Distant Cousin Arrival Al Past Books
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To mark the beginning of the development the Distant Cousin stories for a television miniseries, this collector’s edition of the arrival of Ana Darcy features photographs, new details of Ana’s acculturation, new typography, links to the online treasury, and with a forward by Floyd M. Orr What if our first contact from another planet was a human? What if the first real alien to visit Earth from another solar system was a woman on a mission to find the distantly related cousins of her own people? What if she brought with her a warning of an impending disaster of apocalyptic proportions? And what if nobody believed her? Al Past’s novel Distant Cousin is a most unusual science fiction story with a most unusual heroine. Ana Darcy has jeopardized her mission and cut herself off from her own people to bring a desperate warning to Earth authorities. Astronomers at a Texas observatory don’t believe her, but the US military is willing to interrogate her—under custody of course. Her astonishing escape from Army detainment is our first hint that she may be more than she first appears and capable of more than we imagine. While the military scrambles to locate and recapture the woman they call “Gidget from Outer Space,” Darcy realizes that her journey to Earth has placed her in the path of the oncoming destruction and she will suffer Earth’s fate if the calamity is not avoided. Befriended by ordinary people as varied as the family of a Texas dude ranch foreman, a mild-mannered reporter, and an Olympic contender from the Caribbean, Darcy conceives a daring plan to evade government capture while hiding in plain sight, and to deliver her warning in a manner which cannot possibly be ignored. Afterward, she might just fall in love … if she can trust her own feelings … and if she can trust her boyfriend with the truth about her origins. This is a science fiction novel which might better be described as a love story with scientific speculation. The premise of humans on another world is startling, and the author reels out details about Darcy’s homeworld so sparingly that our curiosity is cleverly aroused. It is only when unexpected arrivals provoke a sudden crisis of diplomacy that we learn exactly what Darcy gave up in accepting her mission to Earth—and what she might be running from.
Distant Cousin Arrival Al Past Books
"I believe in God as an algorithm. A system of formulas or laws, like in physics, that explain how things have come to be" said Anna Darcy on being asked: "Do you believe in God?"This response by Anna Darcy, Distant Cousin, puts in a nutshell a perception which she as the protagonist in a series of books weaves her story applying such a belief.
I read books voraciously, reading them for a variety of reasons. One of my primary reasons is recreation and relaxation. A well told story is all I need. Al Past, the author, in his series of four, is about a young lady who embarked from her far away planet to find the planet from which her people came. They have no knowledge of the reason for which they were moved nor record of it. They had a few clues which powered her search.
Their civilization developed further than earth's providing them the technology to go in search of their roots. Ana's story of that is delightful. It provides a great read, a great journey to share with her in which the author allows her to carry it on through four full novels. Through each one my rapt attention was maintained.
The story of Ana is in the genre of Science Fiction. The means of coming to earth, the technology brought with them, this was fascinating. The comparison of the development of two different civilizations developing out of the same mold was interesting. The moral and ethical values developed in Ana's society were intriguing in their difference from ours.
Ana, with her foundational belief, not in any way dwelled upon beyond her statement of it, was apparent in what she did.
The book gives enthralling accounts of Ana, passive and peaceful, turn into a lethal opponent when attacked, genetically enhanced to give her quickness and physical prowess. A virtual Ninja she becomes in the face of adversity.
The episodes of these feed the "S----kicker" quality of the stories which are otherwise gentle in all she does.
The stories describe a young woman acting at great risk when prompted by the needs of others. Leaving her space station in violation of orders to make contact to warn of an impending catastrophe that needs steps to be avoided starts the story series. Successfully she employs a unique method to do so which is great story telling all by itself.
In the process of it all she falls in love, marries and starts an altogether supplementary plot narrative touching in its family orientation, cultural setting with Mexican Americans, and tender association throughout her newly acquired Earth Family.
Her story does not stop, escapades continue, one building on the other, her diplomatic mission continues, done in such a secondary way to the needs of her family and the good she is performing for countless people. It is this that builds and continues, the recipients having no idea that she, this simple petite endearing person, is in fact "The Starchild" as she is publicly known in relationship to her mission.
Her story is simple, she equally so. The goals that are hers, manifested in so much of what she does, are quietly shouted by her every action.
It was a great read, times four. In me at least it induced so much thought and contemplation, its impact needed analysis. The story depicted the differences Ana brought with her. The use she made and person she was as a product of this, the companion culture in which she was raised, was subtlety presented in the kindness and care she demonstrated.
Did any one hear, this is a great read, all four of these books, the last was finished by me last night!
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Distant Cousin Arrival Al Past Books Reviews
I read this some time ago, before I decided to review books on line. The concept intrigued me and there were some good reviews.
Unfortunately, the execution of the idea did not live up to expectations. The writing was basic and it was difficult to empathise with the main character. Whist it may seem a contradiction in terms, I like my SF to conform to some semblance of reality, ie I can forive artificial gravity etc, but there has to be some consistency. In this case, she is captured, escapes and goes back to the place she first came to earth. The USA agencies are so deficient, they hardly scan the area! Sorry, not really believable. One would have expected the area to have been saturated by troops and agents. To escape them by bunking with a college student is not particularly believable.
SPOILER In this case, the extraterrstrial comes to earth, tries to get her message of forthcoming doom to a scientist, fails, then enters the Olympics to gain fame to get her message across. After winning 5 gold medals in very different events, she goes live with the message that she is not from earth and gives the data of the forthcoming doom so that action can be taken to avoid it. Then, she goes back to where she first came to earth. Again, this escapes not only the USA govenment agencies, but, as one could imagine, almost every secret agency on earth that would like to get its hands on a dinky di alien.
One might be able to imagine this happening. However, she also escapes the paparazzi. Sorry, not believable. She is able to catch planes, attend a biological examination at which she is discovered, but escapes by using a decoy. Any decent paparazzi would hand in his camera by being totally fooled by such a simple ploy. Indeed, she escapes detection by using a wig etc. Come on, in the era of post 9/11, it beggars belief that she could escape detection by that means by the most inept government agency, let alone the paparazzi.
The love interest is not really love at all. It did not give me any sense of reality at all. I have found that most of the "kindle authors" have significant difficulty in handling male/female relationships and the development of love between them. This is no different. The description is clunky and almost too much to believe.
Unless we are talking about "My Favourite Martian", the concept for this book had potential. Unfortunately, the author failed to deliver. The book is acceptable at best, but not that good.
I have the version of this book. I should have downloaded a sample before purchasing but noticed there was a discussion group assembled online and having read a few of their messages, I went ahead and purchased the version looking forward to joining the online book club discussion. After just the first couple of pages I feared I had made a mistake. The writing is mediocre, at best. Perhaps it is something that readers who do not enjoy a challenge will like but I do not. In spite of the predictable story line and uninteresting way the plot is laid out, I carried on. That is, until I got to the part where the main protagonist is provided shelter by two college students. One of the roommates, Cheryl, is African American. The author, in writing dialogue for this character, has her speaking in that stereotypical way that others do who want the reader to know this person is 1) black, and 2) ignorant of proper grammar. I quote from a passage in which the character Cheryl speaks "So I went on a good run, ran seven miles, and she right there, stuck to me, hardly breathing. I think 'Ok, girl, we pick it up a little bit,' and I do three more miles. She still there, and that kinda bug me."
I am not an African American and I have no antipathy for dialect which is appropriate for a culture or a time period. But, this character is a college student living in modern America. The author is simply lazy; using a literary device to impart a stereotype to the reader. If the author needed for the reader to know the character was African American, for some reason, it could be done in an intelligent manner rather than perpetuating a negative stereotype because it was easy.
I will never read another book by this author!
Susan
"I believe in God as an algorithm. A system of formulas or laws, like in physics, that explain how things have come to be" said Anna Darcy on being asked "Do you believe in God?"
This response by Anna Darcy, Distant Cousin, puts in a nutshell a perception which she as the protagonist in a series of books weaves her story applying such a belief.
I read books voraciously, reading them for a variety of reasons. One of my primary reasons is recreation and relaxation. A well told story is all I need. Al Past, the author, in his series of four, is about a young lady who embarked from her far away planet to find the planet from which her people came. They have no knowledge of the reason for which they were moved nor record of it. They had a few clues which powered her search.
Their civilization developed further than earth's providing them the technology to go in search of their roots. Ana's story of that is delightful. It provides a great read, a great journey to share with her in which the author allows her to carry it on through four full novels. Through each one my rapt attention was maintained.
The story of Ana is in the genre of Science Fiction. The means of coming to earth, the technology brought with them, this was fascinating. The comparison of the development of two different civilizations developing out of the same mold was interesting. The moral and ethical values developed in Ana's society were intriguing in their difference from ours.
Ana, with her foundational belief, not in any way dwelled upon beyond her statement of it, was apparent in what she did.
The book gives enthralling accounts of Ana, passive and peaceful, turn into a lethal opponent when attacked, genetically enhanced to give her quickness and physical prowess. A virtual Ninja she becomes in the face of adversity.
The episodes of these feed the "S----kicker" quality of the stories which are otherwise gentle in all she does.
The stories describe a young woman acting at great risk when prompted by the needs of others. Leaving her space station in violation of orders to make contact to warn of an impending catastrophe that needs steps to be avoided starts the story series. Successfully she employs a unique method to do so which is great story telling all by itself.
In the process of it all she falls in love, marries and starts an altogether supplementary plot narrative touching in its family orientation, cultural setting with Mexican Americans, and tender association throughout her newly acquired Earth Family.
Her story does not stop, escapades continue, one building on the other, her diplomatic mission continues, done in such a secondary way to the needs of her family and the good she is performing for countless people. It is this that builds and continues, the recipients having no idea that she, this simple petite endearing person, is in fact "The Starchild" as she is publicly known in relationship to her mission.
Her story is simple, she equally so. The goals that are hers, manifested in so much of what she does, are quietly shouted by her every action.
It was a great read, times four. In me at least it induced so much thought and contemplation, its impact needed analysis. The story depicted the differences Ana brought with her. The use she made and person she was as a product of this, the companion culture in which she was raised, was subtlety presented in the kindness and care she demonstrated.
Did any one hear, this is a great read, all four of these books, the last was finished by me last night!
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