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Camouflage

By: Joe Haldeman
Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
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Publisher's summary

The artifact is found seven miles below the surface of the sea and beneath 40 more feet of sand. The Navy's efforts to raise a wrecked submarine uncover it - and set in motion a scientific race to retrieve it, to discover just what it is and where it came from.

Denser than any substance known to man, it has broken every drill bit they've tried on it and will not budge an inch. It resists every effort to breach it - or communicate with it. So the government turns to marine biologist Russell Sutton for help.

Meanwhile, unknown to any of them, two creatures have wandered the earth for generations. The aliens have no knowledge of each other, but possess a residual memory of the artifact - and an affinity for deep water. One, which calls itself the changeling, has survived by adaptation, by taking on many different forms: man, woman, snake, shark. The other, which calls itself the chameleon, has survived solely by destroying anything or anyone that threatens it.

Now, finally brought up from the bottom of the sea, the artifact calls to them both...to come home. For all these generations there have been two invincible creatures on Earth. But the chameleon has decided there's only room for one.

A novel of human and inhuman nature, Camouflage will take you to the depths of the sea, to the limit of man's imagination - and beyond.

©2005 Joe Haldeman (P)2008 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

Nebula Award, Best Novel, 2005


"Haldeman trips through history wearing alien goggles but his message is all about human nature." (Entertainment Weekly)
An extremely intelligent thriller." (Washington Post)

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Not your typical story... but a good listen.

What did you love best about Camouflage?

I like how the story was written... it did jump around a little more than your typical sci-fi book, but nothing to bad and actually made the story a bit better to listen to. Towards the end you kind of figure out how it is going to end though. Which for me was a bit of a let down.

What other book might you compare Camouflage to and why?

I really can't think of a different book to compare this to... it's kind of got it's own flavor that you really can't quite figure out.

Have you listened to any of Eric Michael Summerer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not really... but it takes quite a lot for me to want to listen to a book all in one sitting.

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Excellent, right up until the end.

This was an excellent book, keeping me riveted right up until the final 10 minutes or so of the recording. I might describe the story as a mash-up between "Forrest Gump", "Contact", and "Rendezous With Rama", if you can imagine that. Right up until the final scene, I could hardly put it down! Unfortunately, the book turns very cliche at the end. I would have given it 5 stars without hesitation if not for the ending. Without giving anything away, I felt it was very "Disney-esque", with a little "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull" thrown in (if you hated the way that movie ended, you might feel the same about this ending). Everything is resolved WAY too quickly, with a heavy dose of deus ex machina. I do recommend it, just because it's such an enjoyable ride, but in my opinion the author just got lazy at the end. It could have been much better.

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Good Storytelling!

An interesting premise with good storytelling to boot. A mix of different science disciplines that didn’t get pedantic and bog the story down.

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What is this about?

The book was totally confusing throughout and it didn’t answer any questions then the book just suddenly ended.


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a nice diversion from non fiction

Fun story, captivating and entertaining. interesting story line and sexual situations are not overly explicit as depicted in many comments.

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keeps me thinking

the past and developing history truly defines the final product and what it contributes

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Very Good Book

The narration was great and the story flowed. It was a good story and I enjoyed the listen.

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just what i needed

I bought and returned 5 books before I found this winner. great characterization and unusual story.

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Spellbinding

Grabs your interest right at the start and doesn’t let go to the last chapter great work

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another hit from Joe Haldeman

very creative. really enjoyed it. in fact, I couldn't stop! finished it in just a couple of listens. makes you think, what would I do if I had these abilities??

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