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Emergence

Here Comes Earth, Book 1

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Emergence

By: William Lee Gordon
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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Where did mankind really come from? Why are we here? We can't understand the past until we embrace the future. These critical mysteries take center stage as Earth emerges into a galactic society that is far more perilous than anyone could have imagined. Our history is far more complicated than we could have known. Can a few brilliant minds find a way out for Earth?

One saving grace is that there are those who believe ancient clues foretell that Earth has a destiny, and if we can survive our present difficulties, we might just find out what that destiny is....

Dr. Mark Spencer was a young, up-and-coming history and anthropology professor who was all too familiar with what happens to less advanced civilizations when suddenly exposed to others of considerably higher technology. There's only one survivor, and the culture witnessing magic isn't it. When modern-day Earth suddenly finds itself on the losing end of that proposition, a team of the world's best scientists is put together to find a solution. Of course the advanced society being friendly, Earth's citizens uniting, and the world's politicians working together for the common good would help tremendously, but...what if none of that were true?

©2015 William Lee Gordon (P)2015 Podium Audio First Contact Genetic Engineering Science Fiction Fiction Survival
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Some interesting plot points and human-alien story, but I had to stop listening because every character is like a cartoon - gender stereotypes were so boring and conservative that the characters might have been written in the 1950s by a kid who wants to be a heroic Marine once he (and it’s definitely a ‘he’ … no female would write such idiotic cardboard characters) graduate from college

Written by a person with the emotional maturity of a teenage boy

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This story has a very complex and well imagined back story. It is part philosophy and panspermia.
You may find you will stop to absorb the narrative but you will keep going to the end.

Very complicated

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A great explanation for the bible, believable for an athiest. Im reading the whole series.

Loved it

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The story and ideas are awesome, loved all the concepts. I got bored and frustrated at the way all women are portrayed as sexual objects. The plot while interesting is overexplained. Some really good stuff here though i couldnt get through it

Couldnt finish

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I like SF, and will listen to anything but this isn't very good. Narration, story and characters are really bad.

Free but still not worth it.

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