Failure to Communicate Xandri Corelel Book 1 eBook Kaia Sønderby
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As one of the only remaining autistics in the universe, Xandri Corelel has faced a lot of hardship, and she's earned her place as the head of Xeno-Liaisons aboard the first contact ship Carpathia. But her skill at negotiating with alien species is about to be put to the ultimate test.
The Anmerilli, a notoriously reticent and xenophobic people, have invented a powerful weapon that will irrevocably change the face of space combat. Now the Starsystems Alliance has called in Xandri and the crew of the Carpathia to mediate. The Alliance won't risk the weapon falling into enemy hands, and if Xandri can't bring the Anmerilli into the fold, the consequences will be dire.
Amidst sabotage, assassination attempts, and rampant cronyism, Xandri struggles to convince the doubtful and ornery Anmerilli. Worse, she's beginning to suspect that not everyone on her side is really working to make the alliance a success. As tensions rise and tempers threaten to boil over, Xandri must focus all her energy into understanding the one species that has always been beyond her her own.
Failure to Communicate Xandri Corelel Book 1 eBook Kaia Sønderby
As a writer and an autistic writer, I try to find self-pub books by autistic and neurodivergent authors and buy them and read them, because I believe in fostering the environment I want to create in. Failure to Communicate felt like a published-quality book. The grammar, structure, pacing, character development and diction were all top notch. The story was easy to follow and held my interest. The characters were well defined and despite having unusual names, I was pretty consistent at keeping them distinct in my mind. And coming from an autistic writer, the autistic main character is very well portrayed and very likeable.I'd say that Xandri and I are pretty similar in terms of what people expect of us. Although I have more emotional issues and sensory issues, I found myself relating a lot to the experiences that Xandri goes through in the novel. She's often worried about saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing; she knows that people are boxing her in with their ideas of what it means to be autistic, and is ready to fight them; she gets tired and worn down and has comfort objects and people she trusts and stims she likes. She was really cool and her job was very interesting. And despite the social impairments that us autistic people have, she had many friends and was able to win over allies in her assignment. I liked seeing an autistic character with a lot of friends and a healthy support network.
The story was really interesting. The sci-fi elements were cool and well-described. You could really see the worlds the characters visited, and the author combined images that can be seen in our reality with concepts that cannot, like sling space and the moebius strip fountains. (Also, I love fountains!)
Great work, you should read it and support this author in making future books!
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Failure to Communicate Xandri Corelel Book 1 eBook Kaia Sønderby Reviews
I really enjoyed this and I'm looking forward to devouring the rest of the series.
This is a futuristic sci-fi book that is unique in a number of ways. Xandri, the lead character of the book and the one point of view we're given in the read, has Autism. She's one of the few neurodivergents known in the universe since "undesirable" genes were removed through genetic engineering and she only happens to exist because of a short-lived natural birth fad.
Though figuring out human behavior is Xandri's ongoing challenge, one of her talents is observing the behaviors of new species and what makes them tick, allowing herself to ingratiate herself to new worlds and pass information on to others to improve interspecies relations. In our everyday reality, it's akin to Temple Grandin's observations of cattle and the knowledge she passed onto the agricultural industry that revolutionized their care.
The story kicks off with a charged action scene but the majority of the read is actually Xandri and her team on a high-stakes diplomatic mission with a xenophobic species that has the biggest weapon of mass destruction yet encountered. Though most of the read is not exactly action-oriented it's still highly entertaining and never dull. In a lot of ways it's more of a political/military tale with interesting parallels to the government gridlock and debates we see in the current day.
The sci-fi aspects are really vivid and consumable as are the number of unique species the author created. And, the most interesting elements of the read lie with Xandri's interactions with other characters; friend, foe, and everyone in-between. The cast is large but the author did a great job of portraying nuanced characters, subtle attributes, and humor. The dialogue was also excellent and fun. And, I have to give kudos because the plot could've been clunky with all of the numerous complex topics it presented but instead they were done in an engrossing, streamlined way.
In my opinion, Xandri herself is a really endearing, strong, admirable, and lovable character so I loved being in her head and seeing the story from her perspective.
I usually read books that fall into the lesfic category but my interest in this book was due to the fact that the lead character has Autism as does the author. My sons are on the Autism spectrum so that aspect piques my interest and gave me more comfort about Xandri's representation.
So, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Xandri is actually a bisexual character with two love interests, one male and one female. There is clear interest displayed from all three characters, and I really adored each of them. However this is not a romance, either. It's more subtext with potential romance to come.
In addition to the Autism representation, the book has a ton of ethnic diversity which is refreshing to see. The only downside I saw was that a female leader of Islamic faith uses incorrect terms for exasperation/exclamation (which was pointed out to me by my bubble bursting Muslim Arabic speaking partner when I got excited about seeing the character ~ note to author, if you want a sensitivity reader there, my partner would be happy to help).
The book wraps up its storyline while spring boarding into the next so I'm eager to get to the second book.
So overall, this was a really unique, fun, and enjoyable story. Well done. 4.4 stars
As a writer and an autistic writer, I try to find self-pub books by autistic and neurodivergent authors and buy them and read them, because I believe in fostering the environment I want to create in. Failure to Communicate felt like a published-quality book. The grammar, structure, pacing, character development and diction were all top notch. The story was easy to follow and held my interest. The characters were well defined and despite having unusual names, I was pretty consistent at keeping them distinct in my mind. And coming from an autistic writer, the autistic main character is very well portrayed and very likeable.
I'd say that Xandri and I are pretty similar in terms of what people expect of us. Although I have more emotional issues and sensory issues, I found myself relating a lot to the experiences that Xandri goes through in the novel. She's often worried about saying the wrong thing or doing the wrong thing; she knows that people are boxing her in with their ideas of what it means to be autistic, and is ready to fight them; she gets tired and worn down and has comfort objects and people she trusts and stims she likes. She was really cool and her job was very interesting. And despite the social impairments that us autistic people have, she had many friends and was able to win over allies in her assignment. I liked seeing an autistic character with a lot of friends and a healthy support network.
The story was really interesting. The sci-fi elements were cool and well-described. You could really see the worlds the characters visited, and the author combined images that can be seen in our reality with concepts that cannot, like sling space and the moebius strip fountains. (Also, I love fountains!)
Great work, you should read it and support this author in making future books!
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