The Lost Signal

Slaves of Zisaida, Book 1

De: J.S. Fernandez Morales

Narrado por: Aaron Parker

An ancient threat returns to conquer humanity. They ruled the planet once and they will do it again. Humans can't fight this war - not without help.

For years, Dr. Ethan Fawkes has been communicating with a mysterious scientist using an encoded signal, and together, they designed the first spaceship meant for war. But when the government orders Ethan to dismantle it, his collaborator reveals a terrible secret. An army of powerful aliens is about to invade Earth, and humans must rush to prepare a defense or risk losing their freedom forever.

The future looks bleak and it's about to get worse.

Fiona has no memories of her origins, but somehow, she shares half her DNA with the invaders. For this, she lives a life of scorn and shame amongst humans. When the enemy arrives to enslave her village, will she help the humans who hate her or join the aliens who welcome her? The key to victory lies in the depths of her obscure past. Can she remember her true heritage before it's too late?

The Lost Signal is the first book in the Slaves of Zisaida trilogy: A riveting Science Fantasy saga about our galaxy's war for survival against an intergalactic threat. If you enjoyed Stargate, The Atlantis Gene, and Battlestar Galactica, get on this thrill ride. Come for the Space Force, stay for the aliens.

©2020 Jennifer Sarai Fernandez Morales (P)2020 Jennifer Sarai Fernandez Morales

Perhaps You've Chatted With An Alien

This book is in two different point of views. People are increasingly suspicious of the United States due to its treatment of the Japanese people. One point if view is a ragtag group called the Okinawa Six. Most of them are in the USA Space Force and it turns out that one of them (unbeknownst to him) has been chatting with an extraterrestrial via am encrypted signal. That extraterrestrial came to Earth to warn and help us of the impending war that is to come. Now it's up to them to save Earth.

I liked the way the author tied in the second POV. This book was well written and performed well by the narrator. There were very minor instances (2 if I remember correctly) where the volume changed slightly and I heard some background noise maybe a chair or maybe just an audio artifact. Nevertheless, it wasn't too distracting and didn't really interfere with the overall flow of the book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it sets itself up for a sequel. I'll definitely like to see where this story develops, it was a fun listen.

DISCLAIMER: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Solid Sci-Fi

In this sci-fi thriller, we see two different plotlines converge. The first is that of a group of military personnel who are trying to prepare Earth for an oncoming alien invasion. The other point of view is that of a little girl who is half human and half alien. When the aliens finally do invade, she finds herself at a crossroads of which side to defend.

This was a good, suspenseful book. Plenty of action and suspense to keep me sucked in. Characterization was done pretty well, especially with Fiona. The worldbuilding was also done particularly well.

Narration was okay for the most part though there were some background noises and other audio issues.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Needs better narration

The narration is really bad. The falsetto on female and child characters is cringe-worthy. Even with good narration, the dialog would have been clunky and unrealistic. All the characters, and the narrator, have the same voice. I couldn't get invested in the plot or any of the characters.

Interesting, lots going on

This book was very interesting. It is from alien perspective mostly. You do become attached to the characters by the end of the book. There’s a lot going on it in. A lot of perspectives bouncing back and forth. There are tones of “racism” as the main character is an alien human hybrid and thus doesn’t “belong” to either group and are accepted by them but also not.
I would rate this 6/10. I think it’s worth a listen if you are into alien stories and battles with adversity.

Keen to listen to th3 next.

This is the first book i have read/listened to by this author. The plot is between two storylines that eventually we learn the connection. One is a group of military people that are reunited to help an alien and a scientist prepare to defend Earth from an ancient race of aliens that are returning to reconquer the humans. The other is a young girl who is half alien and half human. Unaware of where she comes from, she’s been accepted by a human family if not the village. When the aliens come to enslave her village she is stuck in the middle. Each tangent was well written and I enjoyed how they eventually converged.

This is the first book I have listened to by this narrator ( Aaron Parker ). I think he did okay reading this book, but he more reads than performs the book. He gave most characters an identifiable voice, but his choice for the child was awkward to listen to. His expression was not always appropriate for the dialogue. Regardless, it was still an okay listen.

There are no explicit sex scenes, or excessive violence. There was the occasional swearing. There were editing issues with repeated sentences.

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