Revelation

Ascendancy, Book 1

De: D. Ward Cornell

Narrado por: Garrett Michael Brown

First contact from the alien's perspective. Sixth edition.

Michael Baker is a 35-year-old, natural-born American citizen from Texas, a successful entrepreneur, and amateur astronomer. The scientific community mocks him when he publishes the time and coordinates where a supernova will occur. When it occurs, people start wondering who Michael is. The day after his third supernova prediction stunningly comes true, Michael abruptly takes over every television and radio in the world and announces that he is the Ambassador to Earth from the Intergalactic Confederation of Planets.

Earth is facing multiple grave threats and must take immediate action if there is any hope for humanity's survival. The Confederation has come to help and is willing to intervene if world leaders will accept the help the Confederation offers.

Set initially on the Big Island of Hawaii, the story circles the globe in search of enough allies to allow the Confederation to work on humanity's behalf. It is a riveting epic of alien first contact that features uplifting and sometimes humorous accounts of humanity's first interactions with intelligent extraterrestrial life, and it reveals as much about the people of Earth as it does of those who have come to save it.

If you like Arthur C. Clarkes' Childhood's End, or the movie Avatar, then you will love this book. It tells the story of the aliens walking among us and their purpose here on Earth. It is the first book in the Ascendancy series, which tells the story of humanity's ascent into intergalactic civilization.

©2019, 2020 D. Ward Cornell (P)2023 Podium Audio

Not great, but interesting concept

Interesting concept, but not very well written. If you can get past the author’s very explicit political biases, you might enjoy it. I found it trying.

Waiting for book 2

There are some excellent ideas which our current world leaders should potentially hear/think about. The unreal side though, Authoritarian regimes will always want to stay in power.

Did not enjoy the story

Found the story to be tedious, may areas stretched to the point of breaking. Will not be taking the rest in the series.

Interesting but Lame

Story was ok , interesting ideas, not trying to be mean but the narration was so bad I couldn’t finish. I thought it was a joke at first.

Ok light sci fi story

This isn’t any sort of hard sci fi, more of a light story with a happier tone than many. Everyone working together and overcoming issues a’la Star Trek

As if written by a bright 13 year old

Polyannish and repetitive. The technology is basically magic and the characters are cardboard cut outs.

Narration is cringey.