Brad Lansky and the Alien at Planet X
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Overview
Brad Lansky and Alex John are veteran space explorers. Zara, a life form scientist on Earth, is collaborating on a research project with Sandy Larkin in a distant part of the Milky Way. Sandy has discovered a new intelligent life form, but his transmissions suddenly stop without warning. Soon after, Zara is paid a visit by an alien Nomad who claims to have Sandy's coordinates, but will only part with them at a price, claiming that a hostile life form at these coordinates destroyed his ship.
Distraught, Zara calls on Brad for help, knowing that he and Sandy were good friends back in flight school. Brad and Alex mount a rescue mission, but how should they best prepare for it? Have the Nomad's people kidnapped Sandy, or are they dealing with a hostile new life form? And how should they prepare for an encounter with a powerful life form they know almost nothing about?
This is the first of their adventures, captured in hi-fi stereo, so turn on the best speakers in the house (or better yet, plug in the best set of headphones) and enjoy the ride into the Great Unknown!
Distraught, Zara calls on Brad for help, knowing that he and Sandy were good friends back in flight school. Brad and Alex mount a rescue mission, but how should they best prepare for it? Have the Nomad's people kidnapped Sandy, or are they dealing with a hostile new life form? And how should they prepare for an encounter with a powerful life form they know almost nothing about?
This is the first of their adventures, captured in hi-fi stereo, so turn on the best speakers in the house (or better yet, plug in the best set of headphones) and enjoy the ride into the Great Unknown!
Reviews (3)
ALIEN AT PLANET X
Written by Julie Paterson on March 5th, 2007
- Book Rating: 1/5
ALL I CAN SAY IS WHAT I SAID ABOUT ALIEN ENGINEER, IT WAS TOO DISJOINTED,I CANT IMAGINE ANY ONE LIKING THESE TWO BOOKS.
Not for Adult Listeners
Written by Kevin Baughman on March 2nd, 2006
- Book Rating: 3/5
This was a good CD but definitely aimed at a younger audience. The background music and sounds are good and in fact very interesting, but the story itself is weak and seems just exist for the sake of the music and sound effects.
No regular audiobook
Written by Anonymous on January 22nd, 2006
- Book Rating: 4/5
This is not a regular audiobook! It's a headphone-wearing SF buff's dream in technicolor. The soundscape is a mixture of dialog, sound effects and a lot of electronic music. (Don't be put off by this - music can describe what words can't, like an interstellar trip or electronic viral warfare) The plot's quite complicated, but clever and involving. I see from the protophonic website the sequel (The Alien Engineer) is coming out soon. By the sound of the samples, it's gonna be even better than the first.