Publishers Weekly reviewed the second in the Newcomers series: Alien Talk. Their “Booklife” division considers self-published work, and here is some of what they said:
Adams’s provocative second Newcomer novel (after Reluctant Android) injects thought-provoking scientific speculation into a prescient tale of a global epidemic. …the fascinating scientific debates on linguistics, genetics, the nature of identity, and the distinction between intelligence and consciousness make this worthwhile. Fans of big idea sci-fi should take note.
Publishers Weekly. Reviewed on 05/22/2020 https://booklife.com/pwreview/242161
Big Idea Sci-fi: that’s the part I like. Everyone enjoys a great adventure tale, but if the book’s also got some ideas, you can’t lose.
Alien Talk (sci-fi, 80,000 words): As millions of people become mute in a spreading pandemic, android Robin Taylor discovers that language is an intelligent virus that infected early humans and ultimately enabled modern civilization. Now the virus is enraged by the false language of talking technologies. But Robin is a talking gadget herself. Anyone she communicates with is stricken mute. Can she warn humans and stop the plague?
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