The Road to Roswell
{4.5/5} “Where was everybody? … You couldn’t go ten miles without running into construction. She should have come across some by now. Unless every single person in New Mexico had been grabbed getting into their cars, forced to drive to the aliens’ flying saucer, and been spirited off to their home planet — and for some reason her alien had forgotten where they’d parked.”
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis, published in 2023
Francie travels to Roswell for her old friend Serena’s wedding. Serena is marrying a UFO nut, and Francie is hoping to talk her out of it. Unfortunately the wedding is the same weekend as a big UFO festival so things are busy. When she finally gets there and tries to help Serena by getting lights from her car, an alien grabs her.
This is a fun story. It’s about helping beings who need help, and teaching someone a new language.
I like how they call the alien Indy. Willis casually debunks a bunch of UFO cases within the story.
I’ve read 12 books by Willis, 11 novels and 1 collection. I previously reviewed Crosstalk.