| Saucer: The Conquest is written by Stephen Coonts | | | | on ruling the world. |
| and it is a bit different from some of his other books, | | | | The plot: |
| but I have to say that this is a FUN book to read. I read | | | | Charley takes a job flying to the moon for the French |
| Saucer: The Conquest, before I read Saucer (the | | | | Space Agency, where she discovers that Pierre |
| original book) and I did not know all the history about | | | | Artois has installed an anti gravity beam generator |
| the main characters, but it did not take away from the | | | | aimed at the Earth. Unless all the governments of the |
| book. | | | | world renounced their sovereignty and swear |
| The Conquest reminds me of my days as a youth | | | | allegiance to him, he would begin destroying national |
| going to the Saturday afternoon cinema and watching | | | | treasures. |
| "B" movies! | | | | Charley, secretly steals a plane and returns to Earth to |
| Remember The Creature from the Black Lagoon!? | | | | help stop Artois and his associate Newton Chadwick. |
| What about Buck Rogers ? | | | | In retaliation, Egg is kidnapped and taken to the moon in |
| They were cheesy and lots of fun! That is how I feel | | | | a saucer hidden in Area 51. So in order to catch the |
| about Saucer: The Conquest. | | | | saucer, Charley and Rip steal another saucer from the |
| Okay, this is not a very involved plot and it stretches | | | | National Air and Space Museum and give chase. Now |
| the imagination a bit, but isn't that what fiction is all | | | | there are saucers fights on the moon, sabotage and |
| about. I read to get away from my everyday world! | | | | murder and much more. |
| Main Characters are: | | | | Sound wild? Well, it is. It is even a bit corny at times. |
| Rip Cantrell, a former air force pilot and finder of the | | | | Amazingly, you get taken in on a fanciful adventure. I |
| Saucer. | | | | enjoyed the book so much, that I went and got the |
| Charley Pine (Charlotte), test pilot, Rip's girlfriend, | | | | first in the series Saucer and read that next. I do |
| working for the French Space Program | | | | suggest you read Saucer first and then read Saucer: |
| Egg Cantrell, Rip's uncle, who is into computer | | | | The Conquest. I will review Saucer in another book |
| technology and an old geezer! | | | | review. It is also a great read! |
| Newton Chadwick, scientist, child prodigy and physics | | | | If you enjoy Sci Fi adventure with a Buck Rogers feel |
| superstar | | | | to it, than read these two books. My personal |
| Pierre Artois, French financier and megalomaniac intent | | | | recommendation is 8 out 10 for pure fun. 324 pages. |