The picture was the planned release and cover reveal, but due to some issues with the release on Amazon, the official release was moved to April 15th.
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They destroyed his world.
They killed his father.
And now one of them is his prisoner.
Ted James hates the Skya'ja, the fish-faced aliens who destroyed the Earth. Promising humanity the clean, renewable energy that transformed them into a peaceful spacefaring species, the invaders lured scientists like Ted's father into their project. Instead, the explosion known as the Cataclysm wiped out electrical grids, governments, and militaries. Two years later, the Earth is a scrapheap where the remaining few humans and aliens war for the resources that are left.
Living among the ruins of Charlotte, Ted wants answers about his father's fate and why the downtown area is covered in a shimmering Bubble that seems to kill all who try to enter. A lucky shot allows him to capture the scouting Skya'ja known as Tash'jya for interrogation. The only problem is his hatred is hard to maintain the more he learns about his prisoner.
Running from Revon, a violent militia leader who wants all Skya'ja dead, Ted teams up with gutsy clinic nurse, Loren Westfield, to keep his prisoner alive long enough to get the information he needs. Can Ted uncover the truth behind Tash'jya's mission-and what it has to do with his father?
Review
I had the fun of reading an advanced copy of Bradley Caffee’s Captive. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, despite the first person present tense. I’m not a fan of that, but it so worked for this novel.
I enjoyed the journey the characters make and the growth they have to go through to overcome misconceptions that led to incorrect perspectives. The truths take some time to come out and each character has to wrap their head on it. The main characters are Ted and the alien, Tash’jya. Both of them have truths the other needs to know in order to understand what is really going on.
I found the ending most satisfying. One of the reasons is that the foreshadowing was all there to lead you to the conclusion, but the twists still hit with surprise. So many fine little details to keep track up, but when it hits I was like, “Oh, that’s right, I remember when that was mentioned.”
The ebook is on preorder with a release of April 15th. Because of how things worked out, the paperback is already available if you prefer that. Get your copy at Amazon.