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Hilary Hemingway; Jeffry P. Lindsay Dreamchild
Tom Doherty Assoc Llc 1999 0812571193 / 9780812571196 MM Very Good
0812571193 0812571193 From Booklist The fate of the earth rests on the frail shoulders of Max Carol Kat, a five-year-old alien-human hybrid, in this action-packed sequel to Dreamland (1995). Throughout the world, evidence of alien presence is sighted. UFOs are tracked from an underground center in New Mexico, spaceships are appearing over Antarctica, and a hidden cache of advanced technology is discovered in a cave in Peru. While scientists scramble to chart the rising evidence of global warming and stop an alien takeover, Max's parents try to break through to their unresponsive child and save their doomed marriage. There is something for everyone here--alien abductions, UFOs, sex, government cover-ups, scandals, and loads of action. So what if it reads like a TV script, and the characters tend to be cookie-cutter? All the plot lines converge, most of the good guys win, and there is sure to be another sequel. Candace Smith --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Kirkus Reviews Borrowing a title from Dennis Potter, Hemingway (niece of Ernest) and her husband Lindsay continue a tale begun with Dreamland (1995), wherein Annie Katz seemingly lost her four-month foetus when it was abducted from her body by aliens but later returned so she could carry it to term. Of course, astronomer Annie and physicist husband Stan had to face murderous Black Berets, a supersecret intelligence cadre operating from a top-secret Air Force base. Now little Max is five, mute, and having strange dreams of floating in a pool of liquid blue. Hes also got an overlarge brain and a BB-sized implant in his nose. Slowly, he finds that he can read minds as well, able to take in whole histories from people. Sex has died between Annie and Stan, who is having an affair with bosomy British geophysicist Alexis Campbell. Meanwhile, the Black Berets are back in strike position and global warming is wreaking havoc with the planet. At last Annie's sex drive returns and she again finds herself ready for Stan's arms. But how can Max's five fingers have metamorphosed into three cold rubbery ones with a strange double-jointed thumb? Is he one of them, or can he only communicate with them? What will Max eventually metamorphose into, and when he does, will the story be over--or just beginning? The Flood is coming, the authors--and far-seeing Max--have promised. Fun, but unlike tales by abduction specialist Budd Hopkins, less than convincing. -- Copyright ?1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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1.69 USD
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