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Wherever Seeds May Fall

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Wherever Seeds May Fall

By: Peter Cawdron
Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
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The Prince of Darkness is coming.

Comet Anduru skimmed the clouds of Saturn. Rather than being drawn into the gas giant, it skipped back out into space. With the comet heading for Jupiter, speculation is mounting it’s an alien spacecraft making its way to Earth.

Lieutenant Colonel Nolan Landis and Dr. Kath McKenzie are caught between an angry public and an anxious President as they grapple with the scientific, social, and political implications of first contact.

First Contact is a series of standalone novels that explore humanity's first interactions with extraterrestrial life.

©2022 Peter Cawdron (P)2022 Podium Audio Fiction First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Exploration Interstellar Solar System
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Interesting hard science fiction story with believable characters. As always, this author has produced a story which is well written and crafted. It addresses the topc of first contact in an imaginable way without resorting to tired ideas. Try this you will not regret it.

Excellent read. Hard to put down.

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I was looking for a first contact story that wasn’t a space opera or crazy aliens that seem too unbelievable. What I found was a gripping, realistic take on a first contact novel that ticked every box for. Highly recommend! And thank you to the author, Peter.

Gripping, based in reality with a great crescendo!

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As a Sci fi fanatic this standalone novel was the perfect blend of science, drama and an ending that was thought provoking and nail biting. Reminded me of Arthur C Clarke at his best.

Outstanding

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At the time of writing this, I haven’t finished this book. So far the story is engaging and entertaining, good narration, it is like a warm nook in a cold place with a comfy blanket and a candle for light. Interesting take on «Shit! Aliens!!!» and how we might (hopefully) react if such a thing ever happens. As a sci-fi buff with over 900 titles in the genre on my playlist, I highly recommend this book. Will definitely take a look at the author’s other books. Excited!

By chapter seven, I added this to my favourites!

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Cawdron digs deep into the idea of First Contact and how humans might really react to it. The premise is a bit out there but explained well and the technical scaffolding really gels as the story progresses.

This is the second of his First Contact series that I’ve read and they all explore aspects of First Contact generally ignored or covered badly by other authors.

Definitely worth spending the time on if hard SF is your thing.

As with the others I’ve read this is very US centric but given the core premise in this case that’s a minor quibble.

I’d have one or two technical quibbles ( they ship Orion somewhere to protect it from environmental damage but don’t do anything about SLS, seems careless to me; getting Orion to L4 or L5 is a stretch but might be doable however getting it back after staying there seems unlikely) but these in no way detract from the story for me. This is fiction after all , and damn fine fiction at that.

Excellent hard SF First Contact story.

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