The Simulacrum

About the book

Someone is tampering with historical astronomical images. In a small area of the sky, the digital versions are inconsistent with the original prints and photographic plates captured by observatories worldwide over the past hundred years.

Dawn McAllister, a PhD student, is assigned the task of unraveling the mystery behind the sudden interest in Przybylski's Star by an unknown hacker... Meanwhile, her accomplished brother, Ryan, serves as an astronaut on the backup team for NASA's Ample mission to the asteroid Psyche orbiting between Mars and Jupiter... Simultaneously, NSA analyst Gabriel Rodrigez uncovers a joint operation between Russia and China to disrupt SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

With a growing number of casualties, it appears that the presence of an alien spacecraft approaching over decades is being concealed from astronomers and the general public.

FIRST CONTACT is a collection of standalone novels that delve into humanity's initial encounter with extraterrestrial beings. Similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE, this series revolves around a central theme rather than recurring characters. This allows readers to enjoy the books in any order. Each novel explores the various societal, political, religious, and scientific implications of the first contact with aliens.