An original story line with thought provoking action and adventure. Whitley Strieber has never been tied to any genre and he proves again that he is comfortable writing stories that he knows will provoke strong feelings in his readers. Six Tanda children are rescued when their home is destroyed. They are raised in a controlled environment and trained to be useful slaves to a large corporation. Their cost effectiveness is questioned when they do not breed and reproduce. A primatologist is hired to study the Tanda and set up a breeding program. But this scientist sees the Tanda as a people, not an animal to be managed. Along with her husband, she sets them free. But this raises questions too. You must read the book to find out what happens. The story moves quickly and keeps the reader cheering for the good guys. I'm betting we see this book as a movie soon.

New is a very appropriate title for this book, because it is unlike anything I've ever read. I was hooked from the first page and continued to be so from beginning to end. It's a beautiful. Heartfelt work of science fiction that touches the core of humanity, thrilling, heartbreaking and vastly entertaining all in one go. This is a new favorite for me. The pace is fast, the characters are well developed, the plot line is clever, and it's all very well written. I can't recommend this book enough, and I would detail some of the plot but anything I say would be a spoiler,.

I love books like this! Cryptozoology and anthropology mix! It would be so interesting if other species of humans were found, but much like this story, I'd dread it happening in real life as this is likely what would happen to the poor souls. Thought provoking book that will stay with you long after you've finished it. I haven't read any other books by the author, but after this one, I'll have to take a peek at he others!. Great story, very engaging, good read for summer.

Loved this book, even when I was not reading it I kept thinking about it and couldn’t wait to pick it up again and I finished it in a day. Would definitely recommend to others and can’t wait to read other titles from this author.

Highly recommend!!

I've always enjoyed Whitley Strieber's books and this is true of this one, as well.
New by Whitley Strieber is chilling, exciting, and heartbreaking.
A group of young 'people' (or are they animals), are being held in captivity and trained to be slaves working on assembly lines. Highly intelligent, worth millions; if only they could get them to breed. That is what brings Beth into the picture, when she is hired to find out why they are not having babies.
She is horrified, when she sees what is happening. Beth and her husband Charlie, are the caretakers of several primates...most rescued from labs. Beth knows primates, and this new group is not apes!

For the longest time Whitley Strieber was mainly that alien guy in my mind, though I was always aware of him as an author. But then this book showed up on Netgalley playing on my interests in anthropology, cryptozoology and all things Neanderthal and I figured it was time to give Strieber a try. And it was pretty much as expected, a popcorn entertainment sort of a story, but very entertaining at that. From the forests of Sumatra to the American soil, meet the tribe of Orang Tanda, an evolutionary offshoot, similar but not quite lie us, numbering at only 6 and raised in an enclosed isolation, tv being their only window into the world. They are short, clever and completely charming, so much so that the book pretty much entirely rides on their considerable charm leaving their DNA similar sapien cousins far behind, though, of course plot essential. In fact, it is when one of them, Beth, comes to work at the center the plan to free Tandas gets set into motion. But can they survive in the world that won’t even recognize them as intelligent equals…read and find out. It’s an immigrant experience story in a way set in an inhospitable xenophobic place US has turned into, so in that way it’s quite relevant. Tandas are perceived as the other and as such automatically lesser than and fit to be enslaved or experimented upon. But this isn’t a story to take a stance (at least not a deliberate one it seems), the message and the moral are both there but not shouted from the soapbox, it’s mostly just pure fun with plenty of action and emotional drama to boot. The writing and plot were fairly average to somewhat above average very much in line with popular fiction quality, but Tandas were awesome and made it all worthwhile. Thanks Netgalley.

Honeslty, when I read the despcription of this book I was not so sure it was right for me. It sounded far fetched, sci/fi, and unbelievable. I'm glad I went with my gut and went ahead and jumped in! The author told the story in such a way that I half expected. to turn the TV on and see Joe on the Steven Colbert Show.

Joe and his friend spend their days working on the assembly line, eating McDonalds, playing cards with friends, and watching TV. Pretty typical of most people except they are totally oblivious to the outside world. Joe and friends have been hidden away from the outside world their entire lives. And even though the mystery that laid behind the door was scary, Joe. wanted more than anything to pass through the barrier and see the other world for himslef.

While certainly not the first book about finding strange hominids and the awful way humanity then deals with them, it is unquestionably one of the saddest.

Expect to love our hominids, even as you sometimes weep from them.

Our human characters didn't fare quite so well for me. Even the 'good guys' struck some odd chords, but I was still rooting for them.

It's definitely an adventure!

Some readers might find a challenge in the way our hominids interpret the human world. I'd suggest sticking with it. As you read and get to know them, it a makes sense.

A good read, though it left me despairing a bit for humanity.