Colt McAlister was born into a military family, which has prepared him to deal with head-on confrontation. But nothing has prepared him to deal with the death of both his parents. Yet it happens, in the form of a car accident just after Colt was attacked by what he believes to have been a squid or an octopus while surfing. And nothing has prepared him for the family secrets he uncovers in the wake of his loss -- revelations that shake his understanding of the very nature of his world.

He moves from surf-friendly California to dry Arizona to live with his grandfather. When he finds himself pursued by mind-controlled human drones, he begins to wonder if his parents' death was really an accident, and if one of the most powerful companies in the world, Trident Biotech, might not be behind it. Mind control might be a big deal, but Colt's childhood friend Dani and his new friend Oz (who he has met before -- just before he has his memory wiped in the prologue), help him uncover bigger secrets. Alien secrets. Secrets said aliens will stop at nothing to keep hidden.

From flying motorcycles to underwater fights, the action is pretty much non-stop, making this a quick page-turner that will appeal to reluctant readers. INVASION will also appeal to comic book fans, which is fitting, considering that Lewis also writes comics. INVASION keeps referring to a super-hero known as the Phantom Flyer, who was the star of a whole series of comics in Colt's grandfather's day. Interestingly, the Phantom Flier, did appear once in a real comic, Contact Comic #5 (1945), where, just like INVASION says, he faced off against the Nazis.

The science-fiction world is well developed, and the technology is flashy and fun. This is the first book in the C.H.A.O.S. series.

Book Summary

He didn't ask for the job, but now all that stands between us and chaos . . . is Colt.

Colt McAlister was having the summer of his life. He spent his days surfing and his nights playing guitar on the beach with friends. He even met a girl and got his first car. But everything changes when his parents are killed in a freak accident.

He's forced to leave his old life behind and move to Arizona with his grandfather. The only person he knows at the new high school is a childhood friend named Dani. And Oz, a guy he's sure he's never met but who is strangely familiar.

But what if his parents' death wasn't an accident? His mother, and invesitgative reporter, was going to expose a secret mind-control program run by one of the world's largest companies. Before she could release the story, what if agents from Trident Biotech made sure she couldn't go public?

Vowing to uncover truth, Colt gets drawn into a secret world of aliens, shapeshifters, flying motorcycles, and invisible getaways.

The invasion has begun.