The Terra Debacle: Prisoners at Area 51

Star Trails Tetralogy, Book 7

De: Marcha Fox

Narrado por: T. W. Ashworth

It's May, 1978, and a normal night at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah - until a bogey shows up in their air space. It gets even stranger when the UFO requests permission to land. It changes its mind, but by then, F-16s escort it to the ground. A human girl in her early teens and a robot exit the craft, and a strange botanical lifeform is found onboard later that night by a USAF landing party. The vehicle, robot, and the strange plant are impounded and subsequently sent to Area 51.

NASA astrobiologist Gabriel Greenley is called in to study this new lifeform that at first appears similar to a botanical species known as oxalis. As a psi-sensitive, Greenley quickly learns the specimen is highly intelligent and potentially dangerous when he attempts to take a leaf sample. He backs off, frustrated, and desperate to investigate the scientific details of this new botanical species that combines intelligence with a metabolism based on photosynthesis. Meanwhile, the specimen, a flora peda telepathis named Thyron from the planet Sapphira, is investigating his new environment through all frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum as well as his suite of psychic abilities that includes remote viewing.

Greenley eventually gets his leaf sample and makes a ground-breaking discovery that he can never share, due to his security oaths and research agreement at this top secret facility. Eventually, however, he's confronted by an ethical dilemma that forces him to make a treasonous and potentially deadly decision.

A unique combination of hard science-fiction, suspense, intrigue, and a touch of humor, this story has been described as a "dark version of ET: The Extraterrestrial". Strong characterizations, a mysterious setting loaded with intrigue, and unexpected plot twists make this an unforgettable tale whether you're a science fiction fan, botanist, UFO aficionado, or simply enjoy a good story.

©2016 Marcha Fox (P)2018 Kalliope Rising Press

Mixed Feelings

Ms. Fox has excellent details in many areas of the book. She is very accurate in the details regarding the area the story takes place. In many areas, it is like the thesaurus blew up with all the adjectives used. At times it is cumbersome to listen to. There are areas that are inconsistent, in my opinion. How can Thyron have such a low opinion of earthlings? In order to do so, he would have to have had some exposure yet he does not know anything about Earth or the way plants are treated. How can he not know what an engine is, yet know what a weapon is and that a vehicle is armored? Seems like it would be a good book for tweens wanting to expand their vocabulary.

Joy !!!

Marsha Fox writing style is pure joy, no mind boggling hard to understand science.
Excellent story and coupled with T. W. Ashworth narrating a beautiful masterpiece was born.

Fully recommend !!!

Accepted this audiobook for free as long as I honestly review it.

SF story

The Terra Debacle: Prisoners at Area 51, Star Trails Tetralogy, Book 7
By: Marcha Fox, Narrated by T. W. Ashworth

This is an SF story. Interesting point of view. Kind of different from what I usually listen, but liked it. The narrator did a good job, nice voice changes, good tempo end enthusiasm felt in the voice. Liked the changes of the voice among the characters. The book is 8 hrs and 57 mins long, so you might listen to it for a few days.
I would recommend this book to sci-fi fans.

My hope is that this review helps in your decision to obtain this book.
*This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Makes for a young teen story

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."
I felt the story was a biology lesson wrapped inside a story. Too much with the different chemical explanations. Unless I was going to stop the book and look up each chemical then it had little meaning to me or I thought to the story. Like a mentioned, this would be a good way to get teenagers more interested in biology.

Fantastic!

This is a book I first read the digital version which I rarely do but I really adore the series. Listening to it in audio was possibly even better. The narrator does a fabulous job with the voices and pacing. I loved it just as much in audio and laughed even more.

Thyron is a sentient plant. He thinks, speaks on a psi level and walks. He can be a bit overbearing as his intelligence supercedes most but its this super clever part of him that makes me laugh and how he views humans. Since we're omnivores he freaks out that humans may want him for a meal and even worse when he's put in a crate made of wood. The author put me in his head and there are some very plausible thoughts, if plants do think.

Ayways, Thyron is captured and taken to Area 51 in the late 70s. I don't remember much of the early 70s but very much remember the late 70s and the author nailed it with her references including TV. That also kept me in laughter. The story is well written and well orchestrated by the narrator. Its definitely one to listen to and no need to be a hard core sci-fi fan. Anything technical is kept in short and only furthers the plot.

A plus!