Nightstalkers

Great story by a former solder who knows the ins and outs of covert operations. Beyond that, this author has a great imagination. The characters are clearly described and when you consider that they were recruited for a non-traditional application, their personal stories seem right on target. I particularly was drawn to the local teen aged girl that joined them mid-operation and managed to talk her way into their lives and operational support simply by being a particularly observant individual with not only personal interest but, great instincts. Scout just wants to tag along with the team and feels that she can contribute even at her tender age. She managed to endear herself to the various team members by just being ballsie, honest, on show more target with advice and able to offer site insight that they didn't have another source for. She made herself fit in with the team and became a treasured member. She brought out a softer side of all the team members with every one of them relating to her in their own manner. Even I rooted for her success and would have been disappointed if she had been forced out before her usefulness was expended. To see the rock hard team leader, Moms give her support and allow the team to utilize her skills just showed that even though Scout was a child, her special skills and value were recognized by those needing those attributes. The story is engaging enough to make me want to find another episode to watch the continued growth of the team and their adventures defending America! Great story and great character set. I like the whole package and now want more. show less

Title: Nightstalkers

Author: Bob Mayer

Publication Date: Dec 2012

Genre: Sci-Fi

Score: 2/5

This book is the lightest of light fluff. I don't even have much to say about it. It's a crazy story about this secretive non-governmental/governmental task force whose job it is to deal with paranormal events. The primary enemy is this gate to alternate dimensions that occasionally gets opened where something called fireflies come out and can either animate inanimate objects or possess living objects. And the team goes out and finds these gates and kills the fireflies. It's mostly a bunch of nonsense. There was one character in this book that sparked my interest. During one of their call-outs, the team runs into this 13-year-old girl named Scout who show more they adopt or actually, she adopts them, and she's smart and funny and snarky. And an all-around fun character. None of the other characters were memorable. Nothing was all that memorable from this book, but it was okay. I listened to it on audiobook and it only lasted about 6 hours. Quite short. I'm not going to be finishing up the rest of this series which I understand is quite long. Maybe the author gets better as the series goes by, but this is an inauspicious beginning. show less

This is the first book of a series. Characters make the book: Mom's, the team leader and several others. They go after things that go bump in the night and that the rest of us would be afraid. The scene takes us to a North Carolina upscale neighborhood and nobody seems to notice the black ops whackos destroying the neighborhood, except for one teenager. I enjoyed this book, but have no desire for a repeat, which is what the next nine books would be.

SciFi 70%
character development 60%
military detail 95%

overall 80%