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Peter Cawdron
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Anomaly examines the prospect of an alien intelligence discovering life on Earth. The technological gulf between humanity and the alien species is measured in terms of millions of years. The only way to communicate is using science, but not everyone is so patient.
Humanity's first contact with an alien intelligence is far more radical than anyone has ever dared imagine. With a technological gap of millions of years, mankind is barely able to recognize the arrival of an alien space craft outside the gates of the United Nations in New York.
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Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others fired everything they had at them. All were taken as the beams lashed down and drew them into the sky. Dean was left behind, seemingly the last man on Earth. A trail of clues left by his dead wife guides Dean on a perilous journey across America and beyond to learn the truth behind the mysterious ships and save humanity from its doom.
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A good listen
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I dont think the author has ever actually communicated with another human being.
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Has some bright spots
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Chilling, Scary, Difficult to Read
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- bluestatereader
- 10-23-17
It's a litmus test!
From page one of Anomaly, I was hooked. I was hooked by it's mind bending weirdness, and it's main character, and the idea that a middle grade science teacher might have something to offer to the best scientists in the country. In fact, it's a bit of a love letter to a certain kind of teacher, one that I approve of heartily.
I especially enjoyed how caring Mr. Teller was in wanting to make science fun and informative for his students. I wish I'd had a teacher like him, and I'd love to read another book featuring him.
This would be a great book for a sci fi discussion group because I still can't stop thinking about the characters Peter Cawdron created, or why he went the way he did with the ending. And I'd really like to talk about it with other people who've read it, too.
But each reader will have to decide for themselves how they feel about the ending of this book -- as indicated by the reviews -- because in a way, the ending is a kind of a litmus test that will bring up some of your own baggage. Enjoy!
I look forward to listening to another one of Cawdron's books; I only wonder if they'll all be this fun!
P. J. Ochlan did a great job reading. His male and female voices were excellent, and his secondary characters could be distinguished easily. Nice job, P.J.!
Highly recommended: For people who like first contact sci fi and want to support an author who has created one of the most interesting main characters I've seen: A super smart middle grade science teacher who uses his wits to teach his kids, and some adults, about science by thinking outside the box.
We could stand to have a lot more of that in the world right about now.
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- Lisa
- 02-22-18
Surprising
I was pleasantly surprised by this book after looking at some of the reviews. It was a little slow in the beginning for me but soon I was hooked. I think most sci-fi lovers will find this book very interesting without a lot of the violence and stereotypical elements of many books in the same genre.
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- Glenn White
- 08-29-18
great book
excellent storyline thought-provoking, could use a little more research on the military, but it's an excellent book.
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- Albert Sly
- 06-13-18
Nonviolent heroes and intelligent sci fi great story
The inclusion of an everyday school teacher (and a media persons) as your heroes in this intelligent first contact story is a great touch. The afterward highlighting how most heroes physically fight their way to “hero” status in a lot of our plots contrasts greatly with this story’s approach. Kudos to the author for his insight. Loved the story. It draws a lot of parallels to the Carl Sagan novel Contact.
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- cherry
- 06-21-20
More realist than many sci fi stories
This story is thought provoking and intelligent. Learning science as you read. The narrator was great with voices and accents. This book is up there with Contact. I like how the characters made contact and communicated with the alien anomaly.
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- brownmolly
- 10-19-21
Did not need romance
The story was good, but I did not like the instant romance between the main characters. Not needed and hard to believe.
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- Daniel
- 01-26-18
best sci-fi I've read in a long while. loved it
best sci-fi I've read in a long while. I loved it, a nice change from military SciFi that is so prevalent these days.
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- H.T.
- 02-16-18
i love it.
It's right along the same line as Contact; however, where Contact walks, this story flies. Its peace loving, life supporting nature also reminds me of the recent Arrival movie but this one is a better story with a higher possibility for higher intelligence species to treat mankind as such. Good reminder of why I enjoy scifi genre more than any other.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-28-20
Anomaly
Thought the book was more for young adults. However I did enjoy the story line. I thought the story was original.
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- Joshua
- 01-29-19
An interesting take on a rarely touched subject.
If you've read Carl Sagan's 'Contact', then you've almost read this, with a few key differences. Personally, I liked this take on it better. Bonus points for the characters being relatable.
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