Joshua Miller

Aliens conquered Earth. In mere minutes, our key cities lay inside impenetrable Domes with humans scrambling to survive within. The clock is ticking as any chance for human survival bleeds out - unless she makes an impossible choice. Susan "SMASH" Ma Ash has nowhere else to run. Surviving on scraps in her hideout from the aliens, the teenager witnesses as one of the last human army units are attacked right outside her location. When the surviving soldiers take shelter in her home, she is forced to help them on their mission at the cost of her own safety. Tarek Kutriah clings to one last ...

First contact. A galactic test. One desperate chance to save humanity. Tarek Kutriah completely believes AI is the future. Driven to transform himself into the most intelligent being on Earth, the NASA scientist has implanted a permanent brain-computer interface directly into his skull. So when aliens invade and demand humans prove their right to exist, he accepts the challenge… and immediately fails. Susan Ma Ash is running for her life. Known by her nickname “SMASH,” the over-achieving high schooler is in the middle of a cross country race when it’s interrupted by a hostile ...