*Minor spoilers ahead* The aliens’ genetics is not DNA (or RNA) based but somehow they have managed to transfer some of their genes to humans over thousands of years. Things begin to get downright ludicrous in books two and three with doozies that stretch credulity. Neuvel has a flair for entertaining dialogue. This makes the narrative fast paced and Mr. The rest of it through the personal logs of the other characters. The story is largely told through interviews conducted by this character (whose name we are never to know). The characters and their relationships are well written and include among them a mysterious deep state actor with seemingly limitless power to influence people into doing his bidding- who is trying to both control the overall situation as well as defuse the international tension, in the interest of all Earth. The discovery has global repercussion, kicking off a power struggle as Russia and America vie for access to the powerful weapon. In many ways this was reminiscent of that Arthur C. The narration evokes a sense of a grand wonder and curiosity requisite of first contact stories. Over time, this initiates a search for other parts of what is eventually discovered to be a gigantic alien Robot weapon. Rose Franklin, as a child, stumbles upon a mysterious artifact that on investigation has every indication of being alien in origin having been left behind some time in the distant past. The Trilogy kicks off with great promise.
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