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Emergence: An Apocalyptic Alien Invasion
The Truth Was Always There
Deep in the icy black of the North Atlantic, a state-of-the-art submersible makes a chilling discovery—a metallic object slicing through the water with impossible speed and precision. Moments later, systems fail, lights die, and terror takes hold. On Mars, a European rover transmits the image of a stone—etched with unknown symbols—just before vanishing from the data grid. Entire neighborhoods in Nevada disappear without a trace. And in the French Alps, a champion cyclist vanishes mid-race, his GPS pinging him thousands of miles away—then gone.
Across the globe, scattered anomalies start to form a deadly pattern. Astrophysicist Dr. Kaden Trembley has spent his career chasing patterns like these, ridiculed for suggesting intelligent life might already be watching us. But now, something has shifted. They're not just watching anymore.
As covert black-ops teams scramble to bury the truth and governments twist themselves into knots to avoid panic, whispers of alien contacts rise to a fever pitch. With global infrastructures flickering, and trust in authority crumbling, Kaden and his new allies must untangle a trail of evidence stretching from deep space to the halls of power in Washington—before the next phase begins.
From a secretive prepper enclave in the Ozarks to the heart of the Oval Office, Emergence is a brutal, unrelenting sci-fi thriller that rips the lid off the greatest conspiracy of all time. What if aliens weren’t coming… because they never left?
Humanity’s reckoning has arrived—and survival might depend on who is best prepared for the truth.
Deep in the icy black of the North Atlantic, a state-of-the-art submersible makes a chilling discovery—a metallic object slicing through the water with impossible speed and precision. Moments later, systems fail, lights die, and terror takes hold. On Mars, a European rover transmits the image of a stone—etched with unknown symbols—just before vanishing from the data grid. Entire neighborhoods in Nevada disappear without a trace. And in the French Alps, a champion cyclist vanishes mid-race, his GPS pinging him thousands of miles away—then gone.
Across the globe, scattered anomalies start to form a deadly pattern. Astrophysicist Dr. Kaden Trembley has spent his career chasing patterns like these, ridiculed for suggesting intelligent life might already be watching us. But now, something has shifted. They're not just watching anymore.
As covert black-ops teams scramble to bury the truth and governments twist themselves into knots to avoid panic, whispers of alien contacts rise to a fever pitch. With global infrastructures flickering, and trust in authority crumbling, Kaden and his new allies must untangle a trail of evidence stretching from deep space to the halls of power in Washington—before the next phase begins.
From a secretive prepper enclave in the Ozarks to the heart of the Oval Office, Emergence is a brutal, unrelenting sci-fi thriller that rips the lid off the greatest conspiracy of all time. What if aliens weren’t coming… because they never left?
Humanity’s reckoning has arrived—and survival might depend on who is best prepared for the truth.
710 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 16, 2025
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January 3, 2026
Complex fiction
A novel that tries too hard. The author strives to add romance to a sci fi story, while maintaining space fiction with classic UFO-laden conspiracy, a survivalist subtext, and a political thriller with military specificity. As such it lacks focus and creates a muddled reading experience. Cannot recommend.
A novel that tries too hard. The author strives to add romance to a sci fi story, while maintaining space fiction with classic UFO-laden conspiracy, a survivalist subtext, and a political thriller with military specificity. As such it lacks focus and creates a muddled reading experience. Cannot recommend.
October 23, 2025
Excellent
Extremely interesting novel. Very well written, reads like a presidential briefing turned into fiction. Highly recommend this book if you're even a little interested in the possibility of alien contact.
Extremely interesting novel. Very well written, reads like a presidential briefing turned into fiction. Highly recommend this book if you're even a little interested in the possibility of alien contact.
September 18, 2025
Exercises in preparedness – a great novel that explores UFOs and possibilities!
Georgia author JK Franks specializes his writing skills on the metaphysical science fiction genre with over twenty novels published to date. According to Franks, “Really interesting things happen to people when it all goes sideways. Good dystopian stories just peel away all pretenses of civilized behavior and societal norms. What’s left when you expose all that is just rich characters with raw human needs and wants. This provides an opportunity for a writer to really tell an honest story.”
JK speaks directly to us as the book opens – a touch that indicates that the author not only cares about the structure and detail of the novel, but also the reader’s response and willingness to inhabit the world we are about to enter. ‘Perhaps the revelation that we’re not alone in the universe would expand our perspectives rather than shatter them. But are we ready for that expansion? Are we prepared for the truth? This book approaches these questions through a hard-science lens, exploring fictional “what-if’ scenarios with what I fear our leaders are not currently considering.’ What follows is an exemplary posit that UFOs are more than imaginary entities, and the author’s presentation is not only perceptively credible but also immensely entertaining as a novel. One of JK Frank’s finest novels to date!
Georgia author JK Franks specializes his writing skills on the metaphysical science fiction genre with over twenty novels published to date. According to Franks, “Really interesting things happen to people when it all goes sideways. Good dystopian stories just peel away all pretenses of civilized behavior and societal norms. What’s left when you expose all that is just rich characters with raw human needs and wants. This provides an opportunity for a writer to really tell an honest story.”
JK speaks directly to us as the book opens – a touch that indicates that the author not only cares about the structure and detail of the novel, but also the reader’s response and willingness to inhabit the world we are about to enter. ‘Perhaps the revelation that we’re not alone in the universe would expand our perspectives rather than shatter them. But are we ready for that expansion? Are we prepared for the truth? This book approaches these questions through a hard-science lens, exploring fictional “what-if’ scenarios with what I fear our leaders are not currently considering.’ What follows is an exemplary posit that UFOs are more than imaginary entities, and the author’s presentation is not only perceptively credible but also immensely entertaining as a novel. One of JK Frank’s finest novels to date!
October 28, 2025
Excellent book that will keep you on the edge of your seat! You won't be able to put it down!
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