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The Second Star Kindle Edition

by Alma Alexander (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The Parada had been lost for almost two hundred years before they recovered the ship, drifting in stygian interstellar darkness, and brought her home again.

But that was not the miracle.

The miracle was that the crew was still alive.

That was also the problem.

Six crew members went out on the Parada, Earth’s first starship. All contact was lost, and the ship vanished for almost two centuries. When the Parada’s successor found the drifting ship and somehow managed to bring it home, the six crew members were not only still alive but barely older, due to the time dilation effects of near-FTL travel. Their return was a miracle – but it could not be revealed to the waiting world. The problem was, six individuals went out to the stars. More than seventy fractured personalities came back.

Psychologist Stella Froud and Jesuit Father Philip Carter were recruited as part of the team assembled to investigate the mystery, and to try and help the Parada’s crew understand their condition and possibly reverse it. What they discovered was a deepening mystery, and very soon they found themselves forced to take sides in a conflict that nobody could have possibly predicted. Their world would never be the same again.

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"Like its cast of returned starfarers, this rich and continually surprising novel is many things at once: a religiously-inflected first contact novel; an engaging psychological mystery; a glimpse of the future through the eyes of the past; and a moving tale about the difficulties of homecoming. I highly recommend it." - Matt Ruff, author of Set This House in Order and Lovecraft Country

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July 1, 2020
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"The Second Star is a grandly deep wallow in multiple personality
disorder material. Dr. Stella Froud is wonderful as she studies six
star-faring humans who come home fractured." - Jennifer Stevenson,

author of Walking on Sunshine

"...a high-stakes and thrilling read..." - Ya It's Lit

"The Second Star is more than just a Sci-Fi read...packed with thrill and imagination. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to find out what would happen next." - Insane About Books

"The question is never "will these people ever be 'normal' again?" but rather "What will the new normal for these characters look like?" Watching the Doctor and the Priest, as well as the crew, come to terms with what it means for each of them individually is heart-breaking.

...conversations are nuanced, and the author never lets any of the viewpoints dominate. Even before the final third of the book, those conversations had me thinking.

Readers who enjoy books that blend genres and books that unsettle and make one think should seek out The Second Star." - Anthony Cardno

Product details

ASIN : B0866X2SGB
Publisher : Crossroad Press (July 1, 2020)
Publication date : July 1, 2020
Language : English
File size : 4479 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 432 pages
Lending : Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #607,324 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #3,283 in Space Exploration Science Fiction eBooks
- #3,826 in Exploration Science Fiction
- #5,003 in First Contact Science Fiction eBooks

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What happens next?!?

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2020

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Tired of novels where you can see the likely course of the whole plot from the first chapter, and only the details may diverge? Well, that is NOT what "The Second Star" offers.

This absorbing story draws you irresistibly in as it unfolds its twists and turns. I'm a little past halfway through and I still have absolutely no idea what's going to happen next, let alone how it will all resolve.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to dive right in again. What happens next?

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camillacreek

Lost in space - the aftermath

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020

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A ship's crew lost between the stars for 200 years is found still alive and brought home. It's a great premise for a story and I looked forward to the reading experience. It was well written, thought provoking , exciting and interesting but became mired in places in introspective discussion. Maybe it could have been a shorter book. The science was presented plausibly , including the existence of FTL without delving into the nuts and bolts of it. The state of future Earth wasn't discussed much and was in fact only revealed towards the end , too late to answer the questions that sprang to mind. The main character came across as an interfering busybody who caused most of the situations she got into, but was likeable enough to keep towing me along. There was an odd one out who I liked but his presence seemed a little contrived as his only real purpose was to make the ending work. In summary, this is a well constructed story and slow in places but curiosity kept me going and I enjoyed the developing adventure .

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James C. Saunders

A most interesting read

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2020

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Ever engaging and original in its telling. Well written and in more than enough places quite thought provoking. The story moves at a steady pace with plenty of unexpected twists. Four stars because there are long paragraphs of narrative that are just plain tedious. The ending brings closure though of a sort that is not my "cup of tea." All told, I recommend this book.

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David W Wooddell

Twists

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020

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A deliciously long read that mostly Moves along with decent speed. Several surprising twists and a couple leaps that left me backtracking a bit. One very big beer into religion and faith at the end, making the story much more about Christian God than anticipated for a sci-fi.

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LINDI

I would have liked the ending to go on a little bit longer.

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2020

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I found it started out slowly but being a persistent person , continued on. I was so glad I did. I wished that the ending could have at least gone on long enough to show whether what she had asked of Martin, in her letter to him, he showed her a softer, forgiving side.

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donald leland craig

Star Crossed

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2020

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The only reason I did not give this stunning book a five star rating is that the story ended too soon. I imagines a sequel could be coming, but on the other hand, maybe it just had to end where it did to let individual readers let their own imaginations roam... to the Stars

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Debbie Vasilinda

Excellent Read!

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2020

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Really enjoyed the book, great scifi mystery.

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Marian Ursi

A superb book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2020