--- product_id: 33173646 title: "Becoming Human: A Dystopian Post Apocalyptic Novel (Exilon 5 Book 1)" price: "€ 5.97" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/33173646-becoming-human-a-dystopian-post-apocalyptic-novel-exilon-5-book store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Becoming Human: A Dystopian Post Apocalyptic Novel (Exilon 5 Book 1) **Price:** € 5.97 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Becoming Human: A Dystopian Post Apocalyptic Novel (Exilon 5 Book 1) - **How much does it cost?** € 5.97 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/33173646-becoming-human-a-dystopian-post-apocalyptic-novel-exilon-5-book) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description An alien race with powers. We'll destroy them before they take what's ours. Investigator Bill Taggart is a troubled man with a missing wife. Ahead of a population transfer from Earth, he is sent to monitor the species known as the Indigenes. Prior attempts to catch them have been futile. The Indigenes are strong, fast, and appear able to "detect" human trackers. But Bill must succeed because he believes they know where his wife is.His lone crusade for answers leads him to a woman with top secret information on the Indigenes. When Laura also reveals an illegal conspiracy threatening to destroy the transfer programme, Bill realises everything he's been told is a lie.Now they must join forces to discover who is behind the plot before Bill loses his wife and Laura's betrayal is discovered. And it starts with learning who the Indigenes really are. Becoming Human is the first book in a series of character-driven science fiction novels. If you like page turners, complex characters , and stories with twists that will keep you guessing, then you’ll love Eliza Green’s engaging series starter. Over a quarter of a million downloads plus 500+ four and five star reviews for the series. EXILON 5 SERIES READING ORDER Becoming Human #1Altered Reality #2Crimson Dawn #3Quantum Silence #4- Isobel #4.5- Marcus #4.6Book #5 (Coming in 2018)OTHER BOOKS BY ELIZA GREEN Feeder #1 (Young Adult Sci Fi)- Dissent #1.5- Intent #1.6Breeder #2 (Coming in 2018) Review: A fresh new take on futuristic sci-fi - I stumbled over this title by some Twitter-peeps - or "Tweeps" - & was intrigued by the synopsis (never under-estimate the power of a good synopsis!). Very glad I did. As a fan of the "Dune" & "Foundation" sci-fi classic books (not to mention the classic sci-fi films & tv series), I revel in a good plot about how people may potentially exist in the future. If you identify with this, you won't be disappointed. Literally starting with a big bang, this book became a real page-turner for me. I can honestly say I have warmed to these well-created characters (both the goodies & the very baddies) & am looking forward to more action & drama in the next book of the trilogy. For a self-published book, I am most impressed with the high calibre of Green's writing (as she says in the notes, she has revised this version of the novel to reflect her development as an author). While not in the "New York Times Bestseller" category, this writer shows a panache that hopefully, will only get better & better. A really good read. Review: Awesome Book!!!! - I have read much sci-fi over the past 50 plus years. This first effort is better than from some more experienced writers stories over the years. Will I buy the next two in this trilogy? Probably so, having finished the first volume. However,this first has some issues that give me pause. It was very difficult to become involved. I nearly...did not. The pace is somewhat tedious with too much character building for too many seemingly marginal characters from too many organizations. If they are become more important in the next volumes, that is the place to flesh them out. Don't depend on me, the reader to remember all that detail for the next volume. It is way too much like picking 10 or more roads on one side of a map and trying to follow them to the other side remembering all the cities along each road and every point at which they cross and which were paved and...and. Well, you get the idea. Because of the obscurity, it only really caught my interest the last few chapters. I became caught up in four or five of the characters by that point and really want to know what comes next. Volume II will hopefully start off a bit more briskly??? If a writer is going to give detail of a technology, they should have a good feel for that technology or get advice from someone who does. It is easy for weaknesses at that point to dampen the readers "Willing suspension of disbelief" so necessary in reading fiction. The Wizard almost lost Dorothy that way. The basic underlying "surprise" in the story is a variation on a theme seen in several stories over the years and with only a very limited number of possible outcomes. I am curious if the next two volumes will hold the attention and truly surprise one with a new twist on the outcome. That is a tall order. I say all this not as a "Critic" but as one explaining what I and probably many others look for in a book I might buy and enjoy. If a true recognized "Critic" loved it, I most likely would do neither. This book demonstrates why I read Indie books and have enjoyed doing so immensely. Yes, some self-published books don't deserve to see the light of day, but this isn't one of those. Far from it. It was exciting and it had mystery. It sets up the next book while still giving you closure in this one--a difficult task for a book in a series. But it isn't perfect, though close. If desertcart had half stars, I'd give it 4 and a half, but since I round up, it's a 5. I didn't know if it was going to be a 4 or a 5 until the very end. I was leaning toward 5 when I noticed that there was only 10% of the story left. It was then that I realized that the ending was probably going to be abrupt and it was a little bit. How abrupt it was would determine if the rating went down to a 4 or up to a 5 (from a 4.5 of course). A 4 would have left me feeling cheated because I wouldn't have learned enough about the terrifying secret the author refers to in the synopsis. It's a 5 because I learned just about everything about the secret (though the author could always throw a curve ball in the second book). The last bit of knowledge comes in quickly during a conversation in the last 5% of the story. A little bit of an info dump, but I'm splitting hairs. The ending's fine. Ignore what I just said. Another problem some might have is with the number of view point characters. But it's hard not to with this kind of story. There's a large cast of characters, some of them on Earth, some on Exilon 5. At least it was written in 3rd person. I don't think I would have been able to read it in multiple 1st person. There were times that I was slightly confused and just had to keep reading, but for me that happens with any book with a large cast of characters. At that point I'm more concerned with how much I'm enjoying the story. If I am, I tend to ignore any confusion on my part. And when it was over, I immediately checked desertcart for book 2. Darn, I'll have to wait. I want to share something but to do so fully would be to spoil the ending (and I'm not going to do that), so this won't make sense unless you read the book and pick up on what I did. I'd barely started reading when I asked myself, "Is the author lazy?" It was a minor thing, so I kept reading. When I got about half way--maybe a little more--I realized it wasn't laziness but foreshadowing (I just didn't understand the minor detail at the time), which kind of explains why I wasn't surprised by the ending or even the set up of the ending. I saw it coming but not because I'm super sluethy or whatever. No, I saw the ending coming because I was being nit-picky and picked up on the foreshadowing before it became super obvious (which is the ending). That probably didn't make any sense. Just read the book. If you don't get it, I'll be happy to explain it to you. (This is an invitation to the author as well. If you'd like to know what I'm talking about, just ask.) I am glad that I got a chance to read this book. I received this at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #4,017,841 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5,480 in Metaphysical & Visionary Fiction (Books) #7,672 in TV, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction #8,937 in Colonization Science Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 3,064 Reviews | ## Images ![Becoming Human: A Dystopian Post Apocalyptic Novel (Exilon 5 Book 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71U33P-tcQL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fresh new take on futuristic sci-fi *by M***E on February 12, 2014* I stumbled over this title by some Twitter-peeps - or "Tweeps" - & was intrigued by the synopsis (never under-estimate the power of a good synopsis!). Very glad I did. As a fan of the "Dune" & "Foundation" sci-fi classic books (not to mention the classic sci-fi films & tv series), I revel in a good plot about how people may potentially exist in the future. If you identify with this, you won't be disappointed. Literally starting with a big bang, this book became a real page-turner for me. I can honestly say I have warmed to these well-created characters (both the goodies & the very baddies) & am looking forward to more action & drama in the next book of the trilogy. For a self-published book, I am most impressed with the high calibre of Green's writing (as she says in the notes, she has revised this version of the novel to reflect her development as an author). While not in the "New York Times Bestseller" category, this writer shows a panache that hopefully, will only get better & better. A really good read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome Book!!!! *by C***N on February 16, 2016* I have read much sci-fi over the past 50 plus years. This first effort is better than from some more experienced writers stories over the years. Will I buy the next two in this trilogy? Probably so, having finished the first volume. However,this first has some issues that give me pause. It was very difficult to become involved. I nearly...did not. The pace is somewhat tedious with too much character building for too many seemingly marginal characters from too many organizations. If they are become more important in the next volumes, that is the place to flesh them out. Don't depend on me, the reader to remember all that detail for the next volume. It is way too much like picking 10 or more roads on one side of a map and trying to follow them to the other side remembering all the cities along each road and every point at which they cross and which were paved and...and. Well, you get the idea. Because of the obscurity, it only really caught my interest the last few chapters. I became caught up in four or five of the characters by that point and really want to know what comes next. Volume II will hopefully start off a bit more briskly??? If a writer is going to give detail of a technology, they should have a good feel for that technology or get advice from someone who does. It is easy for weaknesses at that point to dampen the readers "Willing suspension of disbelief" so necessary in reading fiction. The Wizard almost lost Dorothy that way. The basic underlying "surprise" in the story is a variation on a theme seen in several stories over the years and with only a very limited number of possible outcomes. I am curious if the next two volumes will hold the attention and truly surprise one with a new twist on the outcome. That is a tall order. I say all this not as a "Critic" but as one explaining what I and probably many others look for in a book I might buy and enjoy. If a true recognized "Critic" loved it, I most likely would do neither. This book demonstrates why I read Indie books and have enjoyed doing so immensely. Yes, some self-published books don't deserve to see the light of day, but this isn't one of those. Far from it. It was exciting and it had mystery. It sets up the next book while still giving you closure in this one--a difficult task for a book in a series. But it isn't perfect, though close. If Amazon had half stars, I'd give it 4 and a half, but since I round up, it's a 5. I didn't know if it was going to be a 4 or a 5 until the very end. I was leaning toward 5 when I noticed that there was only 10% of the story left. It was then that I realized that the ending was probably going to be abrupt and it was a little bit. How abrupt it was would determine if the rating went down to a 4 or up to a 5 (from a 4.5 of course). A 4 would have left me feeling cheated because I wouldn't have learned enough about the terrifying secret the author refers to in the synopsis. It's a 5 because I learned just about everything about the secret (though the author could always throw a curve ball in the second book). The last bit of knowledge comes in quickly during a conversation in the last 5% of the story. A little bit of an info dump, but I'm splitting hairs. The ending's fine. Ignore what I just said. Another problem some might have is with the number of view point characters. But it's hard not to with this kind of story. There's a large cast of characters, some of them on Earth, some on Exilon 5. At least it was written in 3rd person. I don't think I would have been able to read it in multiple 1st person. There were times that I was slightly confused and just had to keep reading, but for me that happens with any book with a large cast of characters. At that point I'm more concerned with how much I'm enjoying the story. If I am, I tend to ignore any confusion on my part. And when it was over, I immediately checked Amazon for book 2. Darn, I'll have to wait. I want to share something but to do so fully would be to spoil the ending (and I'm not going to do that), so this won't make sense unless you read the book and pick up on what I did. I'd barely started reading when I asked myself, "Is the author lazy?" It was a minor thing, so I kept reading. When I got about half way--maybe a little more--I realized it wasn't laziness but foreshadowing (I just didn't understand the minor detail at the time), which kind of explains why I wasn't surprised by the ending or even the set up of the ending. I saw it coming but not because I'm super sluethy or whatever. No, I saw the ending coming because I was being nit-picky and picked up on the foreshadowing before it became super obvious (which is the ending). That probably didn't make any sense. Just read the book. If you don't get it, I'll be happy to explain it to you. (This is an invitation to the author as well. If you'd like to know what I'm talking about, just ask.) I am glad that I got a chance to read this book. I received this at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review ### ⭐⭐⭐ A decent attempt *by M***E on August 19, 2016* This was a fair sci-fi read. The storyline isn't new (humans have ruined Earth for habitation, terraforming, evil/immoral scientists), but Ms. Green's characters and plot are reasonably engaging. I like how none of the main characters are teenagers. Her writing is fine in short passages, but she tends to repeat herself. For example, she makes multiple references to one of the character's lack of cosmetic surgery. This book would have benefited from better editing (although the proof-reading was good - spelling and grammar were mostly correct). Overall I just didn't find it exceptionally captivating, and I don't plan on reading the rest of the series. I think a big limitation might be the number of characters she introduces and how unrelated they are for most of the book. It was slow going because it was hard to follow everyone. She did eventually tie them all together satisfactorily, but I didn't get to know or care about any of them enough to see what happens next. Unfortunately the plot and action weren't interesting enough to make up for the fractured character development. The author seemed to be trying for sci-fi noir, but it fell a little flat. This might be an interesting read for people who haven't read a ton of science fiction and are looking for dystopia with actual adult characters. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/33173646-becoming-human-a-dystopian-post-apocalyptic-novel-exilon-5-book](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/33173646-becoming-human-a-dystopian-post-apocalyptic-novel-exilon-5-book) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-08-18*