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Clowns (First Contact) by [Peter Cawdron]

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First Contact occurred a decade ago with a traveling circus in the high-altitude desert plateau of Uzbekistan. The US Government has been covertly monitoring extraterrestrial activity around Earth since then but has struggled to make contact. They've kept tabs on the circus and its founder, Buster Al-Hashimi.

Four years ago, Buster returned to the US to start a counter-culture group called The Clowns, challenging the sociopolitical status quo in America.

Clowns asks the question: What would an extraterrestrial intelligence think about our intelligence?

FIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that the series is based on a common theme rather than common characters. This allows these books to be read in any order. Technically, they're all first as they all deal with how we might initially respond to contact with aliens, exploring the social, political, religious, and scientific aspects of First Contact.

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20 May 2022
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Z68XB2D
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Best Sellers Rank: 20,519 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 71 in Hard Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 108 in Hard Science Fiction (Books)
- 108 in High Tech Science Fiction

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Peter is a New Zealand Australian science fiction writer, specialising in making hard science fiction easy to understand and thoroughly enjoyable.

His FIRST CONTACT series is topical rather than character-based, meaning each book stands alone. These novels can be read in any order, but they all focus on the same topic of First Contact with extraterrestrial lifeforms. In this regard, the series is akin to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE.

Hard science fiction is a misnomer as far as categories of literature go, as it sounds harsh and difficult to understand, but that is far from reality. Hard science fiction is simply plausible science fiction, fiction that is written in such a way as it conforms to the known laws of science, and that makes it more interesting, as there's no magic wand the protagonist can wave to get out of trouble. Peter's forays into hard science fiction could best be described as informative science fiction or enjoyable science fiction.

Peter is a fan of such classic science fiction writers as Philip K. Dick, Arthur C. Clarke and Michael Crichton and their influence on his style and story lines is readily apparent. You can follow Peter on Facebook or Twitter or find him posting some interesting tibit on his blog http://thinkingscifi.wordpress.com/

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PetMice

Excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2022

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This is a complex story from the author’s First Contact books, set against political turmoil. I enjoy Peter Cawdron’s books because he sets the stories against a realistic background of political and social situations and how we humans would be affected by, and react to alien contact. It’s not easy to say much more without spoilers but it uses up-to-date references from the real world. It makes you think about what is going on in our lives irrespective of strange alien activities and how much we do, or don’t, know. How much are our beliefs are being manipulated? I will say that it is a fast moving plot seen from the viewpoints of two very different female protagonists, who …no, readers should find all that out. If you haven’t read any of the First Contact books, you should. I think this is the most recent, but as good a place to start as any because they are stand-alone novels.

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Ms. Ashley R. Pollard

No clowning around first contact scenario

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2022

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This is the third Peter Cawdren first contact novel I've read of his. It's his signature theme that he explores through his novels. What ifs about what happens when mankind meets intelligent aliens?

This is his best work I've read so far. The writing is mature, confident, and most importantly engaging. Great characters, a complex set of problems that are packed up in an adventure that leaves one thinking, what next?

Just in case you are the kind of reader that reads afterwords first... don't be put off by the over earnest afterword, which was totally unnecessary, because the story is told well enough that it needs no explanation.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2022

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The most thought provoking story I have had the privilege to read.
I have read many of Peter's "First Contact" series , but this is far and away the best one. I implore anyone who reads this to beg, borrow or steal any one of this series because you will be in for the ride of your life. Many thanks to Peter Cawdron for his stories and please let there be many more of them.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2022

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Another fantastic timely page turner from mr cawdron! Every day I loved getting back to reading the next chapter and at the time (July 2022) with the world going mad, the story resonated in such a powerful way and gave me real perspective on our little pantomime on this precious blue marble in space.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2022

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Odd start that draws you in and a story line that asks you some difficult questions. I get the spectacle, I’m old which is an advantage, I remember difficult days for my parents just to feed and clothe us, then came the spectacle… …great book, totally thought provoking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2022

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Another first class book from Mr Cawdron. With believable characters bringing the story to life... I didn't see that final twist coming!!!

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