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First Contact

Tantalus, Book 1

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First Contact

By: M.A. Abraham
Narrated by: Brian Callanan
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Twenty ships have left the gravitational field of the Earth with the intention of colonizing Mars. Each is independent of the other and set to become domed cities upon landing. The mission is simple: go forth to develop the new planet, make it an extension of our home. Well, it sounded simple.

No one expected life on Mars to be easy, they are pioneers and that is a type of life that comes with dangers. What they didn't expect was for the settings of one of the ships to be off enough to miss their landing, to miss the very planet they were meant to settle.

Even more astounding was to find another planet within a three-week travel period that lies in the shadow of the red planet. It is where they will land, where their ship will unfold to become a domed city. Where life is dangerous in a hostile land and they find unexpected help. The indigenous winged people of the planet don't live on the surface of the planet, they live in cities in the clouds, but they are willing to extend a welcoming hand to those who have come to their land, as well as teach them what they can to survive. Their relationship begins with three words.

"Welcome to Tantalus."

©2014 Mary Ann Abraham (P)2018 Mary Ann Abraham Science Fiction
Engaging Storyline • Compelling Characters • Rich Worldbuilding • Unique Premise • Satisfying Conclusion

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Cool new look at what it’s like to be the aliens and needing help from the indigenous species. There’s the story of a missed target and a stranded human ship with all the whodunnits and it’s tied into a story about a planet that’s having it’s own problems. Fortunately for the romance aspect, the two species are compatible. There is a lot of graphic sex scenes and romance interwoven in the two separate plot lines.
This is a surprisingly good start to a new and unique series.
Brain Callahan is a Class A voice artist and he does both male and female parts with talent.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. My review is HONEST.

TWO THUMBS UP!! 👍🏻👍🏻

WE ARE THE 🌏 ALIENS

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Loved reading this first in a new series of M.A. Abraham's! Listening to Brian Callanan enhanced my experience and enjoyment of the story! Please bring out the next volume soon!

Great new alien adventure.

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This turned out to be an “easy read” and enjoyable time out. This is NOT hardcore science fiction. The book is written from two perspectives: a group of Mars colonists sent from Earth travel off course until they land on Tantalus; and a newly bound couple on Tantalus that are integral to replacing the ruling council. Recommend!
Callanan does a decent job with narration.
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Enjoyable space story

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This was a slow starting and somewhat dry sci fi story for me. This could be because the author is just finding their way, but I'm unsure at this point. There were parts in the book where I struggled to get through, but it did start to pick up towards the final third of the book. I would have liked to see better explanations on the technology and what science rather than focusing so much on sex and relationships, but that's just my opinion. I am undecided at this time as to whether or not I will continue the series (once it is released, of course).

Not my favorite so far

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This was a very enjoyable book, well worth the time spent. Different than a lot of the first contact story’s you read, there is only one villain and everyone else wants to get along.there are moments that I was saying to myself “that’s pretty far fetched” but it’s not very often so I just moved on. I will be buying the next book and I don’t do that a lot, so yes I really liked the book. One thing to note, the book talks about sex quite a bit but it is pertinent to the story.
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Fun story, well read

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