Review: A thoughtful first contact science fiction book with a message
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 1, 2013
I received this ebook free to read and review.Although there have been many first contact books this one is refreshingly different as it slowly builds and you wonder when or if the main characters are going to get involved with the aliens.The majority of the story is set in Malawi with the main character being a member of "Medecins Sans Frontieres" who is left in Malawi with a small detachment of Rangers. As they proceeded through villages we get to know what is going on in the outside world through a number of partial radio messages this helps to heighten the tension and allows the background of the various characters to develop. All of the people come across as individuals, I particularly liked "Elvis" and "Smithy" two of the soldiers. There is a message but it is not rammed down your throat, a book that is full of action but at the same time reflective and yes they do get to meet the aliens.This is a free standing novel but there is plenty of potential to carry on with the story and I hope it will.One of the best science fiction books I have read for a long time.