Mysterious but seemingly peaceful aliens visit Earth and give select people a miraculous and terrifying gift in this highly original sci-fi novel. “I am Aaron Lee Fairfax. I am forty‑three years old. I am married to Janessa, but she wants a divorce. I work for Thagg, Morgan, and Edwards Brokerage Group in Kansas City, Missouri. I own a Maserati.”   It all sounded so false, these big words coming out of a boy’s mouth. He sat alone, small in the adult‑size chair, clad only in shortie pajamas with Peanuts characters rampant. His feet did not even reach the floor.   “Why did you go on the Holn ship?” “Because I was curious.” “What happened in the Holn ship on June 10?” He stopped, stared at the floor. He took a breath, let it out. “They did something to us.”