![]() Atlas is kind of a strange character, almost like a James Bond wannabe only with artifacts instead of espionage. I can’t wait to see what happens between Lennon and Rutger. I do like David and Lennon who are good characters with a lot of relatable characteristics and depth. At the beginning of the story, it gave you a bit of the background and daily lives on all the main characters. Her loyalty to her puppet master didn’t make a lot of sense to me, but then, it didn’t “not make sense” either. I enjoyed watching her struggle with her personal issues and with her unexpected loyalty to the crew versus her mission. I thought Scott could have done a lot better here. It also led to a big chunk of a science fiction book about spaceships having action more suited to a network of caves in a horror story. It has been way overused and frankly it lessened the thrill quite a bit for me. ![]() My biggest complaint, however, is the nature of the alien creatures. I understand why he stayed on, but really, he shouldn’t have. And frankly, much of the prep made it seem as if the powers that be did not want the mission to succeed. Making him sign a document that says he’s committed treason if the mission fails was just ridiculous. I found the plot to be both interesting and gripping, but there were several things that really irritated me also.įirst, I thought the head of the mission should have resigned his commission a couple of times during the early part of the book and told his superiors (including the president of the USA) to do something anatomically difficult with themselves. Most of the book is dedicated to the astronaut who is the head of the intercept mission and an assassin who has been stuck on the mission with them to make certain that things go the way her puppet masters want them to. At the same time, a thief on earth is trying to track down pieces of what the thinks is an extraterrestrial ship. Several nations have discovered that there is a very large artificial body in the solar system, and they decide to divert a planned flight to Mars to intercept the spacecraft. It’s got some great characters and a fascinating setup. From Beyond is an exciting first contact novel and the opening book in a new series.
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