Sarah Long, a junior geologist on a sonar vessel makes the discovery of a lifetime. A strange ship buried in the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean. It’s impossibly big. Extremely old. And most definitely not from this planet. But neither is it alien. Or dead. At the same time, the ship makes its own jaw-dropping discovery, and captain Jan Argen must decide between his duty to the ship’s mission and a … and a shocking, new reality he never expected. Moving between characters anchored in contemporary, American life and the crew of the interstellar ark Kalelah, a culture without time, living lightyears from its home world, Lost Arrow is the start of a thrilling countdown toward a battle between humans who have everything in common, except what they believe.If you love Ted Chiang’s ability to leave you wondering what would happen if everything we thought were true suddenly wasn’t, you’ll love this fast-paced sci-fi thriller.
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Gosh, I’m not sure how to begin. This book really caught my attention. But after a few chapters, I was sort of lost. No pun intended in regards to title lol. It was the aliens’ perspective that threw me. Don’t get me wrong, others will love reading that part. But I had trouble with the ‘skip’ and their view of religious stuff. It’s not preachy, so don’t worry those who don’t like that. And I like religious things thrown in. It was like it was a burden for some of the aliens to worship. Almost forced upon them to do so so many times a day. But I don’t think that’s what got me. I guess the alien side of the story seemed sterile. I can’t describe it. But the whole unknown for both sides was so intriguing. That’s why I gave this four stars. The human side was so exciting and scary as crap. Imagine finding something seven miles below the ocean. But the dangers that lie within aren’t just from the dangers of being that far down. What if something horrible is unleashed? Maybe it would be best to leave it be? I was dying to find out from the human’s side that didn’t know anything about the aliens. I loved how the author told this. I’m thankful he gave us both sides and how they were feeling and their perspective on discovering each other. It was interesting that the aliens were also apprehensive on discovering us. They were a little scared. This would make a great Halloween read!
Lost Arrow is a gripping sci-fi series. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I started reading this book. I don’t tend to read a lot of sci-if. But the blurb for this book sounded intense, and I couldn’t wait to start read it.
Once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down! The characters were highly developed. The story line was unique and intense. Every other page I was like, woah, woah, woah, so many twists and turns.
When a scan reveals something in the deepest part of the ocean that technically isn’t supposed to be there many questions are formed and you’re left with the ultimate one….what could it be and how will it affect life as we know it.
I enjoyed these stories so much more than I thought I would. I’m glad I decided to read it.
3.5/5
I won this sci-fi trilogy (also Fallen Arrow & Jagged Arrow, basically three novellas) in a #BookishFirst giveaway.
While it had some interesting points and twists, and the writing was fine overall, it was very slow going and not really my thing as I’m not a huge sci-fi fan.
A huge “alien” ship is discovered buried in the Mariana Trench. I won’t give away the plot line, but there is a theological conflict as a major theme between them and humans on Earth…God as freely chosen or by indoctrination. And I didn’t feel that I received sufficient/clear background material on the “alien” viewpoint. And unfortunately I felt pretty much no connection to the myriad characters, both alien and human. And the ending left me unsatisfied and a bit confused.
Maybe it just wasn’t for me as a novice sci-fi reader.
Thanks to BookishFirst for this trilogy. The opinions are strictly my own.