....but
    Reviewed in the United States on 14 September 2014
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    Very good plot, good story, great characters, lots of action. There are too many spelling and context errors to give this one and the others in the series 5 stars. Needs better editing or the author needs a remedial English grammar class...or his editors do.
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  • Senior SciFi Connisseur
    5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this Book!
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 June 2013
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    Loved this book...looked forward to reading it when I was interrupted by a need to hit the sack (had to get up early), so I put this one in the "red eyes" category...happens when you want to stay up reading. Excellent characterization, great plot...making humans "the ancient" "the precursors" etc that so many other books use to describe the first tech savvy races. There are some typos, but instead of whining about that, I'm just grateful not to have to pay the extra $15 for an editor and publisher. Way to go Eric! Looking forward to the next one in your series.
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  • Sixiron
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good story, poor writing
    Reviewed in the United States on 29 September 2013
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    I really wish I could rate this story higher. The story itself is very cool being a mishmash of standard sci-fi tropes rearranged in a very unique way. There was a lot right with this book, but there was more wrong than I could stand and it pissed me off. The characters are interesting although many are not very fleshed out. The protagonist is irritating. Stubborn, foolish, irrational, illogical, and at times dumb as a bag of hammers. The biggest problem with the writing is endlessly talking about nothing that matters, to pages of talking about doing something and then doing something else. For all the planning going on you would think the reader would have a clue whats was going to happen. Nope, its a secret, a surprise, and its irritatingly stupid. The Captains Log and references to movies was over done and and thankfully reduced or gone from the 2nd book.

    Ok, by now you may have the impression I hatted this book, I didn't, but it did piss me off. It could have been soooo much better. For a buck it's a good value, but it will test your metal to get through it. The story plot is great stuff, the witting gets in its way though.

    I did buy and read the sequel. It's better but still has issues. Incremental improvement I guess.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well put together story
    Reviewed in the United States on 3 August 2015
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    I started reading this thinking all no not another teen fantasy, but it surprised me the only problem I have is that this is a 19-year-old boy who was acting as though he is 40. He has a relationship with an alien who helped conceive him is just kind of like he's having sex with his mother kind of icky. The rest of the story line is good and it surprised me to actually look forward to the next book . Hopefully the storyline will develop away from this sick relationship. It would help the storyline if it was explained how some of these alterations to him perhaps matured him so it helps to explain his actions.
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