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Origin: Dawn of Mankind Book 2
Cassian Reeve survived first contact.
One right call at the edge of human space cost him his ship, his standing, and the discovery he nearly died to reach. Now a review board gets to decide what to do with the man who started it all.
The enemy isn't finished with him.
Sixty years of watching humanity taught the Oruun one people like Reeve can't be beaten with warships. So this time they won't bring any. They won't fire a shot. They'll let humanity do it instead.
And somewhere past the noise, a clock is counting down to Origin.
One right call at the edge of human space cost him his ship, his standing, and the discovery he nearly died to reach. Now a review board gets to decide what to do with the man who started it all.
The enemy isn't finished with him.
Sixty years of watching humanity taught the Oruun one people like Reeve can't be beaten with warships. So this time they won't bring any. They won't fire a shot. They'll let humanity do it instead.
And somewhere past the noise, a clock is counting down to Origin.
393 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 30, 2026
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John Walker
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August 13, 2026
only two stars
Only two I’m afraid… it’s either an AI generated story, or it has been rushed to press, or there wasn’t any proofreading at all. There are a number of storyline gaps?, errors? Where the protagonists are in one location then suddenly with no explanation the scene has changed which is annoying making me have to re read previous paragraphs to make sense of what has happened. Some sentences make no sense, the tenses and grammar are à mish mash hence the reason it feels like an AI has written it. But on the whole the story is good enough to make me want to complete the series.
Must try better….. 😊
Only two I’m afraid… it’s either an AI generated story, or it has been rushed to press, or there wasn’t any proofreading at all. There are a number of storyline gaps?, errors? Where the protagonists are in one location then suddenly with no explanation the scene has changed which is annoying making me have to re read previous paragraphs to make sense of what has happened. Some sentences make no sense, the tenses and grammar are à mish mash hence the reason it feels like an AI has written it. But on the whole the story is good enough to make me want to complete the series.
Must try better….. 😊
July 17, 2026
Another Great Read
This book was a bit more shadowy than I care for; but there was enough straight out story telling that I was able to keep track and follow the story. When you like technical display and storyline, you will get lots of it here.
I enjoyed the read and look forward to reading more of it.
This book was a bit more shadowy than I care for; but there was enough straight out story telling that I was able to keep track and follow the story. When you like technical display and storyline, you will get lots of it here.
I enjoyed the read and look forward to reading more of it.
July 4, 2026
A Great Second book
Walker and Cooper combined to give a great story in the Dawn of Mankind. The story flushed out the character base and gave context to the meaty premise. I am looking forward to book three.
Walker and Cooper combined to give a great story in the Dawn of Mankind. The story flushed out the character base and gave context to the meaty premise. I am looking forward to book three.
July 14, 2026
great read Highly recommended.
Truly ingenious plot
Characters and personalities well developed.
Plenty of suspense.
Can’t wait for future books. Plot could go many different ways.
Truly ingenious plot
Characters and personalities well developed.
Plenty of suspense.
Can’t wait for future books. Plot could go many different ways.
July 27, 2026
Compelling
Did not want to put this book down because I needed to find what happened next! The characters are oddly different but appealing. The story is intriguing and I look forward to reading more if author continues.
Did not want to put this book down because I needed to find what happened next! The characters are oddly different but appealing. The story is intriguing and I look forward to reading more if author continues.
September 19, 2026
The authors take a very different approach to alien interaction.
Worth your time. The story unfolds at a measured pace, ignoring many sensationalistic space opera tropes. Worth five stars imho.
Worth your time. The story unfolds at a measured pace, ignoring many sensationalistic space opera tropes. Worth five stars imho.
September 28, 2026
Unique and Complex
This is a very different story about human and alien first contact. The use of the encoded communication is very complex and sometimes difficult to follow.
This is a very different story about human and alien first contact. The use of the encoded communication is very complex and sometimes difficult to follow.
October 3, 2026
Great series
This series is a really fun read. Not only are the Characters Well written , But the storyline is fascinating! Highly recommended
This series is a really fun read. Not only are the Characters Well written , But the storyline is fascinating! Highly recommended
October 10, 2026
riveting
Technical but somewhat understandable. Fascinating. More words, more words, more words. Needed 15 more words to submit. More words. End
Technical but somewhat understandable. Fascinating. More words, more words, more words. Needed 15 more words to submit. More words. End
July 31, 2026
Clarity Comes @ 16
Ok, I’m starting to get an idea of where this story is going. Maybe book 2 will define it better.
Ok, I’m starting to get an idea of where this story is going. Maybe book 2 will define it better.
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