Alike

By Tarak Ghosh

About the book:
‘Alike’ is a science fiction book, each page of which will fill you with different feelings. Sometimes fear, sometimes intense love, sometimes the sound of a sharp whip on humanity. The planet at a 200 light-year distance looks to be far closer to you than the world you know, with no violence, greed, conflict, or friendship business. At the end, I fear you will scream, "If only I could love the girl." Let's look at the pages one by one. The people of Earth have never seen aliens. As a result, there is a search for them as "odd-looking." But, if they didn't look like science fiction characters and instead looked like real people, confusion would be caused. Miranda 24, one of the farthest planets in space, sent a spaceship in search of a new life. They've been receiving a signal from one of the solar system's planets for some time now. But for mechanical reasons, this spaceship crashed on Earth. One of the two astronauts in the spaceship somehow escaped. Mida, the survivor astronaut, was human-like. At first, she was taken aback by the similarities she discovered between herself and humans. She later realized, however, that humans are truly different. In their hearts, the fires of greed, selfishness, and vengeance are still burning. At the same time, some of the world's rulers wish to use war to occupy other countries. Thus, they are moving towards destruction, their final destiny, designed by themselves as it happened on their planet thousands of years ago. Mida fell in love with a human journalist who took her in and promised to protect her from the earth's human rulers. However, D. Nova Walker, an outer space life researcher, identified her as an alien after a few days. Alex, the journalist, took her and hid her in an unknown location. Is it possible for earth scientists to figure out why they have physical similarities, or do they investigate why they differ psychologically from humans?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pencil
• Release date: Mar 29, 2022
• ISBN: 9789356105638

Book preview

ALIKE

BY

Tarak Ghosh

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ISBN 9789356105638

© Tarak Ghosh 2022

Published in India 2022 by Pencil

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DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. The opinions expressed in this book do not seek to reflect the views of the Publisher.

Author biography

Tarak Ghosh is a science fiction novelist who writes for both adults and teenagers. But it is his aviation riddles, such as Flight 73, Silent Cockpit, and Flight 648, that he is best known for. In addition to the aviation mystery, he also penned a couple of Romantic fictions and several occult fantasies. He works as a criminal reporter, a film director, and the editor of an English news website. His 26 years in journalism have provided him with a broad foundation from which to approach a variety of fiction. He loves to raise his voice against any cruelty to women. He believes in women's empowerment and has made many short feature films based on women's empowerment.

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Foreword

Other titles from the author

Castle Waits (Romance, Paperback & E-book)  Silent Cockpit ( Non-fiction),  Flight 73 (Non-Fiction), Silent Shriek (Non-Fiction), Hunger Never Fades Away (Romantic Fiction Paperback & E-book), Lucy (Collection of short stories, E-book), Hell Flower (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), The Snake Woman (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), Lust & Poison (Sci-Fi, Paperback & E-book), I Am Suzan (Romance, Paperback & E-book), Indian Meditation (Paperback & E-book)

About the Book

The ancient history of humans is significantly more fascinating and intricate. Some believe they contributed to the evolution of human civilization. Some people believe that alien civilizations from other worlds must interact with and visit this planet. The appearance and gestures of aliens are based on fiction and movies. The people of Earth have never seen one. As a result, there is a search for them as odd-looking. But, if they don't look like science fiction characters and instead look like real people,

Miranda 24, one of the farthest planets in space, sent a spaceship in search of a new life. They've been receiving a signal from one of the solar system's planets for some time now. But for mechanical reasons, this spaceship crashed on Earth. One of the two astronauts in the spaceship somehow escaped. Mida, the survivor astronaut, was human-like. At first, she was taken aback by the similarities she discovered between herself and humans. She later realized, however, that humans are truly different. In their hearts, the fires of greed, selfishness, and vengeance are still burning. At the same time, some of the world's rulers wish to use war to occupy other countries. Thus, they are moving towards destruction, their final destiny, designed by themselves as it happened on their planet thousands of years ago.

Mida fell in love with a human journalist who took her in and promised to protect her from the earth's human rulers. However, D. Nova Walker, an outer space life researcher, identified her as an alien after a few days. Alex, the journalist, took her and hid her in an unknown location. Is it possible for earth scientists to figure out why they have physical similarities, or do they investigate why they differ psychologically from humans?

Acknowledgements

I’d like to thank my wife, Lipika, for her support and understanding of all the hours I spent in front of my computer; my children, Sayani and Soura, for always believing in my dream. I also thank Pencil Publication for giving me a chance to publish this book. And above all, I want to honor the readers who spend their money and time on buying this author’s works and reading them.

Cover Image: Pixabay

Cover Design: Kashyap T

Chapter 1

The girl opened her eyes very slowly, blinking at the painful brightness and immediately taking a deep breath. She was dimly aware of the pain throbbing in the back of her head. She shook her head, trying to clear away the final few filaments of fog that still blanketed her brain. Her memory was returning. She could not recall how long she had lost consciousness. She barely remembered who she was and what she was doing. Slowly, she shook her head to get rid of the dizziness. Everything was spinning around her. White flashes danced before her eyes.

When she came to her complete senses, she discovered herself lying on the grassland. Her space-helmet was thrown somewhere, yet she could breathe. It meant this unknown planet had the same atmosphere as hers. A blue sky came into her view. She could see the sun high in the sky, and she used her hand to shield her eyes from the harsh rays.

The entire area looked like dead land. She took a moment to listen to her surroundings. She could hear only the mild sound of the passing wind. She was not sure what planet it was. The presence of oxygen proved that it had the same environment as her planet to live without any support. She scanned the area with her green eyes. They were the same trees, but the color was different. On her planet, the trees were blue and not so tall. She looked at the sky. It was blue. Her sky was green. She looked at her hand and was startled with a great fear. The sphere-device had been lost, and it meant that she could not contact Miranda 24 anymore. Above all, she could not make herself invisible when she needed to.

She turned her head and started to explore the spot where their starship crashed-landed. A couple of miles away were some rolling hills covered with trees. She could discover the wreckage of their star ship at the edge of the hill. Only a small part was visible, but the rest was completely out of sight. But she was luckily saved. She tried to stand up, but her mind told her, Don't stress about anything here. She slowed her breathing and tried to feel how damaged her insides were. No, it seemed alright, she thought. Mida turned and looked around to see if the crash had drawn any attention. But there was no one visible.

There was a silence that seemed to cloak and envelop the entire area, just the ghostly whistle of the light breeze. She moved her head right and left to scan the surroundings. Maybe it’s a planet without habitation, she thought. Her space uniform was isolated from any kind of weather. So she was safe from the heat and cosmic rays. She felt happy to discover it intact. It meant the weather of this planet could not faze her.

The spaceship was originally designed to travel 15 light year in 1 space hour. The Space Research Center had a mission to improve relations between the space-faring races at the ends of the galaxy and them. They had been trying to communicate with the living creatures outside of their planet for more than 200 Miranda years. The Space Research Center of Miranda 24 has never focused on this area before. But the organization suddenly received a signal a few months before their outer space exploration started. It came from the solar system area. The outer space research agency decided to send a space craft to find out the source of the signal and they made a program. The program's primary goals were to discover planets around other stars, to characterize their properties, and to identify planets that could harbor life.

Finally, it was decided to send a team of two astronauts. Kaity and Mida were assigned to this special mission to search for a new planet in that area. This was Mida's second mission and Kaity's fourth. They had only one duty: to discover a new one and send information to the space research organization. Mida could remember the words of flight commander Kaity before the ship caught fire. My starship caught fire and started malfunctioning. The electrical systems are not functioning properly. I'm trying hard to make an emergency landing on the nearest planet. But I am not sure whether the nearest planet will be a safe place for the landing. Even I don't know how the inhabitants would be, friendly or not. After a fraction of a second, they discovered the blue planet. Kaity contracted with the Space Organization.

Yes, I just discovered a blue planet 50 light years from Miranda 24, so it's close to our system but unexplored.

Mida tried to ease the acceleration before entering the atmosphere of the blue planet, but the engine ceased completely 30 thousand feet above the surface. Before sending another message, Kaity saw the ship heading directly for the plane to land. She turned her head toward Mida and said, smilingly, We are going to crash-land. If we die, no problem, but if I die, please try to save our planet with your own effort. If you get the chance, please tell my son that I still love him. Her eyes were not on the planet that was rushing towards them at great speed,