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Fluency

By: Jennifer Foehner Wells
Narrated by: Susanna Burney
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NASA discovered the alien ship lurking in the asteroid belt in the 1960's. They kept the Target under intense surveillance for decades, letting the public believe they were exploring the solar system, while they worked feverishly to refine the technology needed to reach it.

The ship itself remained silent, drifting.

Dr. Jane Holloway is content documenting nearly-extinct languages and had never contemplated becoming an astronaut. But when NASA recruits her to join a team of military scientists for an expedition to the Target, it's an adventure she can't refuse.

The ship isn't vacant, as they presumed.

A disembodied voice rumbles inside Jane's head, "You are home".

Jane fights the growing doubts of her colleagues as she attempts to decipher what the alien wants from her. As the derelict ship devolves into chaos and the crew gets cut off from their escape route, Jane must decide if she can trust the alien's help to survive.

©2014 Jennifer Foehner Wells (P)2014 Jennifer Foehner Wells Fiction Romance Science Fiction Space Opera Space Solar System Transportation

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Not bad enough to return I'm half tempted to get the next in the series.. Kept me interested just, but mostly another one of those people act unprofessional (when they are professionals) and argue and fight and then the book ends...

Having said that if it was totally junk it would have one back, in slightly interested to see where the story goes.. The next in series is on my wish list maybe try it another day

Hmmm not sure about this one

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Page turner type fast developing "near future" action. A women as the hero with that issue being well developed in current context. Great storytelling. Can't wait for sequel.

Good Space Adventure

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I found the characters reaction to their situation a little outlandish. Embodies some of the worst tropes in science fiction today.

Didn't really like it

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I chose this title on a bit of a whim being both an unfamiliar author and narrator but I'm pleased I did. In some ways it's good old science fiction exploring a seemingly dead space hulk when sudden emergencies crop up, inimicable life forms appear and there's a good guy around but can they be trusted. The story moves on progressively and I looked forward to getting back to it each day. It was well read with good diction and performed believably. I look forward to a sequel.

Fast moving and refreshing.

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Great story, good cast of characters and very enjoyable. I look forward to the sexual.

Wow, I love d every minute of this.

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I felt slightly bothered by the story through out. I had the feeling I was reading a story written by a bright high school student rather than that of an adult.

The male characters were particularly badly written. One character is clearly meant to be genius bad boy and so constantly thinks about six and acts dumb when it comes to understanding relationships but then is written to have thoughts and feelings that are totally at odds with his established character such as reading to the body language between two people and noticing exact shades of cosmetics. It seems unlikely to me that the two would coexist and it seems more likely that he's simply ended up being written as internally as a rude, sec obsessed lesbian because the author really doesn't understand men.

The technology also has a distinct feeling of sci-fi magic. The book even makes reference to the "Clarke quote" about "any sufficiently advanced technology..." but it feels abused here to simply explain away any inconvenient plot problems.

Overall these problems spoilt a story that was never all that interesting anyway. The ending is meant to be a cliff hangar but I'm profoundly uninterested in what may come next in any case and don't think I'll be listening to any further books in this series.

Writing Feels Immature

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What made the experience of listening to Fluency the most enjoyable?

My first impression on listening was it’s a young adult book as the story unfolded it was more than that, although it unfolded with a slight predictability

Which character – as performed by Susanna Burney – was your favourite?

Jane Holloway

Unexpected entertainment

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The story while interesting and engaging was a bit simplistic at times the writer more interested in gender role reversal than the science fiction story it should have been. It felt smug.

A bit simplistic

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