Discovery

I am so engrossed with these character and the story line, I will be sorry to read the last page of book six. I will miss sharing my lunch and spare time with these characters. I haven't felt this way since reading "Bag of Bones' by Stephen King. Which was outstanding. Mr. Lozito has developed each character to the point of feeling like a close friend is sharing a vacation or experience they have had. I love the man character 'Connor', who is a powerful entity. Caring for those around him and willing to die in the quest of maintaining their safety. I have always been one to wonder "what's over that mountain". Or wondering where this road goes....love the adventure of the unknown, and these books have been all of that for me. I you want to participate in a roller coaster ride into our future, then read all six of these books. Excitement on every page.

I've enjoyed this series so far. This book was also good but it was a little different: less combat, more exposition (which is not necessarily a bad thing). Also, this book occurs in essentially one chunk of time with only two points of view, as opposed to some of the previous books which had 3 or sometimes 4 different segments occurring simultaneously and different jumps in time. It is a "first encounter" scenario, which are usually really intriguing and captivating. I feel like this first encounter was interesting -- a little surprising at the least -- and ultimately was sort of necessitated by the plot line. If the first encounter was about two species getting to know each other in a typical Star Trek-type scenario, then the plot would have been totally different. It's been an interesting twist and while I don't think this book was as good as the others, the story is intriguing and there are still quite a few unanswered questions in my head that I look forward to the author answering/explaining in the next book (which I just started). It reads quickly and reads well. Sometimes there's a little too much cheesy cliches about relationships/emotions/etc but they're really the undercurrent of the book not what you read it for.

This novel is a real short but fast paced story. Connor has become more involved at Sanctuary since assuming the role of Mayor. He also developed a program to help the CFS personnel find a way to effectively deal with their PTOS from their service during the Vemus attack. He has arranged for a special exploration camping trip to check out a NEIIS site for Dash who is now in charge of his own department. The site was just located on the NEIIS map but appears to be a site with a non-functIoning consoles, but when Connor arrived at the site he noticed good different was the geography which appeared to have sustained heavy attack which destroyed the buildings. As the group spreads out to check the area they find a hidden bunker underneath a small hill. The door couldn't be opened but Connor finds a way in through the roof and enters bringing Noah and two others with him, leaving the rest to guard the outside. What they find is an old bunker with a room full of stasis is but only one is undamaged. While trying to access the console, they activated the one pod to power open by because of the damage to the bunker the cover doesn't open properly and they have to help the NEIIS individual get out of the pod. After he gets his bearings, he sees all the damaged pods and starts reacting by screaming and then running through the bunker. Connor and Noah follow the NEIIS but send the other two to inform the rest of the group. Rhyars climbed into the bunker after the console activity alerted but the NEIIS has a vocal ability to cause them to withdraw. He leads Connor and Noah out of the bunker via an escape tunnel that he accessed the door to enter. They established a small method of communication with him and he gestures for them to follow to another location. To access this new site,they have to climb a mountain where they find vehicles and working console, which they access to find another site over in an area near a big body of water that has a more tropical weather zone. The NEIIS wants to go there immediately but Connor trys to stall is he can get back-up help but the NEIIS knocks him out and kidnaps him and flies out using one of gliders. After sending coordInates to Sierra, the group follows with the rovers. Connor has been taken to what appears to be a military base, where the NEIIS leaves him outside of a building to cross over to another by bypassing the animals guarding the section. Once inside Connor has to battle with the NEIIS for his PDA, which gets damaged from the struggle, but because of all the console Connor can send a signal if he can get away. When he does, he also explored the building and found a room filled with thousands of stasis pods and the NEIIS activating a bunch of them. When the group reaches his location and is able to communicate with him, a plan is devIsed to both rescue Connor and destroy the power score to stop full activation of all those pods, based on the hyper- aggressive behavior against others by the NEIIS. When they return home to Sierra, Connor is treated for hIs injuries and when he has healed enough is called to a "informal" meeting to discuss the events that occurred with the NEIIS and the group actions. He was told that a committee was being formed to discuss protocol for future situations and he was politely told to go back to Sanctuary since he was the Mayor there. But he has decided to develop his own protocol setup too.

Another excellent book in the series. The tale continued to escalate till the end. The characters are becoming more rounded an real. I highly recommend this series for anyone wanting to leave there normal life behind.

Good Sci-fi series for teens and I even like it as an adult. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

What would you do if you had to evac to an earth-like planet you thought had no sentient beings and then found out there were some; and several pretty smart preditors? You'd take field trips to sites you thought would tell you what happened to the previous inhabitants. So thats what connor and noah are doing. Then you have first contact and instead of learning much more about the NEIIS you get played and realize youre aiding a militarist in his quest. Ha! There's a good mystery being solved here. And connor and his team have some harrowing adventures while solving it. Its all very interesting and makes a great story. Ken keeps introducing new characters which keeps the story from becoming stale and the main chracters keep getting even more interesting. I can't tell you much more in detail without spoiling the plot. So read it for the adventure and enjoy.

This was a good segue into a new plot line. The story was thought provoking and compelling. The main characters showed the same tenacious attitude that have made the other books enjoyable to read.

This is a good entry in the series. I look forward to reading more in the next books. Worthwhile reading all of the series in order.

A good story but found the story to be less engaging than the previous ones. Hope the the next one more interesting

Book 5 is the turning point for the series. When I first read it I was torn, but after severely re-read I find myself loving the introduction of Aliens into the series. Great characters, New and old. love that we had more returning characters from book 1 Story is solid. World building is very strong and make me want t know more.

Keeping everyone on their toes. Fully dramatic with definitive outcomes. Can't wait to keep reading the series. But where's Lenora's berwolf?

Another amazing installment in the First Colony Series!! Action packed and kept me on the edge the whole time! I couldn't put it down! Amazing writing, plots were fanastic and I can't hardly wait for book six in this series! A most enjoyable read!!!! I recommend this author whole heartedly. Keep those stories coming. The characters will not let you forget them, that is how wonderful they are!!!!

As I get further into this storyline, I find myself rushing to get through the book to see where the story goes next. It started pretty slowly, although I understand that the characters and storyline had to be put in place, it has now become addicting. I finish one and immediately rush into the next. Great story!