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Not Alone: Fractured Union

Not Alone, Book 4

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Not Alone: Fractured Union

By: Craig A. Falconer
Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
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Some doors aren't meant to be opened....

While many on Earth grow fearful of the Messengers' remarkable powers and others lament a lack of interplanetary cooperation, two discoveries threaten to turn the world on its head.

One find could simultaneously rewrite the history of two planets; one revelation could tear Dan McCarthy's life apart.

With the stakes higher than ever following the birth of his daughter Piper - a child like no other with a secret the world isn't ready to handle - Dan will do whatever it takes to protect his family.

But as keen as Dan is to help the Messengers at every turn, he might soon come to see that no good deed goes unpunished....

©2019 Craig A. Falconer (P)2020 Audible, Inc. First Contact Science Fiction Fiction
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more twists on earth and elsewhere, need to see where its going. Will come back to it after other reads

getting samey

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I'm totally hooked. It's had me from the very beginning. Amazing thank you so much

Absolutely fantastic. I'm hooked 100%

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It has quite a focused narrative, it's not the kind of book with 6 subplots going at once. For some people that may be a criticism but I'm comfortable with it. At times the writing and the narration can feel robotic which helped get you in the headspace of the main protagonist. At times it feels unnecessarily clunky but there are some great moments too, especially around the dialogue.

The narrator does a great job giving each character their own voice as well as having a distinct narration voice.

Although I can sympathize with the criticisms I've seen in reviews, I still really love this series. Normally I listen to a couple of different books before returning back to the series but this one has got me hooked and I went straight to book 5

Not perfect but still loving this series

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As my feelings about this book are identical to those of the first I have simply copy and pasted that review for this book and will do so far the third book and fourth book of the series.

I don't want to say too much right now as I'm writing this at a time when I'm half way through listening to the fifth book, and that alone should tell you something.

I usually only listen to educational books but fancied something a little less mentally taxing, and so went to browse the sci-fi section for a stand alone story. I found 'Not Alone' but wasn't immediately persuaded so added it to a list to enable easy location later, and continued searching. Obviously that search returned little else of interest so I started listening.

First impressions were not great. I felt the narration was dreary, and the story didn't seem to be going in the direction I expected or desired.

I increased the speed slightly to 1.20 which was much more pleasant, and the more I got used to his voice the less I could imagine anybody else reading it. Now half way through book five I feel it just wouldn't work with a different voice.

The story it's self whilst not what I expected, got more and more interesting to the point where despite seeking a stand alone story, I was thrilled to learn of additional books.

There are a few unnecessary additions to the story which lead nowhere and could easily be removed but not enough to lower my rating. Also worth mentioning is how easy things are for the characters. Many times circumstances just happen to be right which is quite obviously unrealistic, as is the statuses the main characters find themselves as, and their methods of achieving those statuses. Like I said though, this is sci-fi for beginners.

As for the characters themselves, I believe they are the reason I still listen. Witnessing how they develop themselves as well as how the relationships with each other develop is nice, although again it seems to happen very easily and exactly how the reader would want, with very little tension. The narrator gives each character - well...each of the main characters, the perfect voice, and the story details them to such an extent that I'm sure I'd recognise them in the street.

This series is perfect if you:

Are looking for your first sci-fi series.
Enjoy rolling your eyes at the obvious.
Are more interested in characters than story but still like a good story.

This series is not for you if you:

Are looking for a single book.
Consider yourself any further along than 'introductory' in your exploration of the genre.
You enjoy 'it could happen'.

The following three books in this series would receive near identical reviews from me as my feelings match my words. Currently my thoughts differ for the fifth book so I will likely write a different review, but of course I will complete the book prior to sharing my final thoughts.

Sci-fi for beginnerd

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a brilliant run of books just gets better with ever chapter , archeology, aliens and special powers .
Riveting,,,

Amazing as always 🙌

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