Read The Lesson - Books Library

The Lesson

Cadwell Turnbull

4.9/5 (32716 ratings)

Description:The Lesson explores the nature of belief, the impact of colonialism, and asks how far are we willing to go for progress? Breaking ground as one of the first science fiction novels set in the Virgin Islands, THE LESSON is not only a thought-provoking literary work, delving deeply into allegorical themes of colonialism, but also vividly draws the community of Charlotte Amalie, wherefrom the author hails.An alien ship rests over Water Island. For five years the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands have lived with the Ynaa, a race of super-advanced aliens on a research mission they will not fully disclose. They are benevolent in many ways but meet any act of aggression with disproportional wrath. This has led to a strained relationship between the Ynaa and the local Virgin Islanders and a peace that cannot last. A year after the death of a young boy at the hands of an Ynaa, three families find themselves at the center of the inevitable conflict, witness and victim to events that will touch everyone and teach a terrible lesson.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lesson. To get started finding The Lesson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 286

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Release: 2019

ISBN: 1538584646

Description: The Lesson explores the nature of belief, the impact of colonialism, and asks how far are we willing to go for progress? Breaking ground as one of the first science fiction novels set in the Virgin Islands, THE LESSON is not only a thought-provoking literary work, delving deeply into allegorical themes of colonialism, but also vividly draws the community of Charlotte Amalie, wherefrom the author hails.An alien ship rests over Water Island. For five years the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands have lived with the Ynaa, a race of super-advanced aliens on a research mission they will not fully disclose. They are benevolent in many ways but meet any act of aggression with disproportional wrath. This has led to a strained relationship between the Ynaa and the local Virgin Islanders and a peace that cannot last. A year after the death of a young boy at the hands of an Ynaa, three families find themselves at the center of the inevitable conflict, witness and victim to events that will touch everyone and teach a terrible lesson.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lesson. To get started finding The Lesson, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Lesson

The Lesson

More Books

No Gods, No Monsters (Convergence Saga, #1)

No Gods, No Monsters (Convergence Saga, #1)

A Ruin, Great and Free (Convergence Saga, #3)

A Ruin, Great and Free (Convergence Saga, #3)

We Are the Crisis (Convergence Saga, #2)

We Are the Crisis (Convergence Saga, #2)

Many Worlds: Or, the Simulacra

Many Worlds: Or, the Simulacra

Jump

Jump

Out There Screaming

Out There Screaming

Monsters Come Howling in Their Season

Monsters Come Howling in Their Season

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018

Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda

Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda