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The Fossil

Secrets of Mars, Book 1

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The Fossil

By: Joshua T. Calvert
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
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In 2018, Canadian archaeologist Ron Jackson makes a mind-boggling discovery in Antarctica - right before disappearing without a trace, leaving behind only his controversial theory that humans have lived on Earth far, far longer than we think they have.

Decades later, in 2042, when Jackson's wife dies under mysterious circumstances, an unlikely pair of investigators, Agatha Devenworth and Pano Hofer, begin investigating whether her death might be connected to Jackson's disappearance. What exactly was it he found before he vanished? Why is the Human Foundation, a hyper-powerful business empire built on an endless series of game-changing inventions it has been rolling out, one after another, for over 20 years, trying to hide the truth from the two investigators?

And what could it possibly have to do with the first manned mission to Mars, which ended in disaster leaving countless conspiracy theories in its wake?

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Critic reviews

"An intriguing, character-driven mystery/thriller with 'science-fictional awe and' outer-space trappings." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Joshua T. Calvert has a gift for making nail-biting science fiction that you can't put down. Get ready for some sleepless nights!" (M.A. Rothman, USA Today best-selling author)

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Great start to a great adventure.

A, well narrated story. Simple to follow and full of good characters. Can't wait to listen to the next installment.

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wow. just wow!

I was sceptical getting this as it has few reviews and some said it was slow. But I love Jonathan Davis narration from the Olan Thorenson Anyar books so I decided to give it a go. And boy am I glad I did!!!! yes the narrative was excellent, but I expected that... but the story too! it was in no way slow. it gripped me to the end, a real edged of seat job. well thought-out and cunningly comes together for a nice tie up at the end. I'm literally going to get book 2 now, can't wait.

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Never has a book taken so long to do so little

I finished this book out of sheer bloody-mindedness. The story is so slow it’s virtually pedestrian. The low, quiet style of the narrator is unengaging and failed to inject any excitement into the already tectonic pace of the story, which takes about 20 hours to get from wanting to go to Mars to going to Mars, with incredibly little of interest going on in between.

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