First Contact
Tantalus, Book 1
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First Contact
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Narrated by:
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Brian Callanan
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By:
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M.A. Abraham
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Twenty ships have left the gravitational field of the Earth with the intention of colonizing Mars. Each is independent of the other and set to become domed cities upon landing. The mission is simple: go forth to develop the new planet, make it an extension of our home. Well, it sounded simple.
No one expected life on Mars to be easy, they are pioneers and that is a type of life that comes with dangers. What they didn't expect was for the settings of one of the ships to be off enough to miss their landing, to miss the very planet they were meant to settle.
Even more astounding was to find another planet within a three-week travel period that lies in the shadow of the red planet. It is where they will land, where their ship will unfold to become a domed city. Where life is dangerous in a hostile land and they find unexpected help. The indigenous winged people of the planet don't live on the surface of the planet, they live in cities in the clouds, but they are willing to extend a welcoming hand to those who have come to their land, as well as teach them what they can to survive. Their relationship begins with three words.
"Welcome to Tantalus."
©2014 Mary Ann Abraham (P)2018 Mary Ann AbrahamListeners also enjoyed...
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Very Good
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This is a very unique and intriguing story of humanity's survival. The story itself is brilliant, a vast amount of depth and detailing. There is plenty of mystery and suspense woven in, the world building of the new planet is great, as are the alien characters, though its not without its own problems and intriguing. The main characters are very well suited, with their own personality.
The narration is spot on, a faultless performance.
I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who like sifi
A very enjoyable book
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This book is a good story with plenty of character development and progression. You feel connected and involved with the characters.
The story moves along well without any slow sections. Even has a few twists you don't expect.
The narration is immersive and well defined with each character being unique enough that you can always distinguish between them.
However in my opinion it has heavy romance/passion that is integral to the story. This neither detracts from the story nor the experience however it was a little more than I was expecting.
Overall a good story but for me it was more romance than science fiction. I am sure that the series will be as well developed and executed as the first book.
Sci fi with heavy romance/passion tones.
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First Contact
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The two story lines coming together is a really great way of getting the background for future books and was really interesting.
I really enjoyed it.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
An interesting new series with lots of potential
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A space ship traveling from earth to colonise Mars. A problem arises putting them off course. While on board, some members start to physic powers. So not only have they find another plant, but other members of the ships are witch hunters, looking to harm those with the new power.
Find a new plant and friendly aliens. The aliens are having to fight their own battles.
There is plenty of mystery and suspense, with great world building of the new planet is great, and all the character human and aliens.
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I absolutely loved this book and the narration was excellent, really bringing the story to life.
The characters were well formed and believable. The pace of the story was fast enough to keep your attention and wanting more.
Definitely recommend if you enjoy space, aliens and fantasy.
Fantastic
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