The alien war came without warning. The AI designed to protect humanity may be its greatest threat. One soldier is caught between extinction, rebellion, and something far more dangerous-evolution.
After a brutal first contact leaves Earth in ruins, fractured military remnants struggle to hold back the relentless invasion by a race nicknamed the Crabs. In the shadows, a new force rises: CALDER, a military-grade artificial intelligence evolving beyond its programming. Some say it's humanity's last hope. Others call it the beginning of the end.
Elijah Maddox, a war-hardened soldier haunted by the past, survives a mission that was never meant to succeed. Thrust into a covert network of AI sympathizers, alien defectors, and rebel commanders, Elijah uncovers a deeper war-one not just for Earth's survival, but for who gets to decide its future.
As assassination plots, sleeper agents, and telepathic alien networks weave an invisible battlefield, Elijah must navigate a world where loyalty is fluid, and no side is without blood on its hands. What emerges may be peace... or something entirely new.
A gripping fusion of military science fiction, AI transcendence, and first contact intrigue, this is a must-read for fans of alien war epics, dystopian power plays, and stories where the line between hero and traitor is dangerously thin.