NASA discovered the alien ship lurking in the asteroid belt in the 1960s. They kept the Target under intense surveillance for decades, letting the public believe they were exploring the solar system, while they worked feverishly to refine the technology needed to reach it.The ship itself remained silent, drifting.Dr. Jane Holloway is content documenting nearly-extinct languages and had never … and had never contemplated becoming an astronaut. But when NASA recruits her to join a team of military scientists for an expedition to the Target, it’s an adventure she can’t refuse.
The ship isn’t vacant, as they presumed.
A disembodied voice rumbles inside Jane’s head, “You are home.”
Jane fights the growing doubts of her colleagues as she attempts to decipher what the alien wants from her. As the derelict ship devolves into chaos and the crew gets cut off from their escape route, Jane must decide if she can trust the alien’s help to survive.
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Has plot holes you could fly a starship through.
A potentially interesting premise but poor writing, poor development.
I loved the first half of this book, the development of our protagonist and the mystery of the alien ship slowly being revealed. Superb.
I was less happy with the threat(s) discovered and the lack of depth in the minor characters. I would have preferred a lot more discovery through the mental link (quantum entanglement… cool!) and less sex and …
Was the first book in a series so there was no real resolution at the end of this book.
On the whole I quite enjoyed this story. Vivid, well-created main character and plot.
My three objections:
The character of Walsh was too stock, too predictable. It helped that there was an implication he was infected, but then we see a memory of Roswell and find he was always a ‘kill, not think or reason’ sort.
Secondly, there is no reason for …
Good read and interesting story line.
The main characters were mostly three dimensional, believable and sympathetic. The secondary characters could have used more details and back story. Action sequences were great, and the mysteries unfolded well. It’s a good story, and I’ve purchased the sequel, but I feel it would have been better served by making it one larger book than …
This was a really good story. The writing was good. The only thing keeping it from 5 stars is that it was a bit long running in the beginning.
This one is currently free (July 18th, 2019)! And I cannot recommend it highly enough.
I don’t think I’ve ever read a sci-fi as absorbing as this. Excellent world-building, intelligent reading, and characters you can get behind.
Simply put, I loved it.
Fast paced, edge of your seat, a hint of blossoming romance and a dollop of Machiavellian …
Bad language
When I get another Kindle (mine died) I will look for other books in this series.
FLUENCY by Jennifer Foehner Wells was really great. I enjoyed all the character elements, the mystery of the spaceship, the adventure, and the alien culture presented within its pages. I definitely recommend this one! It kind of reminded me of an updated RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA with some romance thrown in, which is really top notch for me because it …
Fluency by Jennifer Foehner Wells and narrated by Susanna Burney is absolutely fabulous! A mix of characters on the way to an alien spaceship only to find it not how they expected. The crew member they brought to learn and communicate with the aliens actually succeeds but not in the way anyone expected! So many twists and turns! Is the alien …
A great read. Excellent sifi story.
loved it
I really liked this book.
Interesting twist on a first contact story, but I’m not inspired to read the next book in the series.
I really like this and the rest of the series.
I absolutely love Fluency, it is one of my favorites! I liked it so much I read the rest of the series, then read Fluency again! Refreshingly original! Plenty of plot turns, lots of excellent descriptions. I appreciated the logical descriptions, such as how a crew of almost current day astronauts would interact with an ultra-sophisticated, …
The book was interesting enough that I purchased and have read the 4 books in the series and I just purchased a spin-off book from the series today