Today’s choice is Gary Henson’s “Arlo and Jake Enlist” (https://t.co/n18qNiAb6k). Arlo and Jake Enlist is an independently minded and independently authored intriguing fictional work, so if we’re going to pay tribute to outstanding titles in all the domains of sci-fi, we’re not regretting including this one on our lists. Here we find a story that is absolutely unique in its ability to create excitement. If your taste in books is as good as ours, you’ve got to start searching how sci-fi readers took it. According to one reader, “This was full-bore entertainment and I loved it. Being about the same age as Jake, one of the two main characters–the other being, Arlo, a telepathic Panther Chameleon–it was fun to imagine being conscripted into a galactic federation and then put through a medical procedure in which nearly 40 years are taken off my aging body. Another reviewer mentioned that the only thing that was lacking was a villain. I must disagree. The villain is alive and well in one evil galactic federation, the Galactic Houses of Aquinoxous, led by the warrior ‘Octozoid’ species. Their intent is to wipe out all terran life forms throughout the galaxies, and then 'aquaform’ the planets for colonization. Oh, I hope that Earth is never in their focus… Hmmmm. I can hear Mister Henson’s evil laugh already.” Well, now we’re done you might as well go the whole way and search for a copy of the book yourself. If not, subscribe for email updates until we discover the next best thing since The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. We expect it’ll happen eventually.
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