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Becoming Human (2012)

by Eliza Green(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

CreateSpace

series

Exilon 5

review 1: ‘Becoming Human’ written by Eliza Green is the first installment of her The Exilon 5 Trilogy, an exciting science fiction dystopia that speaks about human not too distant future.150 years into the future our planet is over-populated and unsuitable for life, therefore Earthlings must seek a new place to live on. Exoplanet Exilon 5 will be found, a perfect place for a continuation of human civilization with only one flaw – it is already populated by another species. A human logic is simple, domestic culture will have to submit to strong newcomers and adapt, or they will have to die out for planet to become suitable for humans. There is also a third option, as was commonly imagined in some novels from the past that described our planet’s siege by some strong aliens �... more� to hide, learn and seek way to beat the unwanted newcomers.A reader will meet Bill Taggert who is an International Task Force Agent, responsible for investigation of this new race that is called Indigenes. Besides work, Bill has strong private motives for his investigation because of the disappearance and probable murder of his wife by the Indigenes.His investigation will be focused on the Indigene named Stephen, but the attempt to capture him will fail. In same time, the other main protagonist, Laura who works on security job position at Earth Security Center will become familiar with the contents of one confidential document for which she will be drawn into the great conspiracy that reaches to the very top of human government.The reader will find out that there are many secrets that are apparently hidden from the human population, and the plot of the first part of trilogy ends in a way that actually prepares readers to all the excitement that is yet to come...Eliza Green with the first part of her trilogy manages to make an excellent introduction to all that follows in the other installments – she provides an excellent background for the whole story, she introduces us to the main characters and sets the stage for story continuation.What could some readers object is the extremely sudden ending of the first novel action that invites reader to continue reading the sequels, but it is many times lately seen scenario in which the authors ensure reading of the novel installments.Her book will be an excellent choice for all fans of SF, and especially dystopias because the world that is conjured up in her pages just like her characters are very believable. Therefore I can say that I’m eagerly expecting a continuation of this well-conceived story…
review 2: Oh heck, I was waffling between a 3 and 4 rating, and I'm going with a 4. Why? A few reasons, first being that I want to read the second book, which is always a good indication. The second reason is that this is a self-published novel and it's been professionally done - cover is good, it's been through an editor, and there are some encouraging words at the end. I like all of those things.It took me about 90 pages to really get into the story, as a lot of characters are introduced in a hurry. Once they started interacting with each other it became addictive. The sections are short and heavy on the action, but it's reasonable action - things aren't constantly exploding and people aren't always in dangerous situations. There are characters to root for and characters you won't like (the latter are a little one-dimensional, true, but that's slowly changing).I'd recommend this book for anyone who's simply curious and liked Sci-Fi. It's not a completely new concept and it won't blow your mind, but it's fun and the world is believable. less

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