My newest book idea

[hyphenate]

I've been working on a new book idea that I hope is a little different in terms of actual content, so I'm mentioning it here to see what your opinion is on the topic.

It's a fiction novel, that takes place in a large city--a metropolis, in fact. I'm thinking New York City, Philly or Boston.

It's a story about first contact with an alien race--visitors from another planet. I started the novel with the clear theme being that many people would not--and will never--accept extraterrestrials, because their bible says that humans were made in the image of god himself--aliens would completely blow that postulation to smithereens. If aliens are completely different than humans, it seems to me that this event could destroy any credibility of the fundie god completely, and anyone who supported the fundies would soon have to admit how wrong they were all this time.

The trick about my book will be that it's two books in one. The first half is the actual first contact, with sections on a widely diverse group of the populace, and how they are dealing with the new knowledge. It will be in third voice, omniscient.

The second half the book isa first hand account by one of the scientists involved in the contact congregation. This man has lived his whole life to see aliens for the first time and be one of the diplomatic corp who will accompany them around the world. But the scientist also looks at the worldwide spate of responses by the people and must form some explanation for the reaction many have had.

Thus, in the novel, you have two separate and distinct voices, and each allows different element to be shown.

Comments? Questions that you might ask might help me fill in some of the details that are still currently brewing in my mind, so if I can start putting meat on the bones of this baby, it will definitely keep it moving along.

[petgoat]

1. I'm wondering if the scientist appears as a character in the

first part of the book, and if so, what role does he play,
and does he have any special relationship with any of the
other characters.

[shadowknows69]

2. When do we start writing it together Hyph?