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Operation Roswell: The Novel [Mass Market Paperback]

Kevin D. Randle
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July 29 2004 Tor Science Fiction
From the bestselling author of UFO: Crash at Roswell

Roswell, New Mexico-1947

It is the troubled period just after World War II, and America has asserted its power across the globe, but problems still remain. With the ever-present threat of atomic weapons in enemy hands, the country has begun a race for military supremacy. Every inch of sky is monitored by radar, and every eye is open.

The face of America's enemy seemed very clear, until reports of an unidentified aircraft flying over the New Mexico desert arrived in Washington. The reports state that the ship is impossibly light, with the ability to hover in place, then speed away at more than one thousand miles an hour-and it looks like no other aircraft the country has ever seen.

While President Truman does his best to maintain plausible denials, the situation is placed in the hands of Major General Curtis LeMay, a military zealot whose only concern is securing America's dominance in the arms race. When his men shoot the craft down, it becomes obvious that this was no Russian vessel-and that it may not be from this planet at all. An examination of the crew proves this to be all too true . . . and one of them has survived.

As the army rushes to defend the country, as the government attempts to erase an event from public view, humanity prepares to witness an event so powerful that it could mean a change in life as we know it.

Nothing you believe will ever be the same . . . .

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With its by-the-numbers plot and stock characters, ufologist Randle's first novel is strictly for readers who can't get enough of the many permutations of the Roswell legend. On June 30, 1947, scientists meet at the Pentagon with Major General Curtis LeMay of Army Air Force Research and Development to view top secret photos of a strange "flying disk" taken by a pilot on a training flight over Arizona. Faced with the possibility of arousing aliens with superior technology, President Truman warns LeMay to leave the UFOs alone, but LeMay is more concerned with gaining that technology to use against the Russians in the escalating Cold War. On July 4, one of LeMay's pilots manages to shoot down a UFO outside the small town of Roswell, N.Mex., and the race is on to learn as much as possible about the craft and its crew before the news leaks to the rest of the world. The sole survivor of the crash is taken to "Over the Rainbow," a secret Army laboratory in the Nevada desert, to be studied by scientists. Little do they know that LeMay has authorized the use of an atomic bomb to destroy the facility and everyone inside it if anything goes wrong. Of course, things do go wrong, allowing Randle to push this thin-but-brisk suspense story into overdrive for an explosive climax. SF readers are unlikely to be impressed by this Roswell rehash, but fans of fast-paced thrillers should enjoy the ride.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In 1947, a mysterious aircraft crash-landed near Roswell, NM. When investigators at the scene discovered evidence that suggested an extraterrestrial origin of the vessel, the military and the government launch a massive security effort to determine the implications of the alien ship and its crew-and to prevent the rest of the country from panicking at the thought of an alien invasion. Drawing his information from personal research and other evidence, the author of The Abduction Enigma and UFO Crash at Roswell presents a fictionalized account of one of the 20th century's most controversial topics. UFO fans as well as historical fiction buffs and the open-minded should enjoy this novelization. For most sf collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment Jan 13 2004
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Format:Hardcover
As for the truth behind what happened at Roswell, I really have no opinion either way. Although I do like this genre of book, the sort of 'what if' type of book in regards to UFO's, this book failed to deliver completely. It seemed like it was very jagged in its presentation, and above that, boring.

Each chapter seemed to start with the same basic intro, and ended on the same. It just wasn't a fun book to read.

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Format:Hardcover
It's pretty well done, if it drags a bit in places. I was reminded while reading of a (possibly apocryphal) story (that she swore really scared her friend) from my ex-wife that a friend of hers got lost at the Pentagon and happened into a room that was supposed to be locked but the door was open - and there in a glass cylinder of fluid was a creature like that described in Operation Roswell (though no mention of the fangs). I saw a UFO once myself when I was 15, walking outside one night with my mother. We saw it together.

I spent some time talking once, by accident really, with those two guys who said one of them had gotten abducted while out on a logging crew. Those guys said that inside the ship was nothing at all like the movie.

This story. Well, if that's how it really was, ...but that's hard to believe. Sort of a cross between "Gremlins" and night of the vampires fallen from outer space. Hard to fathom how an extraterrestrial could be adapted to our biology enough to use our blood for meals. And the energy dynamics of growing a living organism are highly endothermic - it takes quite a bit of energy. How could all those replicants have been grown like that? Seriously, the total blood volume of the few people identified wouldn't come close. The creatures seemed to just live on blood. Sure, you had 22 people listed as missing, but even then, that might give enough energy for maybe one critter. Although, who knows - maybe it's a designed critter. But even then, thermodynamics needs to add up somehow.

Seems implausible by the end. It doesn't answer how the creatures were killed. The hero watched the underground detonation of the a-bomb from a mile away, and is inside a tunnel that is connected to the complex that got blown? Hmmm. Well, perhaps possible if the blast sealed the tunnel shut, sinced it was circular. But if the hero lived, and the creatures were in the tunnel ahead of them all the way, as described, then the little vampire critter-kids survived too; they were tough little buggers for sure...

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By Harriet Klausner TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
In the summer of 1947, many people claim they witnessed unidentified flying objects soaring in the proximity of the White Sands nuclear testing grounds. The crafts show up on radar. As far as the American military is concerned, the UFOs perform operations light years ahead of anything the US Air Force can execute such as almost instant acceleration and deceleration and on a dime curve maneuvers.

President Truman assumes that the desert show is just that a clever hoax as he concentrates on the real menace, Stalin's Soviet Union. However, to ease concern, especially with an election next year, he assigns General Curtis to do whatever is necessary. Fire first and damn the consequences LeMay orders his pilots to shoot down one of the crafts. Soon luck occurs near Roswell as a triangular shaped craft with no wings crashes. Four dead humanoid aliens are inside, but one survived. Truman orders a full cover-up to prevent a public panic even as the craft and its occupants are taken to Nevada where LeMay insures a nuclear weapon remains on stand by alert.

OPERATION ROSWELL is a fun and plausible fictionalized account of the famous Roswell incident. UFOlogists and the ET crowd will enjoy this well written action thriller that uses real people to add to the feel of authenticity. Kevin Randle may be a believer, but he insures that doubting Thomas and Thomasina will enjoy the story line yet find the plot quite feasible, making this a novel for anyone who relishes the "truth is out there".

Harriet Klausner

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