Title: Shadows of the Mind
Author: Mark Alders
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publisher URL: http://www.extasybooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-55487-493-4
Genre: {M/M} Science fiction
Rating: 3.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Chocolate Minx
Jacob Theison is almost asleep when a bright light shines into his bedroom window. Being curious, he goes outside to investigate. On the way to the site, Jacob meets two other young men who are also curious. When they are close enough to locate the source of the green glowing light, they discover a spaceship with aliens who are intent on capturing the humans for their bizarre purposes.
Shadows of the Mind is the first book in The Pembroke Eve Chronicles series. The story is set in the small town of Pembroke Eve. Jacob is the only openly gay man in town. He dreams of leaving and is saving his money with that goal in mind. However, everything changes when the aliens capture the whole town and he is the only one aware of the events. Although easygoing and almost too gentle, Jacob is featured as a hero, yet I did not get the impression he had any leadership qualities. To a certain extent, he displays more of a capacity to resist the aliens, but Jacob’s focus is on the new found intimacy he shares with one of the men he met on the way to the spaceship. The secondary characters have the key role of presenting solutions for their survival, as well as saving the town. The disproportionate amounts of capture and escape scenes diminished the realism of the characters for me; though, I enjoyed the amusing interaction between them. Mark Alders has created an interesting alien tale that most Science fiction fan will enjoy.
Author: Mark Alders
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publisher URL: http://www.extasybooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-55487-493-4
Genre: {M/M} Science fiction
Rating: 3.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Chocolate Minx
Jacob Theison is almost asleep when a bright light shines into his bedroom window. Being curious, he goes outside to investigate. On the way to the site, Jacob meets two other young men who are also curious. When they are close enough to locate the source of the green glowing light, they discover a spaceship with aliens who are intent on capturing the humans for their bizarre purposes.
Shadows of the Mind is the first book in The Pembroke Eve Chronicles series. The story is set in the small town of Pembroke Eve. Jacob is the only openly gay man in town. He dreams of leaving and is saving his money with that goal in mind. However, everything changes when the aliens capture the whole town and he is the only one aware of the events. Although easygoing and almost too gentle, Jacob is featured as a hero, yet I did not get the impression he had any leadership qualities. To a certain extent, he displays more of a capacity to resist the aliens, but Jacob’s focus is on the new found intimacy he shares with one of the men he met on the way to the spaceship. The secondary characters have the key role of presenting solutions for their survival, as well as saving the town. The disproportionate amounts of capture and escape scenes diminished the realism of the characters for me; though, I enjoyed the amusing interaction between them. Mark Alders has created an interesting alien tale that most Science fiction fan will enjoy.
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