First Contact (In Her Name, Book 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004IPQE0I |
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| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Hicks has created a universe that is artfully constructed, filled with interesting and memorable characters. Space battles, coming to grips with an alien civilization how can you go wrong with that? I enjoyed this book immensely and look forward to picking up the next book in the series." - Reviewer Alex Reissig. The alien civilization he has created is well thought out and imaginative. His descriptions of the space ships, home world, and overall culture makes me wish I could paint or at least sketch so I could see Hicks' vision myself." - Reviewer Dana Gunn"This story is classic science fiction at its finest
"Well written prequel" according to Bigal-sa. I disagree with a previous reviewer in that I found the battle scenes were handled way better than in the first book. I also like the way the characters were developed - in the first book, some of the characters had an almost ad hoc nature to them, as though they were added for complexity rather than as an aid to the storyline.One thing I thought fell flat though, was the bit about the reproduction of the Kreel. Well appreciated book on my bookshelf/kindle This is a very well written book with some different aspects that I found enjoyable. The first thing I enjoyed was the way he set up the series with the Aurora getting hijacked by an unknown alien race. This initial scene was very intense and shocking even to me and I have read so many of these types of stories. For the first time in a long time, I had a hard time putting this book down and found myself being s. Photog said This book was a real surprise, and a a brilliant, fresh new take on the classic First Contact scenario. This book was a real surprise, and a terrific read. Firstly, its a brilliant, fresh new take on the classic First Contact scenario. The world building around the newly introduced alien culture is richly told with a great deal of history and depth. Secondly, the character building is very good. There aren't very many characters that get expanded treatment, and while the author keeps things simple, they are more
Young Midshipman Ichiro Sato joined the Terran Navy to escape a tyrannical father and find freedom among the stars. He had no idea when he boarded the survey starship Aurora for his first assignment that he and his crew would make humanity’s first contact with a sentient alien species. Little did he know that this fateful encounter would trigger a catastrophic galactic war