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Forgiven: Finding a path home

by Richard D. Bangs (Goodreads Author)

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Dennis said: " In this second book by Bangs, the intrepid, adventurous scientist and farm boy from Montana takes on a hoard of challenging mysteries to unravel what appears to be personal messages to him from outer space. Jarrod McKinley finds more unanswered and In this second book by Bangs, the intrepid, adventurous scientist and farm boy from Montana takes on a hoard of challenging mysteries to unravel what appears to be personal messages to him from outer space. Jarrod McKinley finds more unanswered and perplexing questions after having uncovered a diabolic conspiracy in the first book, “Forsaken: Searching for God’s Fingerprints”.
Jarrod’s fast paced adventures begin on the flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, in the first few pages of the book, and never really let up. An uneasy feeling of danger appears to Jarrod on the flight. That sense of foreboding and imminent danger continues throughout the book.
The mysteries of who is sending the messages to Jarrod from outer space and who is trying to derail the whole “Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence”, SETI program, create the backdrop for this intriguing adventure/science fiction story. The mystery of who is sending the messages becomes clear fairly soon and leads to a fascinating array of characters not of this world. It was fun to see them observe and sometimes affect the outcome of what was playing out between the competing factors in the environs of Australia and the ranks of the SETI project.
The story had enough science in it to make it interesting to a non science fiction reader like myself and not so much that I was bogged down with details of space and futuristic technologies. The ongoing and fast paced narrative of the adventures of Jarrod and his compatriots against the continued and diabolic threat against them made the book read more like an action adventure. Jarrod’s talents and foibles make him a sympathetic hero. He seems to have a heightened sense of awareness that helps him be aware of upcoming danger, but doesn’t quite possess the skill or ability to completely avoid it. So the book is filled with many close calls and fascinating confrontations with the evil doers.
At the end of the book I was pleased to see some major secrets revealed, and some enlightening dialogue about how the human population on earth may deal with ‘contact’ with intelligent life from other worlds, but at the same time I was a bit saddened that the adventures of Jarrod McKinley had come to an end. I enjoyed tagging along on his adventures. ...more "

Aug 12, 2016 08:48AM · see review