Reviews
Praise for Alien Day
“A truly original take on first contact, with accompanying threats of world domination and terrorism, all intertwined with nuanced explorations of identity, appearance, and gender. His complex cast of
characters (human and S’hudonni) will live on in your mind long after you finish the last page.”
—Alan Smale, Sidewise award-winning author of the Clash of Eagles trilogy.
“Alien Day ups the pace of the earlier, with deepening ideas about aliens and how we can respond to them. Wilber knows his stuff and the ride is racy!”
—Gregory Benford
“An original, engaging, wonderfully complex alien world.
Very highly recommended.”
—Julie E. Czerneda, author of the Web Shifter’s Library series
“With a wry sense of humor and a host of fantastic characters, Rick Wilber’s Alien Day explores a near-future
where the aliens have arrived and just want to make a profit from Earth. I really enjoyed this. Smartly written
and cleverly plotted, Alien Day is sure to be a hit. Highly recommended.”
—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Dune: The Duke of Caladan
“Heather is the most memorable female character I’ve encountered since Wonder Woman showed up in 1941 as secretary for the Justice Society. Beautiful.”
—Jack McDevitt, Nebula award-winning author of Seeker
Praise for Alien Morning
“An intriguing look at colonization from the viewpoint of those being taken over.”
—Publishers Weekly
“This is the start to a great trilogy . . . and an enjoyable read for any lover of first-contact sf.”
—Booklist
“The best first-contact novel I’ve read in some time.”
—Joe Haldeman
“A first contact story like no other: it eerily and wittily depicts a fast-forward vision of a near-future in which our own world is both utterly recognizable and utterly transformed. Once I started it, I couldn’t put it down. Neither will you. ”
—Elizabeth Hand, author of Generation Loss, Available Dark, and Hard Light
“Brilliantly crafted, fiercely real, Alien Morning is first contact as it may very well happen: experienced by one, shared by all who subscribe. Relentless and original, this is science fiction that matters now. Highly Recommended. ”
—Julie E. Czerneda, author of The Clan Chronicles
“A startlingly credible reflection of how our society copes–or doesn’t cope–with its own strangeness.”
—Stephen R. Donaldson
“Rick Wilber’s new novel brings together elements of a vivid near-future family saga and the global consequences of the arrival on Earth of technologically superior aliens. Through a charming first-person celebrity narrator who struggles with his flaws, Wilber deploys these elements so that the human drama reflects and illuminates the interspecies conflict, and vice versa, in a compellingly original way. You’ll not soon forget either Peter Holman, the narrator, or Twoclicks, the S’hudonni prince with his alien antagonists and allies.”
—Michael Bishop
“Effortlessly mashes up its big science fiction theme of mysterious aliens and the terrorists who love them with a gritty backstage tour of semi-professional sports and also with an unflinching look at a troubled family. . . . Rick Wilber has definitely arrived!”
—James Patrick Kelly, winner of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards
“What happens when journalists use senses, not just words? This nifty look at an eye-opening future is well worth your time.”
—Gregory Benford, author of Timescape
“An enjoyably thought-provoking novel about human and alien sibling rivalries with potentially civilization-destroying ramifications, punctuated by basketball, high tech, and a unique alien seductress.”
—L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
“Rick Wilber has written the best “first contact” story I’ve seen in decades: deeply human, eerily alien, and altogether an exciting, moving and thought-provoking novel.”
—Ben Bova
“A rousing adventure. Kept me guessing to the last line.”
—Jack McDevitt
“An engaging blend of humor, skepticism and wonder, and the futuristic elements of the story sound in many cases all too probable.”
—Tampa Bay Times
Praise for Rick Wilber
“Wilber writes with literate flair, compassion, and a deep understanding of human psychology. Highly recommended!”
—Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative
“Rick Wilber…tells you the truth, a quality that be unsettling sometimes, but is never less than absolutely refreshing. Wilber knows how to do justice to the nuances of a complex story, and he deserves a huge readership.”
—Peter Straub
