Midworld

Name: Midworld
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Alan Dean Foster
ISBN: 9781977334190

Author: Alan Dean Foster

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 8 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/12/2019

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

A jungle planet must defend against exploitative aliens in this novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

From the rich imagination of science fiction great Alan Dean Foster comes the story of Midworld, a Humanx Commonwealth planet that's equally fragile and hostile. Covered by a lush rainforest, Midworld is home to a primitive society that lives in harmony with the natural world. But the arrival of an exploitative human company, whose workers know nothing of Midworld's delicate ecosystem, sparks a conflict. Should Midworld's villagers aid the humans or stand against them? The hero of Foster's addictive page-turner, Born, decides to lead two humans across the perilous jungle. His choice propels Midworld toward annihilation—and leads him headlong into a battle for survival.

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 Rodzilla on April 14, 2017

As a professional biologist, I absolutely love this book and always have. ADF usually spins out okay though entertaining yarns. But this one is something special, with a real appreciation of how an alien ecosystem would work. Perhaps the best biological SF I've ever read. This is a theme that runs t......more

Goodreads review by Little on April 21, 2020

Great SiFi/adventure story, just what you expect from an Alan Dean Foster story. 2 things about the world setting made this one stand out to me. The world is very much like the 1960s "Green Star" series by Lin Cater and the story line reminds me alot of the movie "Avatar". I wonder how much cross in......more

Goodreads review by Craig on August 05, 2021

Midworld was one of the very first novels set in Foster's Humanx Commonwealth universe, and is a very good ecological tale, one of his finest achievements of world-building. The plot may feel a bit contrived in places, but the characters are engaging and sympathetic. It's a bit reminiscent of Camero......more

Goodreads review by Kathryn on August 24, 2011

Awesome book! I first read "Alien" before I saw the movie because I wanted to desensitize myself for what I heard was in it. Then I came across "Midworld." Now I love novels that surprise me with a revelation that sneaks up on the reader even though the clues were there. "The Mote In God's Eye" did......more

Goodreads review by Nate on June 29, 2024

Surprisingly good! I’ve seen Alan Dean Foster books around at used bookstores for years and avoided them because I thought of him as the movie tie in guy. This does play out like a movie. It’s short with a tight plot, simple, workman prose and an interesting take on the story. The story itself is qui......more