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In The Alien Mind, Young Rivinaig shares her adventures and trials that began on that fateful day when a group of aliens called the Aruk abducted her and several other children. Another group of aliens called the Aunantet rescue the children and raise them as their own. Their new families... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rivinaig (Re-vee/ Re-vee- nay-g): (Rivi for short) A 14 year old young girl who was kidnapped along with 149 other children and then raised by aliens at a young age. Her alien parents are Ankh and Enuet. While memories from that fateful day that she was taken from Earth still haunt her at times, she finds strength in leading the fight against the vary aliens who are trying to enslave the children once more. A gifted Comp Amalgamator (Ah-mal-ga-mate-or), she can use her mind to meld into the very workings of any electronic device.
- Daniel Peterson:: (Rivi refers to him as Dan) Also 14 years old, Dan was raised on earth by foster parents. He meets Rivi on her first day of school on Earth when she stops a group of bullies from attacking him. As they end up being paired together for a school project, Rivi suggests their subject be ‘Mind over Matter’ as they work on Daniel’s problems with the local bullies. Dan turns out to be her closest friend and ally as he joins her on her trip across space to defeat the Aruk who are after her and the 149 children.
- Ankh:: Rivi’s alien father, and also a Temporalgrapher (Temp-or-all-graph-er), he can travel through the time dimension (aka the T Dimension) and be in all three time zones at one time; Past, Present, and Future.
- Enuet:: Rivi’s alien mother, and also a Herboviromenter (Herb-oh-vy- row- men-ter), she can meld her mind with the growth process of plants. Effectively helping them grow and in return not only is she aware through the plants of certain environmental problems like drought but the plants provide a continual source of energy for any nearby Aunantet. The Aunantet can absorb the overabundance of energy that the plant creates during photosynthesis.
Quotes edit
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“Normal Humans use only a small percentage of their brain- what could we accomplish if we could use all of its capacity?”
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““Only someone who doesn’t know any better would try to pick on someone smaller than them.”~ Rivi”
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““To say that you can’t do something is to kill every hope you have of ever accomplishing anything!”~ Rivi”
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““Your brain tells you that you can’t, so even though you have not tried, ultimately you won’t. Things don’t have to be this way,” Rivi said sadly.”
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““I bet this place would crumble to the ground if we were to accidentally tell a joke!”~ Rivi”
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“"Listen to both sides of an argument before making any decisions involving who will make the laws that govern the freedom— of anyone.”~ Rivi”
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““I’m not going to let you face this on your own, Rivi, not when there’s a small chance I can help you!” ~ Dan”
Setting & Locations edit
- Aun (A-oon): The Aunantet's home planet
- Earth
- Mars Colony
Organizations edit
- Aruk <Ah-roo-k (roo as in Kangaroo)>: A fascist group of aliens who kidnap the 150 children in order to find mankind’s weakness.
- Aunantet (A-oon-an-tet): Aliens from the planet Aun who rescue the children from Aruk captivity. The Aunantet raise the children as their own and teach them both the ways of Earth and the ways of their own planet. The key philosophy that underlines the Aunanet way of life is that even though sentient beings normally use only 10% of their brains, with a little training anyone can learn to use all of their brains. With this comes advances in the normal ranges of abilities; manipulating the laws of physics and traveling through the fourth dimension now becomes possible.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
Earth And Its Non-Existent Children
The Journey Home
Always Something New To Learn
Confrontation
A Secret Identity Revealed
Civic Duty
The Journey Begins
A Struggle Between Life And Death
Where Death Awaits
The Aruk And The Unexpected Surprise
Epilogue
About The Author
Authors & Contributors edit
- Virginia L. Jennings (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Virginia L. Jennings (Illustrator)
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- The Official Website of Virginia Lori Jennings
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