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Lightning Days
There's a mystery in the caves of Afghanistan. British Special Agent Josh Cassidy knows there is no such thing as a routine mission when he is sent to accompany an ill-prepared band of reservists on a hastily prepared mission into the heart of Afghanistan. The mysterious heat source that showed up on the military satellites could be just about anything, but nobody is prepared to find a group of refugees from an alternate universe: a group of intelligent, NEANDERTHAL refugees. Sophia and her people have shifted universes for years, trying to keep ahead of the vicious race of Sauroids that is intent on exterminating the Thals. Now the long-running battle has come to our universe, and Josh Cassidy is the only man who stands between the Sauroids and the total annihilation of everyone on the planet Earth.
332 pages, Paperback
First published July 25, 2006
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About the author
Colin Harvey
67 books10 followersBritish SF writer Colin Harvey, 50, died August 15, 2011 of a stroke.
First published in 2001, Colin was the author of six novels, the last of which is Damage Time which was published in October 2010.
He was also the editor of the Black Quill and British Fantasy Award nominated anthology Killers, and the SF anthology Future Bristol, which has had glowing reviews from Albedo One and The Fix. His most recent anthology, Dark Spires: Speculative Fiction From Hardy Country is available from Wizards Tower Press.
His short fiction has appeared in Interzone, Albedo One and Apex Magazine, and is collected in Displacement.
Obituaries:
Locus
Angry Robot Books
First published in 2001, Colin was the author of six novels, the last of which is Damage Time which was published in October 2010.
He was also the editor of the Black Quill and British Fantasy Award nominated anthology Killers, and the SF anthology Future Bristol, which has had glowing reviews from Albedo One and The Fix. His most recent anthology, Dark Spires: Speculative Fiction From Hardy Country is available from Wizards Tower Press.
His short fiction has appeared in Interzone, Albedo One and Apex Magazine, and is collected in Displacement.
Obituaries:
Locus
Angry Robot Books
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April 15, 2008
Archaeologists have told us that Neanderthals have been extinct for thirty thousand years. It is also believed that Neanderthals were quite primitive and never really developed any cities or advanced technology. But everything we ever thought about Neanderthals was completely wrong.
A group of British soldiers (mostly weekenders) is sent on a mission into the Afghan desert. The men have absolutely no idea what they are supposed to be looking for but soon find themselves in a life or death situation that will determine the fate of the earth. It would seem that Neanderthals had been surviving through "shifting". Certain members of the Thals had the unique ability to transport themselves into alternate earth realities and live peacefully with the indigenous life forms. This process worked fine until the Thals met a civilization called the Sauroids who decided that shifting was disrespectful to their God. The Sauroids decided that the only course of action was to get rid of all of the alternate earths (including our Earth) except their own.
I thoroughly enjoyed Lightening Days. So much speculation has been made about Neanderthals that it is nice to see a book that uses that potential and lack of solid data to create a great science fiction novel. I also thought that the type of technology used by the Thals fit well into the story making it more believable while creatively providing background information on the Thals' history.
A group of British soldiers (mostly weekenders) is sent on a mission into the Afghan desert. The men have absolutely no idea what they are supposed to be looking for but soon find themselves in a life or death situation that will determine the fate of the earth. It would seem that Neanderthals had been surviving through "shifting". Certain members of the Thals had the unique ability to transport themselves into alternate earth realities and live peacefully with the indigenous life forms. This process worked fine until the Thals met a civilization called the Sauroids who decided that shifting was disrespectful to their God. The Sauroids decided that the only course of action was to get rid of all of the alternate earths (including our Earth) except their own.
I thoroughly enjoyed Lightening Days. So much speculation has been made about Neanderthals that it is nice to see a book that uses that potential and lack of solid data to create a great science fiction novel. I also thought that the type of technology used by the Thals fit well into the story making it more believable while creatively providing background information on the Thals' history.
September 13, 2008
This is a very complex story packed with distinct and sympathetic characters. In fact, it was so complex that I feared the story would end disappointingly. I should never have worried. It ends brilliantly.
February 27, 2011
A good interesting story for one of Harvey's earliest books. It keeps you engaged and being set in current times you can feel more engaged despite the sci-fi elements.
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