An Ancient Enemy

A Destiny's Crucible Novella

By: Olan Thorensen

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

When an alien spacecraft accidentally destroys United Flight 4382, 27 passengers and crew are saved...but life as they knew it ceases to exist.

Five survivors find themselves on the planet Anyar, including Joseph Colsco, Mark Caldwell, and Heather Chen. Some others have different destinations.

Cast away on a planet with bizarre physical features unlike anything on Earth, Dan and Liza Oglethorpe will never again set foot on Earth. They will never again talk with family and friends. They will never again see an ocean. They are thrust into a fantastical fate that eventually leads them, six years later, after dangers are overcome and a measure of peace is achieved, to a morning in a dry valley on an alien planet...and the uncertainty of living through a battle to see evening.

©2020 Olan Thorensen (P)2021 Podium Audio

needed more understanding

overall it is a good listen. I found it lacking a in the ending. Needed better back story.

Why?

Well written, compelling potential characters... but what was the point? The lack of depth and detail does nothing for the story line, doesn't establish a new story line, doesn't close loose ends... so it was a short story about a short battle, where the new people, knew better...
ok

Would have liked it to be longer

I would have liked it to be longer. Overall was a good look at other transplants.

I think the book is okay

I think the book was okay however it was too short and it was a edited version of itself and a lot of detail was left out if they would have made it into a full book.
and separated from the other book series it would have been a lot better.

Short fix while you wait for the next novel

I'm a big Olan Thorensen fan and find it difficult to rate anything he puts out lower than 4 stars. As with this story, his writing is well thought out and logical, free from plot holes and unresolved tangents. I was hoping this novella would tie into the world of Anyar, and was disappointed to find this as a stand alone battle scene on a completely unrelated planet. This entire story would be a single chapter or two in a larger novel. While interesting, I would not suggest this novella if you're only invested in the world of Anyar. If your a fan of Olan's work, then the reduced price for the shorter story length could be exactly what you're looking for.

IT IS WORTH $2.49! If you loved

... the series so far then you will enjoy this short introduction of two new characters. This couple were on the same United Airlines flight as Joseph & the others. Yes I wish it was the next book, but for 2.49 it is hella "mejor que nada!". Be glad that is wasn't bloated to book size to squeeze a credit from you.

DO. NOT USE A CREDIT

I accidentally spend a credit on this 3 dollar book and was unable to return it (right after I used the credit!) the story is good. But 100% not worth 11.50.

Good start for a sub plot

Different survivors of the plane disaster on a different planet. A short introduction novela for what hopefully will be a series of books on these characters. Interesting twist at the end sets things up nicely.

interesting at first but then boring.

This was an interesting premise but should have been more of a short story than a novella. Other than the last few minutes, this could have been a description of an adolescent shooting video game.

More

I hope that there is more of this line of characters in the future