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MYLEA: the journey begins (Mylean Universe Chronicles) by [Philip C. Elrod]

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Mylea tells the story of a civilization that has achieved incredible technical and scientific marvels. Yet, now, they appear to be helpless to save themselves from the total destruction of their planet by an approaching black hole.

The only apparent solution to their problem appeared to be here, on Earth. Their arrival could cause a sensation on Earth if it were widely known. The mission must be accomplished with the least possible contact with Earthlings. Can they trust the Earthlings they contact? Can the Earthlings trust them? Will they succeed or will Mylea be forever lost in the dark reaches of outer space?

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June 11, 2015
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Best Thrillers - Fans of alien invasion themes should check out this highlyoriginal tale told through the lens of a doomed extraterrestrial species.

Some 10% of Americans claim to have actually seen a UFO, and 77%believe there are signs that aliens have visited Earth. So with the question ofalien visitation now settled, we can move on to the next logical question: whyare they coming here?

Phillip C. Elrod's Mylea: The Journey Begins isas innovative an explanation as you're likely to get. Credit Elrod for avoidingcommon themes in the alien invasion genre, including the search for water (Signs)or the desire to stop our senseless violence (The Day the Earth Stood Still).Instead, Mylea tells of a civilization that, despite its wondrous technology,is helpless to stop the black hole approaching its sun. Facing certaindestruction, Mylean scientists seem to have but one option: flee toEarth.

Enter Tanaka Tainaikai, one of Mylea's most revered scientists.Much of the book, which a prequel to in Elrod's Mylean Universe Chronicles,details the planning stages for their escape to Earth through the lens ofTainaikai's plan. But one thing is central to the plan: minimize contact withEarthlings.

Elrod takes us to Earth, where Japanese Astronomer Akiro Matsumoto- while attempting to discover a comet - stumbles across an enormous object inthe sky. Are the Myleans really incapable of a quiet resettlement, or do theyhave something else up their sleeve? The answers are bound to surprise andentertain you.

Readers Favorite: The plan was perfect. Almost. Mylea, a Utopian civilization on the brink of total destruction, was saved by a plan set in motion by one prescient man. Unfortunately, things will always go wrong. A slight oversight exacerbates the battle of wills between two artificially intelligent entities tasked with the plan's execution, each bent on exerting control over the other. Their battle impacts the lives of a man with alien roots, a bored scholar looking for adventure, and a dog that can easily bend both to her will.

Mylea: The Journey Begins by Philip C. Elrod is a solid sci-fi offering that uses well-paced storytelling and interesting characters to present a what-if scenario that touches on themes of power, control, and freedom. Throughout the novel, the question of who watches the watchers becomes increasingly more important. Checks and balances become the central theme and readers immersed in the concepts of an alien civilization, technology far beyond our own, and intelligence different from ours will find that the dilemma of understanding the nature of power and control is strikingly familiar. Science fiction is at its best when it satirizes humanity, our achievements and goals, our current state, and our ideas of what exactly constitutes our hope for the future.

Mylea is a good read, fully capable of mesmerizing casual and hardcore science fiction fans alike and inspiring them to keep turning the pages. It succeeds in not just providing quality entertainment and escape, but in also provoking readers and inducing them to superimpose the fictional themes and situations contained therein with those found in humanity's own story.

About the Author

Philip C. Elrod was raised in Crossville, a small town on top of Sand Mountain in Northeast Alabama. He served two years in the US Army, stationed in Germany and returned to attend college at the University of Florida and Florida Southern College Majoring in Industrial Engineering and Economics. Mylea is his first novel. However, over the years of his professional career he has written many articles and manuals on data collection, computer technology and technical trading of securities. His most recent articles have been published by FXTraderMagazine.com and other international magazines. In additional Mr. Elrod is the author of an eBook, See the Music of the Market, in which he describes a short term trading method for the futures, FOREX and stock markets. The eBook is available from Trading Between the Lines. Due to the many charts used in the eBook it is currently available only in PDF format. Mr. Elrod resides, along with his wife of many years, Linda, and two wonderful little canine friends: Kokko, a five and half pound male Japanese Chin, and Tinker, a seven and half pound male miniature Shih Tzu. Tinker served as the inspiration for the fictional character, Mitch the Bitch. His interests include astronomy, photography, outdoor cooking and travel, especially RV travel with his wife and pets. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ZJFARPY
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 11, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1932 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages

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Phil Elrod is an author living and working in Texas. His works include fiction and science fiction along with works on data collection, computer technology and the technical trading of securities. His interests include astronomy, RV travel, international travel, and photography.

The author can be reached by via his website www.pcelrod.com.

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Lynette M. Smith

Engaging read--loved the plot and characters!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2018

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I enjoy stories of aliens and the possibilities they afford when coming into overt or discreet contact with Earthers. The project undertaken by Myleans was monumental in scope and multi-generational in duration, and it was fascinating to see how it unfolded and what its consequences were.

I found the characters, both Myleans and Earthers, developed and believable.

In this novel, unlike so many sci-fi and fantasy novels, I could easily keep the names straight and wasn't forced to overdose on too many convoluted and unfamiliar names or terms. I do wish I'd somehow been informed, early on, though, whether the word "Mylea" should be pronounced MY-lee-uh or My-LEE-uh; I wanted to "hear it right" in my mind as I read, but kept waffling between the two.

The only disappointment in this otherwise high-quality book was the distraction of occasional misplaced commas; if a 4.5-star rating had been an option for reviewers, I would have selected it for that reason.

That said, though, I'm pleased to report that I've come back for seconds--I just ordered the sequel and am anxious to read it!

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A great, character-driven story!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 21, 2016

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“Mylea” is a riveting, page-turning sci-fi novel with refreshing, engaging characters. The world of Mylea together with its highly intelligent inhabitants was brilliantly outlined in a way that I could actually see the Myleans and admire their lifestyle based on reason and ethics. When a devastating catastrophe came to threaten the planet, a genius scientist Tanaka came up with a plan of how to transport the planet away from danger. However, with time the population of the planet completely died out, leaving only the head computer, Maxx, in charge of bringing life back to Mylea. And that plan involved a certain part-human/part-Mylean DNA…
What makes “Mylea” stand out amongst the other sci-fi novels is the choice of characters and their presentations. I really appreciated the story behind each and every one of them, and little Mitch – Jim’s dog, with her mischievous character, completely won me over. Her role in the future of the planet was very unexpected and just brilliant! I highly recommend this book to everyone, who appreciates a great character-driven story, and I’ll definitely be looking forward to part 2!

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B. Jordan

Great Sci-Fi story from an imaginative new author

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 20, 2014

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Mylea is this author's first novel but it reads like something published by a more experienced writer. The editing is excellent compared to many other e-books. Mr. Elrod tells a very interesting story of an endangered race seeking to survive by an unusually inventive solution. Although an enjoyable sci-fi read the many allusions to the politics and culture of our contemporay earth keeps the story well grounded and believeable. Mylea has the potential to expand into a multi series saga and I sincerely hope that Phillip Elrod is planning to entertain us with the further adventures of "Tom" and his plans for a new society on our tired old earth. Well worth the time and small investiment to enjoy this fun read.

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A very well written novel with a high attention to detail

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2016

The Mylean people have a problem; their planet is doomed due to a clash of galaxies. Fortunately, their most brilliant scientist, a being called Tanaka, has an audacious plan to save them. If they can't move their population to a new world, then they'll move the whole planet instead to a new star system.
To this end, they build a mini Dyson sphere (as in that episode of Star Trek: TNG with Scotty in) around their planet, create an artificial sun and bolt some engines on the side. Just building it will take many decades, even with the Mylean’s advanced gravity wave technology. To pilot and maintain the huge ship throughout the journey they build a huge computer called Maxx, plus a secondary AI to act as its conscience and stop it doing a SkyNet on everyone.
Thousands of years pass, but due to a bureaucratic oversight Maxx finds himself unable to complete his mission without a specific DNA sample, which he needs to briefly override the conscience AI. Luckily, one of his deep space probes finds a planet where, with a bit of genome fiddling, he might well find a replacement...

I’ll start off by saying that Mylea is a very well written novel, with a high attention to detail in its descriptions of the technology, Mylea itself and the characters. I really like the cover too!

The first section of the novel, which reads a bit like a materials and methods section of a scientific journal article, is dedicated to the Mylean people and the construction of the interstellar transporter for their planet. I found this very detailed and interesting, and every time I had a question about the plan it was usually answered in the next page. The only thing that wasn't explained was where they got the raw materials for the sphere (apologies if it did and I missed it) - that much real estate is going to take *a lot* of metal.
I'm not a physicist so I have no idea if any of it is theoretically possible or not, but it doesn't really matter (it's science *fiction* after all!). For the molecular biology part, the book does a good job of getting around certain issues by explaining why Tanaka uses an SNP/structural variant panel rather than a full genome sequence check. This does beg the question that with all the technology available why Maxx doesn’t just synthesise the various blocks of DNA he needs for the verification, but that’s just a minor plot hole.
The first section also acts as an extended prologue, outlining the problems that Maxx faces in completing his mission. The only real problem with this approach is that the plot is laid bare right at the beginning, and so as readers we know a lot more than the characters do at any given time. I feel it would have worked better if the first section was drip-fed throughout the rest of the story, as we would have then had the same voyage of discovery and sense of excitement as the people in it.

Character-wise, there are only a few main players in the book; Jim Slater, who works for the scientific advisor for national security, two astronomers who detect the alien craft and Tom, a mysterious figure who's grooming Jim for some great purpose. I thought Tom was a bit smug despite his good intentions, and it will be interesting to see what happens to him and his plan in the overall story (can't say anything else without spoilers). Even Jim's dog is well fleshed out and has a very typical ‘small dog’ mentality.
The battle of wits between Tom and Maxx as they manoeuvre and negotiate is very interesting, both of them trying to predict what the other will do and how to get the upper hand. Tom knows what potentially is at stake, giving those particular scenes an air of a very high-pressure game of chess.

My main issue with MYLEA, however, is one of pacing and structure. By the time the description of the construction of the transporter and three characters have been introduced, the book is already over forty percent through. I fully understand that this is the first part of a series, but to me, the whole novel felt structured as a first act, rather than the first part of a larger whole with its own internal ebb and flow. Consequently, while everything is intriguingly set up for future instalments, there isn't a sense of high urgency or revelatory moments as the story is set out in the first section.

The above sounds like quite a lot of moaning considering the positive score at the bottom, but this is a problem with my expectations rather than the book itself. I base my reviews not only on if I enjoy something, but if I think it does what it sets out to do well. This is a slow paced, highly descriptive and deliberate piece of science fiction, and it would not be right for me to mark it down just because it didn't have enough action or ‘OMG!’ moments for me.
Mylea asks you to come along for the ride and to enjoy the whole journey, rather than focusing on the destination.
I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next, and whether the next episode is a direct continuation or a related new story in the same setting.

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JimT

A fascinating read that you won't want to put down.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 30, 2016

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The book is well worth the read. Imagine a planet with a highly advanced civilization finding out that their planet is doomed to be destroyed by a black hole unless something is done. Then said civilization mobilizing all their resources, and ingenuity to build a spaceship around the planet to move it out of danger to another solar system. Fantastic? And that is just a start. Plenty more twists to come. Especially when the planet/spaceship reaches earth's solar system. For a first effort the book is lacking many of the editing errors so often found in self published books. I would have given it 5 stars except I felt the author spent too much time in flashbacks to develop the characters. But that is more a matter of personal opinion. It is still very much worth reading.

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