The Veiled Edge of Contact
by James Brayken
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Pub Date 10 May 2022 | Archive Date 9 May 2022
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Description
A lost tribe. A missing wife. An alien arrival.
Welcome to the jungle . . .
Okon was comfortable. Then his wife did something inconsiderate: she disappeared.
When Okon realizes she left behind a desperate message with instructions on how to find her, he enters Africa’s largest jungle to follow her trail.
But the longer Okon searches for his wife, and the deeper he goes into the jungle, the more tangled he becomes in a shocking discovery and the lives of an unlikely group of strangers.
Okon’s comfortable home has never seemed so far away and danger never so close . . . or so alien.
A Note From the Publisher
• a varied cast of fiery, flawed, and captivating characters
• moral dilemmas and the highest of stakes
• advanced technology amid a dense wilderness
• a first contact scenario
• a shocking and profound secret with implications for all of humanity
• the best and worst of us
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| ISBN | 9781739748401 |
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BlurbGoes H, Reviewer
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This is one amazing and truly unexpected story. It kept me glued to it, it made me laugh (out loud!). I had lots of fun, if I'm being honest. The main character is useless, not only is he aware of it, but people around him keep reminding him of the fact. Of course he grows, but his growth is a really painful one. One I enjoyed to no end.
I can't say enough good things about this adventure. Maybe the only thing you need to know is that it was worth every second I spent fully immersed in it.
Thank you for the free copy!
Caroline L, Librarian
This is one of those quirky, original books that I rave about to everyone, only to find that it takes ages to be released in Australia or it is only published as an ebook. I just hope I'm wrong.
This science fiction novel will appeal to a wide range of readers, not just sci fi fans. For starters, it's not set in space. Much like The Walking Dead is more about the characters than the zombies, this is more about the interactions of two cultures than it is about aliens or artificial intelligence. Yes there's some futuristic gadgets but all the action takes place in the jungle.
The characters leap off the pages with their individual traits and behaviours. The dialogue is witty and the sarcasm is priceless.
Much like the main character Okon, I found myself easily swayed from one opinion to the other. The concluding twists and unexpected plot turns had my head spinning along with his. The final chapter played out in my mind like a clever movie scene.
I usually get annoyed when a character thinks out loud too often and although I do think Okon voiced some observations that the reader is surely intelligent enough to deduce independently, I didn't get to the point of being frustrated about it.
I would love to think there could be another book about the jungle dwellers. Perhaps a prequel starring Ratu, who was the absolute star.
I received this arc from netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
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