(K)(2009)Sci-fi story. 2 alien space crafts are battling over New Mexico and both crash. One is found and studied but the other was never discovered. 3 teens do find the 2nd one and upon exploring and researching it find that the ship has enhanced them mentally and physically. They encounter evil scientists and government agents who want to find this ship and its powers as well. Readable but not really exciting.(Amazon) Two ships fight high in the atmosphere in 1945 near Roswell and crash. Only one is discovered, and studied for 60 years. The deputy director of the project researching the ship has discovered some surprising things about it, and has his own, apparently evil, agenda. The second ship is discovered by three teens, and, for no reason other than that its necessary for the plot to move forward, they put the circlets they find inside the ship onto their heads at exactly the same time, a ship-mind connection is formed, and they learn that their ship was the good guys and the other ship is some sort of harbringer of destruction. From this beginning, we are off to the races, and treated to a mix of alien technologies, evil plots, secret agents, assassins, with some rape, torture and murder thrown in.

Full of mystery and intrigue, this book explores what would have happened if aliens ships (UFOs) had actually crashed on earth, and the government scientists had discovered, explored and exploited the alien technology. I find the treatment of the subject matter quite gratifying - everything is shrouded in secrecy and revealed only in parts; the reader doesn't get a grasp of the full extent of the technology until much later in the book. Throw a few rogue scientists, super-assassins and undercover agents into the mix and you've got a compelling piece of Sci-Fi waiting to be read.

The story centers around three high school students who also stumble across the alien technology in the desert, giving rise to experimentation and the consequences thereof. Here a healthy dose of suspension of disbelief is required, as they start building their own versions of the technology in their basement.

As they get entangled in the intricacies of the schemes, you are drawn into their fight for survival, leading to a nail-biting climax. The only gripe is that the story is only part finished, to be continued in sequels, despite being a fairly lengthy book. Nevertheless, an enjoyable read. ( )

I made it about halfway through before I gave in. It just wasn't believable to me. I know it's sci-fi fiction, but the world the author creates still has to be believable for me to enjoy it. Also, I couldn't feel for the characters. They annoyed me more than anything. ( )

Strange in the sense that it feels like a young adult book (characters, storyline, etc), and then has elements that you don't want to expose kids to. Still nice science fiction, though.... ( )

Actually surprisingly good. I've avoided this book for some while (thinking it looked really corny) but it was actually really good. Definitely going to check out the rest of the series. ( )