Intraterrestrial by Nicholas Conley
Adam Helios is a bully magnet without many friends. When he starts hearing a voice that claims to come from the stars, he fears he’s losing his mind, so he withdraws even further. On the way home from a meeting at the school, he and his parents are involved in a horrible car crash. With his skull cracked open, Adam’s consciousness is abducted by the alien who has been speaking to him for months.
After surviving the wreck with only minor scratches, Camille Helios must deal with her guilt over the accident that left her husband badly injured and her son in a coma. When the doctor suggests letting Adam go, Camille refuses to stop fighting for her son’s life.
Lost among galaxies, Adam must use his imagination to forge a path home before his body dies on the operating table. But even if he does return to Earth, he may end up locked inside a damaged brain forever.
Author’s Bio
Nicholas Conley is a novelist, world traveler, playwright, and coffee vigilante. His passion for storytelling began at an early age, prompted by a love of science fiction novels, comic books, and horror movies. His award-winning novel Pale Highway was influenced by his real life experience working with Alzheimer’s patients in a nursing home, and his work in healthcare also inspired his essays for Vox and The Huffington Post, as well as his radio play Something in the Nothing, which was performed live on WSCA 106.1 FM in 2016.
In order to better establish himself on the planet Earth, Nicholas has currently made his home in New Hampshire.
My Review
5 stars
Adam Helios is 13 year old that has been bullied at school and has had enough of it. He stands up for himself and this leads to a parent teacher conference. On the way home from the conference, Adam and his parents are in a bad car wreck. Adam suffers from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). While in a coma, Adam learns that aliens have been talking to him for months and they have an adventure for him.
This book has some tough situations in it. Adam is adopted and is bi-racial. Although this shouldn’t matter in life, we all know how kids use this to bully others. Adam is bullied and has serious self-esteem issues. It just breaks my heart to see him go through this. But he has an outer space adventure that will help him grown, if he can survive the coma back on Earth.
At the same time you see his mother Camille. She came through the car wreck nearly unscathed and now has to fight for her husband and son. Doctors are trying to get her to let Adam go, not wanting to have to have her child suffering or never being about to communicate, locked in his broken body.
This is a very good story. It has several tough issues that are discussed and will make you think about if you were in the same situation. I liked Adam’s adventures although the further you go on I did question if he was really on an adventure or if it was his poor brain trying to reboot and come back. Intraterrestrial is a great read and one that should be checked out.
I received Intraterrestrial from the author for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
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