Frontier Earth: Searcher

Frontier Earth #2

by Bruce Boxleitner, William H. Keith Jr. (ghostwriter)

In the sequel to Frontier Earth, the extraterrestrial being called Macklin continues his odyssey through the American West of the 1880s as he searches for the mystery of his true identity and struggles to fulfill his mission on Earth, while the predatory alien Kra'agh attempt to hunt him down and kill him.

Genres: Science Fiction, Aliens

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Bruce William Boxleitner is an American actor, and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King (with Kate Jackson), and Babylon 5 (as John Sheridan in seasons 2–5, 1994–98).

He is also known for his dual role as the characters Alan Bradley and Tron in the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film Tron , a role which he reprised in the 2003 video game Tron 2.0, the 2006 Square-Enix/Disney crossover game Kingdom Hearts II, the 2010 film sequel, Tron: Legacy and the animated series Tron: Uprising. He co-starred in most of The Gambler films with Kenny Rogers, where his character provides comic relief.

Reviews

[Kristi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this when I was in the throes of Babylon 5 fandom because it had a picture of Captain John Sheridan on the back, and I was curious to see how well a star (noted for Westerns) could tell a story. Overall, it was a decent story, if a bit of a thin/cliched premise. I think the story could have benefited from a heavy handed editor. So many passages, while well written, were utterly extraneous to the story, and only served to bog things down. What could have been a rollicking old west adventure became a data dump slog. It had promise, but didn't quite deliver.

[Clay Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent work. I felt like I read two stories, one a very good western and the other a well written science fiction tale.

[Marie Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just plain fun. Pity it's the last book.

[Derrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as book 1, but a great follow-up. I wish the series had more.

[Jennifer Baratta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you so much for this story Bruce Boxleitner! I really enjoyed it.

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read. I wish he'd continued on with a 3rd installment!

[Henry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very fun book to read. Unfortunately no sequel as of yet. The story picks up were the first book left off.