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Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, along the remote border between Brazil and Peru, lies the Vale do Javari—a vast, uncharted wilderness where some of the world’s last uncontacted tribes still live beyond the reach of modern civilization. When a Gulfstream jet carrying billionaire John Teitel crashes deep in the jungle, an international rescue mission is hastily assembled to locate the wreckage and search for survivors. Pushing upriver through the Amazon's tributaries into the suffocating rainforest, the team soon realizes they are not alone. As the jungle closes in, unsettling questions emerge. Have the uncontacted tribes truly remained untouched? Or has something else found them first—something not of this world, drawn to Earth to study life in its most pristine form? In the depths of the Amazon, first contact may have already occurred—and humanity is no longer alone. FIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that it is based on a common theme rather than common characters. This allows these books to be read in any order. Technically, they're all first as they all deal with how we might initially respond to contact with aliens, exploring the social, political, religious, and scientific aspects of First Contact. Entropy is a stand-alone novel, allowing readers to jump into the latest book in the series without needing to read all the other novels in order.
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Is Entropy (First Contact) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 15 and up.
A tense first contact thriller set in the Amazon rainforest involving a rescue mission that discovers possible alien presence. Expect moderate peril, survival situations, and philosophical questions about contact with uncontacted tribes and extraterrestrial life.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, death, and survival.
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Who'll love this
Teens will appreciate the remote jungle setting, the mystery of what's really happening in the Amazon, and the thought-provoking questions about first contact with alien intelligence.