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Alien Body
Alien Body (conceptual sci-fi, 81,000 words).
Physician Dave Booker is shocked to discover an alien living in his summer cabin in Eastern Oregon. Phane, the alien, explains he is an anthropologist from another star system. His shuttlecraft has crashed, and he must regain it before the mothership gives him up for dead. But Dave is dumbfounded by the alien’s appearance, a green beach ball with two eyes on tentacles above his head. What would it be like to have a body like that? Does the body determine how we think about the world? Dave's ambitious boss captures and cages Phane but he escapes. In a wild chase, Phane flees determined pursuers which eventually include the military. It's not easy for a talking green beach ball to hide. Dave realizes that Phane has much to teach humanity, but can he get to him first and help him?
Five Stars! Readers Favorite.com
I was hooked from the beginning and invested in the story. …simply too amazing to forget. Brilliantly engaging and entertaining. -- ReadersFavorite.com
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Reader Review:
Phane’s presentation as a little green man, shaped like a tennis ball when resting and a pretty close cousin to Vonnegut’s Tralfamadorians when awake, is one of the most likable aliens I’ve ever encountered. In many ways his humanity exceeds our own species. I hope this book finds a wide audience because in addition to the deep thoughts underlying it, it’s a ripping good yarn! – Stephen Russell, “Himalayas of Literature Course Creator at BookOblivion.com”
Booklife Prize:
The plot takes a simple concept and slowly branches it out into an epic tale. It's lovingly paced with sensible twists that truly make readers thin The tone is delightfully thoughtful, light, and playful--even when things get dark. It makes the entire novel very readable and hard to put down. While the core concept is quite simple, the truly original risks the story takes are unexpected and enterprising… the overall character development is stellar. Each character has a distinct voice and perspective, and they are uncompromisingly themselves as they interact with the rest of their universe.
Physician Dave Booker is shocked to discover an alien living in his summer cabin in Eastern Oregon. Phane, the alien, explains he is an anthropologist from another star system. His shuttlecraft has crashed, and he must regain it before the mothership gives him up for dead. But Dave is dumbfounded by the alien’s appearance, a green beach ball with two eyes on tentacles above his head. What would it be like to have a body like that? Does the body determine how we think about the world? Dave's ambitious boss captures and cages Phane but he escapes. In a wild chase, Phane flees determined pursuers which eventually include the military. It's not easy for a talking green beach ball to hide. Dave realizes that Phane has much to teach humanity, but can he get to him first and help him?
Five Stars! Readers Favorite.com
I was hooked from the beginning and invested in the story. …simply too amazing to forget. Brilliantly engaging and entertaining. -- ReadersFavorite.com
Featured book on AmericanBookFest.com
Reader Review:
Phane’s presentation as a little green man, shaped like a tennis ball when resting and a pretty close cousin to Vonnegut’s Tralfamadorians when awake, is one of the most likable aliens I’ve ever encountered. In many ways his humanity exceeds our own species. I hope this book finds a wide audience because in addition to the deep thoughts underlying it, it’s a ripping good yarn! – Stephen Russell, “Himalayas of Literature Course Creator at BookOblivion.com”
Booklife Prize:
The plot takes a simple concept and slowly branches it out into an epic tale. It's lovingly paced with sensible twists that truly make readers thin The tone is delightfully thoughtful, light, and playful--even when things get dark. It makes the entire novel very readable and hard to put down. While the core concept is quite simple, the truly original risks the story takes are unexpected and enterprising… the overall character development is stellar. Each character has a distinct voice and perspective, and they are uncompromisingly themselves as they interact with the rest of their universe.
253 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 1, 2019
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About the author
William X. Adams
12 books22 followersI am a cognitive psychologist who left the university classroom for the information technology industry to find out if the mind is like a computer. I write psychological science fiction ("psi-fi") to dramatize what I learned. Contact me at www.psifibooks.com.
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