1947

by Michael H. Burnam

Set first in Roswell New Mexico in 1947, and later in America during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, 1947 continues the story of the Roswell UFO incident. Toni is a fifteen year-old alien orphaned when her parents’ flying saucer is shot down over Roswell New Mexico on July 8, 1947. She’s been raised in hiding by former Air Force Nurse Naomi Selff who stole her as an infant from the wreckage. Believing the child she names Antonia after her mother, and mistakingly believing that Toni is the only alien on earth, Naomi teaches her to hide in plain sight by camouflaging her alien appearance and abilities. Naomi thinks she’s succeeded until Toni’s first kiss.
There were two flying saucers over Roswell in 1947, and one escaped. Daniel is the son of the surviving crew. His parents remained on Earth to search for Toni, and after fifteen years, they’ve become marooned. Believing they have no chance of rescue and that their survival depends upon masquerading as humans, Daniel’s parents haven’t told him he’s an alien. Daniel is enjoying the life of a somewhat short and sun-sensitive, but otherwise normal high school freshman living in suburbia. He’s unaware that his parents, known to their neighbors as John and Mary Smith, occasionally use their flying saucer, now in serious disrepair, to save the world from the men who murdered Toni’s parents in 1947. Everything seems to be going well, until Daniel meets Toni.

Genres: Science Fiction

386 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2018

Reviews

[Marissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book through the Red Coat PR Launch Team.

1947 is a young adult science fiction story that begins with the infamous crash of a mysterious aircraft purported to be a UFO at Roswell. I had a really difficult time staying focused on this story. There were too many characters and too many storylines spanning too many disparate times in American history. I couldn't tell what genre this book was trying to fit into. It came across as a science fiction thriller story about aliens from the Roswell crash living among us trying to blend in while the Government is after them. It also had a flavor of a young adult story about kids dealing with bullies, trying to fit in at school, and discovering their hormones. There was also decent focus on how historical events were impacting other events in the story. The author would choose to transition to different times in history at awkward times. The approach the author took to the aliens living among us was a little too unbelievable for me. I just couldn't get into it because it had so much going on and it was a bit too off the top for me.

[Andrea Vickers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn’t my usual type of book and the first I have read from this author. I have to say I really enjoyed this book! It was sometimes difficult to keep my attention with the back and forth in time etc, but still the concept and characters are really interesting and make me want to read another instalment of what happens next!
Very sci-fi, and fictional so this is a great book for people who enjoy these genres.

[Ernie · Rating 2 out of 5]

The premise was good. The story would have been better without jumping back and forth in time. And the author should check his facts. There was no concentration camp in Auschwitz in 1938. The war hadn't even started yet.

[Doris Raines · Rating 3 out of 5]

NICE BOOK.