The Terra Debacle: Prisoners at Area 51 is a science fiction story that fits the Strangers in Strange Lands trope. In this case an alien botanical life form (you don’t see many of those in science fiction, sadly) finds its way to Earth and is subjected to experiments by NASA.
A very original story. Thyron is a plant based alien life form. After his ship crashes on Earth he is imprisoned at Area 51 and studied by astrobiologist Gabe Greenley. Eventually they become friends, and Gabe is tempted to keep Thyron’s intelligence a secret in order to protect him. But when the base commander finds out anyway, they have to hatch a cunning plan to escape.
I absolutely loved Thyron! I loved his discoveries of planet Earth and humanity’s various oddities, and his own alien perspective. And Gabe just seemed like an all-round great guy. Such a fun science fiction read, I really recommend it.
Q’s Book Reviews rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I received this book for free through Voracious Readers Only in exchange for an honest review.
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