Review: Quirky and Imaginative like Hitchhiker's Guide
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
This is a smart sci-fi tale that jumps right into the story and comes to life with strong characters, vivid descriptions, and a plot that moves along at just the right pace.The dialogue also keeps things moving, and the story itself is crisp and engaging. You'll follow the adventures of an alien and his clone, whose exchanges are quite amusing. There are plenty of human characters, too, and my favorite is Hank, an unassuming Los Alamos National Lab janitor with surprising abilities.When the setting isn't space, it's often New Mexico (although New York and Disneyland are featured, too), and the authors do a fabulous job of conveying all the nuances that make the Land of Enchantment special, including the UFO mystique that permeates the state.As the story unfolds, a shift takes place, revealing something greater happening to humanity through this collection of characters.If you've ever wondered what clones talk about with each other, how a more intelligent alien race would regard humans, what it's like to travel inside an alien space station, and how human beings look when viewed in a whole different light, then get yourself a copy of Encounter and lose yourself in a fun, funny and enlightened tale of space adventures.