Newearth Progeny
Newearth Book 3
A. K. Frailey Books
ISBN 9798999824103
ASIN B0FRF5S113
ASIN B0FQJZPQWW
I have read a few of Ann’s adult fiction and non-fiction titles. I believe I have read her books a total of 11 times, and I have all the others on my ‘to be read’ pile, and have picked up all in eBook format. I absolutely love her stories and this one is another excellent offering.
The description of this volume states:
“Clare, a Newearth Human Services Detective, wants what her partner, Bala, already has: a loving family. Given the chance to keep her job, grow a baby in a scientifically advanced artificial womb, and forgo pregnancy complications, Clare accepts an alien scientist’s tempting offer. Now she can focus on the newest race on the planet, an ancient Neanderthal relative who sees humans as barbarians. Desperate mechanical men, bent on saving their race from extinction, find hope in the newest bio-technology. When two hybrid sons are born, they are offered wildly different life experiences, setting in motion a future that advanced beings worried about but no one in the universe could have predicted.”
About the author we are informed:
“A. K. Frailey, an author of a historical sci-fi and science fiction series, short story collections, inspirational non-fiction books, a children’s book, and a poetry collection, has been writing for over ten years and has published 17 books.
Her novels expand from the OldEarth world to the Newearth universe-where deception rules but truth prevails. Her nonfiction work focuses on the intersection of motherhood, widowhood, practicing gratitude, and rediscovering joy.
As a teacher with a degree in Elementary Education, she has taught in Milwaukee, Chicago, L. A., and WoodRiver, and was a teacher trainer in the Philippines for Peace Corps. She earned a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing for Entertainment from Full Sail University.
Ann homeschooled all eight of her children. She manages her rural homestead with her kids and their numerous critters. In her spare time, she serves as an election judge, a literacy tutor, and secretary/treasurer of her small town’s cemetery.”
About 30 years ago I went through a phase where I read 30 volumes from Madeleine L’Engle over about 18 months. I read her youth fiction, her adult fiction, and her theology; anything I could lay my hands on. And thanks to some generous friends I was able to travel and meet her at a conference. Her works have had a lasting impact on me. And with the reading of this I can now say the same of Frailey, I have read her fiction, her non-fiction, her poetry, and I plan on reading everything she has in print. I said the same about another new release Fly, Sparrow, Fly Oldtown Book 1 that time I was thinking more about L’Engle’s Chronos books, those set in real time. This volume and the other in the series I have read remind me more of her Kairos books. And Cerulean reminds me of Canon Tallis who spans both L’Engle’s fiction series but also her non-fiction and adult fiction.
This is a story that raised a lot of conflicting reactions for me. I truly enjoyed it. But it is a complex story with a lot of conflict and areas of concern. It is science fiction written large. It is an epic story and part of a larger series. This story deals with issues of cloning, gene splicing, suicide attempt, maternal abandonment and rejection, and so much more. As someone who had a very strained relationship with my own mother, there were parts of the story that were hard to read. Having lost friends to suicide and others who attempted, it was visceral reading about it in the story. Having a brother that overdoses reading about the addiction and the spiral was very real. Frailey has written a masterful tale, one that will spark reactions, but also entertain and I believe provide hope.
Some people will try almost anything to not feel alone, or to feel like they have a family or place of belonging. Sometimes, maybe even often those attempts are looking for love and validation in wrong places; this story captures the ripple effects that can have for the individuals, for family, for friends, and in this case maybe even for the Inter-Alien Alliance.
L’Engle wrote two types of fiction: Chronos – real time fiction, and Kairos – fiction that crosses space and time. Frailey has done the same in her works. And this is a perfect Kairos story. I will state it again; Frailey is a modern day L’Engle, and this is an excellent offering from her masterful pen. It is a story you will find hard to put down, no matter how hard some of it might be to read. It is moving on many levels. It is the latest in an amazing series! When you finish you will be desperate for the next book in the series, and if you have not read the previous or all of them for those volumes as well.
I highly recommend this story, give it a try it is science fiction at its best.
Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2022 Catholic Reading Plan!
Books by A.K. Frailey:
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Old Earth Series:
OldEarth ARAM Encounter
OldEarth Ishtar Encounter
OldEarth Neb Encounter
OldEarth Georgios Encounter
OldEarth Melchior Encounter
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New Earth Series:
NewEarth: Justine Awakens
NewEarth A Hero's Crime
Oldtown Series:
Brothers Born
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Non-Fiction:
My Road Goes Ever On A Timeless Journey
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Note: Old series that got reworked into other series:
Deliverance Series:
ARAM
Ishtar's Redemption: Trial by Fire
NEB the Great: Shadows of the Past
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Hidden Heritage Series:
Georgios
Georgios II - A Chosen People
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