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Arosil #1
Arbor Day
In 2060 thousands of arrow-like objects fall from the sky, decimating the town of Lone Peak, Arizona. Isolated from the rest of the world the survivors take shelter at the local hospital, but their sense of security is short lived when the arrows reveal their true purpose.
386 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 31, 2014
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About the author
B.L. Alley
7 books5 followersFrom Asimov to Zebrowski, B.L. Alley has been a lifelong fan of science fiction as well as darker tales of mystery and the macabre from authors like Poe and Jacobs. In his youth he also wrote many original short stories, yet he never considered writing a novel until an abandoned roadside attraction called Twin Arrows Trading Post sparked an idea for a story.
With a renewed passion for writing he eventually completed his first novel, Arbor Day, which was published in 2014. By that time a disability forced him into early retirement, so he took advantage of the free time and continued writing. Since then he has written four more novels and a number of short stories, including the three that comprise his most recent book Identity.
Mr. Alley makes his home in Northern Arizona where he is currently researching a possible forth entry in the Arosil Series.
With a renewed passion for writing he eventually completed his first novel, Arbor Day, which was published in 2014. By that time a disability forced him into early retirement, so he took advantage of the free time and continued writing. Since then he has written four more novels and a number of short stories, including the three that comprise his most recent book Identity.
Mr. Alley makes his home in Northern Arizona where he is currently researching a possible forth entry in the Arosil Series.
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December 13, 2015
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Arbor Day has some great things going for it and then some not so great. The world built was fantastic and action packed. The characters were fully realized and played well against each other. The pacing totally threw me off. At one point the book skips forward eight months but you are not told. One chapter ends, the next begins and just goes forward with no mention of the time jump. I was super confused and it took me about three more chapters to figure out what had happened. I would have appreciated some heads up, even a generic Eight Months Later... before the chapter began. My other main issue was there was no big closure or hook for the next book. Yes, I know this is the first in a series and the world and character building has to be done in this one, but I wanted something at the end to POP. Instead it was, well we're still working on it, join us next time. Arbor Day is classified as an alien invasion/first contact book on Amazon but no aliens are mentioned in the book at all. I wanted the last chapter to have at least a glimpse of them or a big disclosure to make me need to read the next book for more. I will say that once the world altering event happens the action is well placed and continuous, I was never bored reading Arbor Day. At times confused, but never bored. I would be interested to finish the series to see if all the building in book one comes to fruition in book two.
Favorite lines - The answer became obvious when the airliner’s normally quiet electric engines suddenly whined again as it skimmed the top of Hot Rock Mountain and dove toward the desert floor below. A moment later it disappeared and a cloud of dust billowed into the air.
Biggest cliché - "No I don't want to be in charge, I just want you all to do as I say."
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Arbor Day has some great things going for it and then some not so great. The world built was fantastic and action packed. The characters were fully realized and played well against each other. The pacing totally threw me off. At one point the book skips forward eight months but you are not told. One chapter ends, the next begins and just goes forward with no mention of the time jump. I was super confused and it took me about three more chapters to figure out what had happened. I would have appreciated some heads up, even a generic Eight Months Later... before the chapter began. My other main issue was there was no big closure or hook for the next book. Yes, I know this is the first in a series and the world and character building has to be done in this one, but I wanted something at the end to POP. Instead it was, well we're still working on it, join us next time. Arbor Day is classified as an alien invasion/first contact book on Amazon but no aliens are mentioned in the book at all. I wanted the last chapter to have at least a glimpse of them or a big disclosure to make me need to read the next book for more. I will say that once the world altering event happens the action is well placed and continuous, I was never bored reading Arbor Day. At times confused, but never bored. I would be interested to finish the series to see if all the building in book one comes to fruition in book two.Favorite lines - The answer became obvious when the airliner’s normally quiet electric engines suddenly whined again as it skimmed the top of Hot Rock Mountain and dove toward the desert floor below. A moment later it disappeared and a cloud of dust billowed into the air.
Biggest cliché - "No I don't want to be in charge, I just want you all to do as I say."
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