Sentenced to Prism, Alan Dean Foster
Sentenced to Prism, Alan Dean Foster
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Sentenced to Prism

Author: Alan Dean Foster

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/19/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

One man struggles to survive on a hostile alien world in this thrilling adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Madrenga.

Some people are convinced they can do anything; Evan Orgell is one of them. So when his company president sends him off-world to investigate a breakdown in communications from a small research station on a newly discovered planet, he's all in. The planet's resources could mean massive profits for the company—and a successful mission could mean massive advancement for Evan. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Clad in a Mobile Hostile World suit, Evan has no doubts about his safety—until he lands on the world of Prism. Though he's already dealt with thousands of theoretical extraterrestrial problems, nothing prepares him for what he finds there. Hungry, invading lifeforms are everywhere. Over two dozen highly trained people have been overwhelmed and killed, some with their bones eaten from the inside out. It's utter devastation. Then, while Evan searches for survivors, his indestructible suit meets its match—and he must face the bloodthirsty predators of Prism alone, unprotected, with only his wits to rely on . . .

About Alan Dean Foster

New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is also the author of numerous nonfiction articles, as well as novelizations of many films, including Star Wars, the first three Alien films, and Alien Nation. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction, the first science fiction book to ever do so. Alan lives with his wife in Prescott, Arizona.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jodi on January 15, 2013

I love this book. It is one of my favorites. I went to a book signing for Alan Dean Foster a number of years ago. I know that you are supposed to buy their new book and have them sign it. Instead I went there with a very beat up copy of this book and embarrassingly handed it to him and asked him if h......more

Goodreads review by Dirk on November 16, 2023

The first thing he noticed was that despite the extraordinary clarity and intensity of the sunlight, it was difficult to isolate individual growths. Not only because the Prismatic flora grew in nonsymmetrical fractal shapes, but also because so many of them were highly reflective. While much of the......more

Goodreads review by Craig on July 19, 2021

This is one of Foster's finest science fiction novels. It's set within the framework of his Humanx Commonwealth universe, but is completely stand-alone. It's set on a planet filled with creatures that are silica-based, and they are some of his most clever and interesting alien creations. The pacing......more

Goodreads review by P.J. on September 19, 2010

Perfect book for me. I love engineering/tech heroes, for obvious reason (I'm an engineer IRL). I've read this book multiple times. The creatures and ecosystem of Prism are brilliant and intriguing. I love the silicon based life forms and their approach to function. If only modifying our own bodies wa......more

Goodreads review by Allan on February 03, 2016

Never having read any of the Humanx Commonwealth stories but having determined that this was a stand-alone tale, I decided that it would give me a toe-test into that universe without commiting me to read the next in a very long sequence and so on and I'm very glad I did so. Prism is a planet with a u......more