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Alien Morning parent’s guide: what’s inside
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Alien Morning is a thoughtful first-contact science fiction novel that explores themes of trust, family conflict, and larger moral questions about humanity's place in the universe. While the plot involves alien intrigue and some deception, violence is not graphic or pervasive, and the story rewards honesty and courage. The narrative complexity and emotional depth make it better suited for older teens than younger readers.
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"Rick Wilber has written the best "first contact" story I've seen in decades: deeply human, eerily alien, and altogether an exciting, moving and thought-provoking novel." -- Ben Bova The fate of two civilizations depends on one troubled family in Rick Wilber's science-fiction adventure Alien Morning. Peter Holman is a... "Rick Wilber has written the best "first contact" story I've seen in decades: deeply human, eerily alien, and altogether an exciting, moving and thought-provoking novel." -- Ben Bova The fate of two civilizations depends on one troubled family in Rick Wilber's science-fiction adventure Alien Morning. Peter Holman is a freelance sweeper. The year 2030 sees a new era in social media with sweepcasting, a multisensory interface that can convey every thought, touch, smell, sight, and sound, immersing the audience in another person's experience. By fate, chance, or some darker design, Peter is perfectly positioned to be the one human to document the arrival of the aliens, the S'hudonni. The S'hudonni offer advanced science in exchange for various trade goods from Earth. But nothing is as simple as it seems. Peter finds himself falling for, Heather Newsome a scientist chosen by the S'hudonni to act as their liaison. Engaged to his brilliant marine biologist brother, Tom, Heather is not what she seems. But Peter has bigger problems. While he and his brother fight over long-standing family troubles, another issue looms: a secret war among the aliens, who are neither as benevolent nor as unified as they first seemed. Peter slowly learns secrets he was never meant to know, about the S'hudonni, and about his own family. Realizing that he has been used, he can only try to turn his situation around, to save what he can of his life and of the future of Earth. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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- Fiction
- Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure
- Human-alien encounters
- Science Fiction
- Adventure
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ISBN 9781429965279 · Macmillan + ORM