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Alien Plot: First Contact
As long as man has inhabited this speck of dust in the infinite cosmos, he’s been concerned with his meager existence and mortality. He’s speculated about how life on Earth would end, and wondered what catastrophic event would bring about his extinction. While being struck by a large asteroid or cooked by a solar mass ejection were thought to be the most likely life ending events on Earth, not once did anyone in his wildest dreams envision the events that were now unfolding as possible threats to man’s existence—yet it was happening.
When most people think of an alien invasion, they tend to envision large alien spaceships or machines roaming the planet while dispensing destruction and death at every turn. That is why when an actual invasion happens—but not with death-ray firing alien spaceships or with sinister alien machines—the people of Earth do not recognize the real threat.
Beginning slowly at first, and unusual in its development, the threat is not considered until almost too late. The first hints of trouble are random and few, alarming neither the authorities nor scientists, but continue to increase in global magnitude until they can no longer be ignored.
Once finally recognized, the cleverly devised alien assault is well underway and will surely eradicate all life on Earth unless an effective countermeasure can be found and implemented.
The dilemma: humankind has no idea how to fight back, how to stop the assault without knowing what the distant alien species is attempting—to cleanse the Earth of all life and prepare the planet for its arrival and colonization.
When most people think of an alien invasion, they tend to envision large alien spaceships or machines roaming the planet while dispensing destruction and death at every turn. That is why when an actual invasion happens—but not with death-ray firing alien spaceships or with sinister alien machines—the people of Earth do not recognize the real threat.
Beginning slowly at first, and unusual in its development, the threat is not considered until almost too late. The first hints of trouble are random and few, alarming neither the authorities nor scientists, but continue to increase in global magnitude until they can no longer be ignored.
Once finally recognized, the cleverly devised alien assault is well underway and will surely eradicate all life on Earth unless an effective countermeasure can be found and implemented.
The dilemma: humankind has no idea how to fight back, how to stop the assault without knowing what the distant alien species is attempting—to cleanse the Earth of all life and prepare the planet for its arrival and colonization.
231 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 26, 2015
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Marsell Morris
79 books3 followersMy traditionally published science fiction novel “Alien Plot: First Contact” is up and kicking on Amazon.com HERE.
Humankind’s first extraterrestrial contact is not friendly...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Science Fiction remains a stronghold for great storytellers, people who rock back in writing chairs ... April 30, 2015
By Temple Emmet Williams (a retired Reader’s Digest editor)
Format:Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
Science Fiction remains a stronghold for great storytellers, people who rock back in writing chairs and see a world confronted by the unexpected. We’re not talking about the great poet Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” … rather something other-worldly, yet believable. It stretches our imagination to the breaking point, but not beyond. The human characters are cut, not from cardboard, but from flesh and blood, with uncertainty, bluster, humility and bravado, forced into the chaos and heroics of the unknown. Some survive. Many don’t.
Ride the magic carpet of Marsell Morris, author of Alien Plot – First Contact. He takes us around the world, from tundra to dusty Africa, from swamps to the White House. We gasp for air, thirst for water and sink beneath the waves. In the end, author Morris does not solve the whole problem because another book waits just a few light years away. Speed it up, Mr. Morris. Get it here sooner. This page-flipping storytelling is fun to read.
Humankind’s first extraterrestrial contact is not friendly...
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_...
Below is my first review:
5.0 out of 5 stars Science Fiction remains a stronghold for great storytellers, people who rock back in writing chairs ... April 30, 2015
By Temple Emmet Williams (a retired Reader’s Digest editor)
Format:Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
Science Fiction remains a stronghold for great storytellers, people who rock back in writing chairs and see a world confronted by the unexpected. We’re not talking about the great poet Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” … rather something other-worldly, yet believable. It stretches our imagination to the breaking point, but not beyond. The human characters are cut, not from cardboard, but from flesh and blood, with uncertainty, bluster, humility and bravado, forced into the chaos and heroics of the unknown. Some survive. Many don’t.
Ride the magic carpet of Marsell Morris, author of Alien Plot – First Contact. He takes us around the world, from tundra to dusty Africa, from swamps to the White House. We gasp for air, thirst for water and sink beneath the waves. In the end, author Morris does not solve the whole problem because another book waits just a few light years away. Speed it up, Mr. Morris. Get it here sooner. This page-flipping storytelling is fun to read.
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June 17, 2015
I received this book in a publisher launch giveaway.
Years ago I read a great deal of science fiction, so I was curious and thought I would try this. I signed up before it was available to peruse. It came highly recommended. I found it easy reading and fast-paced. It is never dull. The main character was simple to understand and his thoughts were clear and sometimes humorous. (The name of his dog made me laugh out loud.) I enjoyed learning some lesser-known facts about the Pentagon. I was put off by the misuse of the Lord's name (He is my best friend) and lesser so by other language. It is definitely packed full of alien mayhem, death, and destruction and makes one wonder, how in the world are they going to get out of this? As the author introduced new characters, I would think, I like this person, then they would be violently killed. Ouch! I must admit that I read less than seven chapters and then skimmed to the end to see how it all turned out. I gave the book to a friend who is in a reading club (I think she will enjoy it more). I need all of the upbeat reading I can get. :) It is not the type of science fiction I used to read (Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Frank Herbert, etc.) but is more similar to more modern movies dealing with aliens.
Years ago I read a great deal of science fiction, so I was curious and thought I would try this. I signed up before it was available to peruse. It came highly recommended. I found it easy reading and fast-paced. It is never dull. The main character was simple to understand and his thoughts were clear and sometimes humorous. (The name of his dog made me laugh out loud.) I enjoyed learning some lesser-known facts about the Pentagon. I was put off by the misuse of the Lord's name (He is my best friend) and lesser so by other language. It is definitely packed full of alien mayhem, death, and destruction and makes one wonder, how in the world are they going to get out of this? As the author introduced new characters, I would think, I like this person, then they would be violently killed. Ouch! I must admit that I read less than seven chapters and then skimmed to the end to see how it all turned out. I gave the book to a friend who is in a reading club (I think she will enjoy it more). I need all of the upbeat reading I can get. :) It is not the type of science fiction I used to read (Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Frank Herbert, etc.) but is more similar to more modern movies dealing with aliens.
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October 18, 2015Have you ever driven past an traffic accident and you didn't want to look, but you had to, even though there were banged-up cars and people on stretchers? It's human nature. This is how I felt in the first few chapters of Mr. Morris's book, Alien Plot: First Contact.
Animals on Earth are going crazy. Faithful family dogs are attacking their owners. Whales are attacking ships, rats are invading houses, polar bears are killing native hunters, birds are crashing into planes, insects are stinging the hell out of people. No one can go to work, crops are neglected in the fields--everything is chaos. I was drawn into this story.
Jim Baker is a government worker on a lower level who becomes involved in the struggle to take back the planet before we all die. Turns out nanobots, or microscopic robots, are affecting the lower life forms. Teams of scientists are working to find the solution.
I enjoyed this book, which I won in a Goodreads giveaway. It was a page-turner, and very well written. Since the title says "First Contact" and the ending gives the feel that there's more to come, I'm anxiously awaiting Part Two.
Animals on Earth are going crazy. Faithful family dogs are attacking their owners. Whales are attacking ships, rats are invading houses, polar bears are killing native hunters, birds are crashing into planes, insects are stinging the hell out of people. No one can go to work, crops are neglected in the fields--everything is chaos. I was drawn into this story.
Jim Baker is a government worker on a lower level who becomes involved in the struggle to take back the planet before we all die. Turns out nanobots, or microscopic robots, are affecting the lower life forms. Teams of scientists are working to find the solution.
I enjoyed this book, which I won in a Goodreads giveaway. It was a page-turner, and very well written. Since the title says "First Contact" and the ending gives the feel that there's more to come, I'm anxiously awaiting Part Two.
July 18, 2015
Fun & Entrancing Read
This was a very engaging and unique look at the topic of humanity's first encounter with an alien life form. It spanned the globe and was able to combine believable scientific concepts with human characters the reader can identify with. I am looking forward to the sequel with great anticipation.
This was a very engaging and unique look at the topic of humanity's first encounter with an alien life form. It spanned the globe and was able to combine believable scientific concepts with human characters the reader can identify with. I am looking forward to the sequel with great anticipation.
December 15, 2015
Marsell Morris weaves a plethora of details on subjects as varied as Inuit culture to submarines to atmospheric physics (and more) into this Sci-fi thriller, adding depth and interest. A promise of future episodes means we can look forward to more well-researched but equally exciting story telling.
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