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Earth of Gold and Light (A Prayer for Earthrise Book 2) Kindle Edition

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In a time of peace, a man of war is our only hope.

They say hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.

Marco Emery was born into hard times. He was raised in war. He grew up in bomb shelters and on battlefields, fighting to survive. He became a soldier. A war hero. Then, after vanquishing his last enemy, he retired to raise a family.

And Earth moved on.

After a century of peace, humanity has sunken into decadence. The grandchildren of soldiers obsess over celebrities. The military is an echo of its former glory. Weak men rule good times.

Then the aliens attack. Merciless aliens. Terrors from deep space. They exterminate a distant colony. And now they're coming here. To Earth. And Earth is helpless.

Almost helpless.

Thanks to experimental life-extending treatments, Marco is still alive. In this new century, he's a relic. An oddity from the barbarous past. Yet in good times, strong men are Earth's only hope.

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THE SPACE OPERA / MILITARY SCI-FI BESTSELLER. 600,000+ SOLD.

Alien invasion

Space exploration

epic battles

earthrise, science fiction, epic military sci-fi, space opera

"The most exciting and sophisticated space opera I've read since The Forever War! The Earthrise series is shaping up to be a classic readers will remember for years." -- Nicholas Smith, bestselling author of Hell Divers

From a USA Today bestselling author comes Earthrise, a science fiction saga spanning multiple series + dozens of novels. Earthrise is a story of alien invasions and wars between men. Of great starships clashing and humble heroes taking a stand. Of wonder and horror among the stars. In the darkness of space, Earth will rise.

The Earthrise universe is explored in four series:

  • Earthrise: The Original Series
  • A Prayer for Earthrise
  • Soldiers of Earthrise
  • Children of Earthrise

Editorial Reviews

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"Full of soul." -- The Huffington Post

"The most
exciting and sophisticated space opera I've read since The Forever War! The Earthrise series is shaping up to be a classic readers will remember for years." -- Nicholas Smith, bestselling author of Hell Divers

THE EARTHRISE NOVELS:

Earthrise: The Original Series
Book 1:
Earth Alone
Book 2:
Earth Lost
Book 3:
Earth Rising
Book 4:
Earth Fire
Book 5:
Earth Shadows
Book 6:
Earth Valor
Book 7:
Earth Reborn
Book 8:
Earth Honor
Book 9:
Earth Eternal
Book 10:
Earth Machines
Book 11:
Earth Aflame
Book 12:
Earth Unleashed
Book 13:
Earth Remembers
Book 14:
Earth in Darkness
Book 15:
Earth, Our Home

A Prayer for Earthrise
Book 1:
Hear, O Earth!
Book 2:
Earth of Gold and Light
Book 3:
East of Earth
Book 4:
The Shores of Eternity
Book 5:
If I Forget Thee, Earth
Book 6:
On the Milky Way Rivers

Soldiers of Earthrise
Book 1:
The Earthling
Book 2:
Earthlings
Book 3:
Earthling's War
Book 4:
I, Earthling
Book 5:
The Earthling's Daughter
Book 6:
We Are Earthlings

Children of Earthrise
Book 1:
The Heirs of Earth
Book 2:
A Memory of Earth
Book 3:
An Echo of Earth
Book 4:
The War for Earth
Book 5:
The Song of Earth
Book 6:
The Legacy of Earth

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CD51DFCP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Moonclipse (November 28, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 28, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2017 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 429 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 98 ratings

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Daniel Arenson is a bookworm, proud geek, and USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction. His novels have sold over a million copies. The Huffington Post has called his writing "full of soul." He's written nearly 100 novels set in the Everrealms, a multiverse of worlds. Some of these worlds are:

EARTHRISE -- They came from deep space. They came to destroy us. But we will fight back! Start reading with Earth Alone, the first novel.

STARSHIP FREEDOM — The starship Freedom is just a museum ship... until the aliens attack.

MINTARI -- Dinosaurs. Majestic giants. They've captured our imagination for generations. On planet Mintari, they live again.

REQUIEM -- Welcome to Requiem, an ancient kingdom whose people can grow wings and scales, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons. Start reading with Requiem's Song.

KINGDOMS OF SAND -- Enter a world of sand and splendor, a world where gladiators battle in the arena, where legionaries and barbarians fight for glory, and where empires rise and fall. Start reading with Kings of Ruin.

MOTH -- Discover Moth, a world torn between day and night--its one half drenched in eternal daylight, the other cloaked in endless darkness.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2023
From a watchtower on the edge of the galaxy Julian saw the swarm of red lights in the dark void between galaxies. The shoal of dark beings. The Hydrians were returning! For generations Julian Ben-Ari and his family before him had stood on this watchtower a hundred thousand light years from Earth. Julian had watched the darkness his entire life as had his father before him. It was their duty. The blood of Ben-Aris, Lindens and Emerys, the great military dynasties, flowed through their veins. He was the son of warriors. The blood of guardians.
Generations of peace had gone by. War was a thing of the past. Humans forgot the terrors. They'd gotten fat and lazy. But not Julian, not his family, the descendants of Einav Ben-Ari, Marco Emerys and Daddy Linden!
And this night, gazing into the void between galaxies, Julian saw the red eyes of the Hydrians looking back! Shaped similar to Earthly squid but much, much larger. They had been worshipped as gods by the ancient Sumerians. Sailors called them Kraken. The smallest, the Hyds, were the size of elephants. The Hydlords, the size of Blue Whales and the largest of these was the Hydprince, Ninazu. They were covered and protected by tough shells difficult to pierce with the strongest human weapons. And their tentacles were covered with suction cups with fanglike barbs in the middle capable of stripping the flesh from their prey. And they were coming!
Julian sent a wormhole call to Earth to warn them. The call was answered by the Golden Lion herself! 142 years old, Einav took the warning to heart. Einav, Marco and Daddy were still alive courtesy of the Methuselah drug they'd taken more than 100 years before. Still looking young, they felt the years, but that didn't prevent them from piloting a stealth ship named Joey through the wormholes to travel to the star Nemesis and the lone planet Hypnos where the watchtower stood. They gazed into the Void and saw the Hydrians looking back! Billions of them! And Marco knew that they were travelling many times light speed to cross the Void and that meant that the lights they were seeing were old, very old! The Hydrians were much closer than they appeared!
Returning to Earth, they raised the alarm to a doubtful population. They were ignored or ridiculed. President Hart even had Einav thrown into the looney bin! And the Hydrians drew closer!

All my old friends are back in a new adventure to save Humanity once again! A brand new nemesis to fight, before the life is sucked from the people and planet! Great characters! Great storyline told by a master storyteller! This is a terrific read!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024
This was a great book with an original storyline and great characters. I can’t wait to get the next book and read on. Great work Daniel Arenson.
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2024
Again Mr Stinson writes another gripping story involving Einav Marco and Addy and the shoal
Lots of action from beginning to end
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
This man knows how to write books. Read all of the Earthwise series and this series is just as good. This book was exciting and dramatic. The three Mathuzers don't grow old , they grow better. Can't wait for book 3.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2024
This time our trio is fighting 2 wars. One against aliens and one against humans. Wonderful set up for the ultimate war. Cannot wait for the next book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
As in the preceding Earthrise series, I am thoroughly engrossed in this Earthrise series as well. I'm going to have a hard time waiting the three weeks for the next book to release.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
An excellent continuation of the series. A lot of twists and turns. Unexpected story line with a death at the beginning and later with Enav Ben Eri (spell)
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Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023
Scary good read. The aliens are headed for Earth. Two entire planets have been consumed by the black liquid tentacles and nourishment provided by any living creatures. But there is a larger more succulent planet and Earth has less than 5 years to prepare for invasion. President Hart of Earth believes it's all a made up story of warmongers. His approach is to talk to these aliens. !meanwhile Hart decides to destroy Mars instead, not believing in the terror approaching. Can't wait for the next book in this series!
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Alexandra
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Star Fun, with some intriguing ideas mixed in...
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2023
This novel was wonderful. Flying space monsters devouring entire galaxies on his way to earth. Oh yeah, they'll be here in five years, real time.
But our heroic trio have a FTL ship, so they go off into the void to harry the enemies flanks, while trying to muster support to fight the alien hordes on the other worlds in the Monster's path.
Our heroes already saved the universe a couple times, when the leader, Einav was president.
But that was forty years ago, and no one even remebers her. And the banter between the three companions shows a more-than-a-lifetime friendship, no matter how many times Addy promises to punch Marcos, it never happens.
All in all it was a very enjoyable read, and I will be reading more from this guy in the future.

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