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Synopsis
The truth isn’t out there anymore. It’s arriving in nine days. When linguist and government analyst Dr. Lena Morales is assigned to debrief the last surviving member of a secret alien exchange mission, she expects Cold War paranoia—not cosmic reckoning. But Colonel Thomas Raynor has been carrying a secret for decades: Earth is not alone, and we’re not as special as we think. In 1965, twelve Americans traveled to the planet Serpo. Only eight returned. What they found on that world shattered the boundaries of science, faith, and identity. Now, a countdown clock of alien origin is ticking toward a moment the world isn’t ready for: open contact. As governments scramble to control the narrative, Lena must choose between silence and truth—between protecting the system or preparing humanity for its final test. Disclosure Day is a gripping, cerebral sci-fi story about belief, memory, and the terrifying question: what if first contact is a judgment?
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Is Disclosure Day : Interview Number One appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This cerebral sci-fi explores first contact through interviews and government secrecy. Minimal violence or language; themes of existential questioning and political manipulation may be complex for younger readers.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and government conspiracy.
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Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the countdown-to-disclosure tension and the mystery of what really happened on an alien world.