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Summary: Not your ordinary action book
Review: I can't say enough good things about this book. The ultimate outsider is someone who thinks he is "normal" then discovers he is not. Much as all teenages do. Most kids grow out of it. What if you really were an alien in human form? How would YOU handle it?This story is a "coming of age" story. Everyone wants the answers to, "Where am I from? Will my first love be worth the pain? Are my friends really trustworthy? Is my father worthy of respect?" Nothing new here, yet the story has so many twists that it takes your breath away. The kid in the story is a tracker for a detective agency. So far so good. Then it turns out he has photographic memory. Okay. I can handle that. He can has a sense of smell that allows him to classify by DNA. Ooooo...boy, this is getting too weird. Then the woman he is tracking turns on him and he kills her. He wakes up in the hospital and reruns all the action and filters out all the gunk and centers in on two people who should not be there. Who are these people? Then the body of the woman is carved up by the coroner, bagged and the bagged organs turn into ferrets and frighten the coroner to death and the ferrets EAT the coroner's body. Ferrets? Ferrets? What the hell is going on here? Nothing is as it seems. Lots of blood. Lots of action. Some lyrical sex. Great mystery. Why are all these people fighting each other? On top of a great and different plot, the author has good prose style. Don't look at me that way! You know that most action books have nothing in the way of character development or background fill in. This book does.
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Summary: I hope you enjoy my first novel!
Review: I had fun writing ALIEN TASTE and it came out a fast-paced, coming of age, romance, alien invasion, sf mystery. My favorite reviews have been "It careened throught the streets of Pittsburgh like the high speed car-chase it was" and "Impossible to put down, this has the sort of plot that works when you read it, but try to describe the plot to your friends and even you'll start giggling."
Thanks for all the positive reviews. It makes me happy to know so many people have enjoyed my novel... The sequel will be out next year in July and is tentatively titled, Tainted Trail.
Wen Spencer
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Summary: A very different take on a popular subject
Review: I have to say that this is one of the better books I have read this month. (I average 20 books per month) The characters were entertaining, as well as breaking from stereotypical roles. Ukiah, the main character, is well written, and the details of his talents are very well written. If you like suspense, as well as atypical heroes and heroines, this is one of my suggestions. The concept of the Pack and the Ontongard is very entertaining, as well as being a refreshing take on the traditional invasion motif. I don't want to say more, to avoid spoiling the book, but I wholeheartedly suggest this as a good book. I picked it up originally because of the cover art and the wolf theme, and I didn't put it down til I was finished. I look forward to seeing other works by this offer. (
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Summary: Alien taste
Review: I picked up both books in the series. This is a great new twist on the old werewolf stories. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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Summary: Enjoyable Read
Review: I picked up my roommate's copy and stayed up far too late to finish this book. Spencer does a marvelous job of combining the weird with the mundane so everything is believeable. Ukiah Oregon, despite his non-human roots, is remarkably identifiable and likeable as our hero. His discovery into his extraterrestial origins goes beyond the stereotype into something remarkably fresh and interesting. And he's sexy and adventurous, which doesn't hurt either. Even more than having a remarkable hero, Spencer has managed to craft an interesting supporting cast to run along side Ukiah. I can see where Max and he have a deep friendship that would transcend even Ukiah's personal challenges. The story itself has just enough bite of mystery and intrigue that kept me firmly glued to the book until I finished it. I should probably thank Wen for adding "I've lost a mouse somewhere" to my vocabulary among my friends.
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Summary: Tasting more
Review: I really enjoyed this book. All the characters were wonderful and well written. I think the book has the potential for a series so I hope the author writes more.
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Summary: Meet Mowgli, the wolfboy alien!
Review: I was pleasantly surprised by how this book sucked me in and held my interest from start to finish. Ukiah Oregon is certainly a character that you develop a sympathetic bond with, and the depths of his "alien-ness" only make him more human in the end. I really liked the way his character developed, along with the friendship with his partner Max, and his family relationships. The relationship with Indigo Zheng, the female FBI agent, was not convincing, and somehow seemed gratuitous, but all told it is a great read.
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Summary: One of the few books I want to read again and again!
Review: I was so very happy to see the author, Wen Spencer's comment that he is planning a sequel to Alien Taste next year. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It kept me interested from the very first page with wonderfully developed characters and the most unusual yet fascinating storyline. I would love to see this story developed into a screen play! I will be eagerly watching and waiting for other books by this talented author.
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Summary: Ukiah? Oregon? Right on!!
Review: I will admit, I picked this book up because the main character is named after a tiny town in my home State. I laughed out loud. People stared. I could not believe that an author had chosen such a name, but then...I read the backs of the first three books and they screamed READ me!! The premise is crazy and some times you have to slow down to let it all sink in. I think Wen Spencer is coo-koo, but in a good way. The imagination is a wonderful thing and you can make a story anything you want it to be if you can make it believable. Ms. Spencer has made Ukiah, his past and his abilities likable and lovable. Ukiah is a private investigator/tracker and with Max his partner/friend/mentor/father figure and his extended family the Pack you are in for a wild ride and a stretch for what you thought was possible. Spencer weaves a tight story, great characters and infinate imagination into every page. All I can say is, if you are reading this review, buy the books, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Ukiah? Oregon? Right on!!
Review: I will admit, I picked this book up because the main character is named after a tiny town in my home State. I laughed out loud. People stared. I could not believe that an author had chosen such a name, but then...I read the backs of the first three books and they screamed READ me!! The premise is crazy and some times you have to slow down to let it all sink in. I think Wen Spencer is coo-koo, but in a good way. The imagination is a wonderful thing and you can make a story anything you want it to be if you can make it believable. Ms. Spencer has made Ukiah, his past and his abilities likable and lovable. Ukiah is a private investigator/tracker and with Max his partner/friend/mentor/father figure and his extended family the Pack you are in for a wild ride and a stretch for what you thought was possible. Spencer weaves a tight story, great characters and infinate imagination into every page. All I can say is, if you are reading this review, buy the books, you won't regret it.
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