
Everything else was left up to my imagination. So I decided they needed to be land dwelling, highly social creatures with vocal language and dexterous appendages. I wanted them to be very different from humans in appearance yet enough like humans in character that it was eminently plausible that the two species could work together.

Tell us more about the aliens you created for EXO and your world-building process for a conquered Earth. įind it: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Goodreads Because if Sapience kills him, it could spark another intergalactic war. Left in the hands of terrorists who have more uses for him dead than alive, the fate of Earth rests on Donovan’s survival. But the Prime Liaison doesn’t negotiate with terrorists, not even for his own son. When Sapience realizes whose son Donovan is, they think they’ve found the ultimate bargaining chip. That is, until a routine patrol goes awry and Donovan’s abducted by the human revolutionary group Sapience, determined to end alien control. His dad holds the prestigious position of Prime Liaison in the collaborationist government, and Donovan’s high social standing along with his exocel (a remarkable alien technology fused to his body) guarantee him a bright future in the security forces.

Some die-hard extremists still oppose alien rule on Earth, but Donovan Reyes isn’t one of them. It’s been a century of peace since Earth became a colony of an alien race with far reaches into the galaxy. If you love science fiction, you should consider adding EXO to your reading list! Here’s the summary: only giveaway for the book, which you can enter through the widget at the end of the interview.

(You can find all the other stops on the tour–including other interviews, reviews, excerpts, and a guest post–by checking out the tour schedule at the end of the post.) There’s also a U.S. Everyone, please welcome Fonda Lee to Rich in Color! Fonda’s new sci-fi book, EXO, is out today, and we’re thrilled to be part of her book tour.
