A Blast of an Adventure
4.5 out of 5 stars
Finding an uncontacted civilization is almost unheard of. We’ve explored most of the inhabitable Earth, but every once in a blue moon you can be surprised. What if you found a tribe that would protect an unearthly tablet at all costs? What would you do?
Uncontacted was a blast to read and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Chesler is able to bring a feeling of both thrill and unknown to this book which had me going late into the night. It reminded me of some of my favorite adventure books (and movies).
The characters were parts lovable and parts “what the…?” This kept me on my toes throughout making this a really enjoyable story in my book. The tribes, interaction with them, and then the actual technology that they were hiding had me floored. Chesler was able to write about things that I couldn’t imagine in a way that made it seem like this has already happened.
I won’t go too into the technology and what it held, but it was awesome. It felt like it was going to take a turn into being cheesy but it just skirted the line. The “visions” were also a really interesting touch. If you were holding a piece of… this, who knows what could happen?
Overall, Uncontacted was one of those perfectly sized books that you can finish in a day or two. The best part was that it kept me entertained throughout. There wasn’t a moment where I was thinking ‘come on, let’s go!’
This was my first audiobook by Jo Nelson and I thought she did a great job. For a book without a strong female protagonist, I thought that she did well. I didn’t notice or care that it was narrated by a female narrator (just like when a male narrator narrates an all-female cast). Sometimes it just works. In this case, I thought that Nelson brought something more to this book.
Book Description:
Uncontacted by Rick CheslerNarrator: Jo Nelson
Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
Published by Self Published on September 12th 2017
Genres: Adventure
Also by this author: Hotel Megalodon: A Deep Sea Thriller, Jurassic Dead (Jurassic Dead #1), Z-Volution (Jurassic Dead #2), Landing Party: A Dinosaur Thriller
About the Author:
Rick Chesler holds a Bachelor of Science in marine biology and can often be found diving, boating or traveling to research his next thriller idea. A former contractor for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and the State of Hawaii, he currently lives in South Florida with his family, at the edge of the Bermuda Triangle.
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Knew you’d enjoy this!! Love this authors imagination 🙂
Yeah! It combined a lot of stuff that I really love into one book. And I LOVE Chesler’s imagination.