Distant Cousin: a novel

Distant Cousin #1

by Al Past

"A lonely astronaut stumbles upon a disaster in the making: the Earth will be turned into a crater-pocked ruin and millions of people will be killed, unless she can convince someone to take preventive action.

But she has a huge problem. After all, who would believe an ordinary young woman who said such a thing, especially if there is no record she is an astronaut and especially not if she also claims to have come from a different solar system?

Only the U. S. government does, and hunts her with all the forces it can muster. Terrified and with few resources, she tries desperately to disprove people's low opinion of what a young woman is capable of.

And what about her earthly boy friend? Would he believe her, or sell her out?"

Genres: Science Fiction

470 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 25, 2005

Reviews

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have become acquainted with Al on the Kindle Boards, and enjoyed his first Anna Darcy novel very much. I'm looking forward to reading the others in the series.

[Scarlett Rains · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not a big SciFi nut. This unusual tale of Darcy (a female humanoid who lives on another planet and has been observing Earth for years) and her computer-human symbiant moves at a good pace and pulls you in. When calamity threatens, Darcy decides to warn Earthlings of impending doom. Hence begins an adventure that sets off local police and FBI searches as Darcy tries to find one person who will believe her. This is a clever book in a genre that isn't normally my cup of tea.

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting premise--a human from a "lost" colony from earth comes to warn earth about asteroids heading our way. A fish-out-of-water story as Ana Darcy tries to fit in. It ended nicely, not too much of a cliffhanger, but also set up for the next book in the series.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great triology! Al is a friend of mine on Kindleboards.com. Nice touch of mystery, romanc with a little light sci fi. Setting: Mexico

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The characters really "grabbed" me and it was a very easy story to read. I'm looking forward to the other two books in the series.

[Ann Amadori · Rating 3 out of 5]

The beginning and the end were good but the middle was boring. Interesting concept.However, I am not sure I want to read more of these.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok read - couple of minor plot holes but otherwise quite entetaining