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The Hosts of Heaven: What happens when faith meets the impossible?
In the near future, the U.S. government confirms that aliens have visited Earth for centuries—and that many of humanity’s most sacred religious events were actually misunderstood encounters with extraterrestrials. From Moses on Mount Sinai to the resurrection of Jesus, the disclosure shatters the foundations of global faith and plunges the world into chaos.
As riots, terrorism, and religious schisms erupt across the planet, a compassionate alien ambassador offers humanity a unite under alien guidance and enter a new age of peace and technological evolution, or continue down a path toward extinction.
Caught in the middle are a conflicted pastor haunted by visions of a higher God, a divided family struggling to survive the collapse of certainty, and world leaders racing to prevent humanity’s first contact from becoming its final war.
As riots, terrorism, and religious schisms erupt across the planet, a compassionate alien ambassador offers humanity a unite under alien guidance and enter a new age of peace and technological evolution, or continue down a path toward extinction.
Caught in the middle are a conflicted pastor haunted by visions of a higher God, a divided family struggling to survive the collapse of certainty, and world leaders racing to prevent humanity’s first contact from becoming its final war.
556 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 4, 2026
About the author
Edward S. Zalewski
6 books5 followersEdward S. Zalewski is the author of The Shroud Project, Through Her Eyes, The Legend of Dunchee’s Hollow, and The Hosts of Heaven. His novels blend speculative fiction, science fiction, suspense, faith, and questions about what happens when extraordinary ideas collide with very human choices.
Before turning to fiction full time, Edward spent much of his career in information technology, eventually serving as an IT director. That background continues to find its way into his stories, particularly his interest in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, surveillance, emerging technology, and the complicated relationship between innovation and human responsibility.
Children of the Shroud returns to the world first introduced in The Shroud Project, exploring the consequences left behind by the events of that novel and asking what happens when a new generation inherits powers, conflicts, and expectations they never chose. Like much of Edward’s work, the novel reflects his fascination with the intersection of science and faith—and with the larger questions that arise when people begin to believe they have the ability, or the right, to reshape humanity.
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in English, Edward spent decades imagining that someday he might write a novel. Eventually, “someday” became now. What began with one book grew into a second career and an expanding collection of stories ranging from religious and technological thrillers to supernatural mysteries and speculative fiction.
He lives in Southern California with his family and continues to write stories about ordinary people confronted by extraordinary circumstances—and the choices they make when there are no simple answers.
Before turning to fiction full time, Edward spent much of his career in information technology, eventually serving as an IT director. That background continues to find its way into his stories, particularly his interest in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, surveillance, emerging technology, and the complicated relationship between innovation and human responsibility.
Children of the Shroud returns to the world first introduced in The Shroud Project, exploring the consequences left behind by the events of that novel and asking what happens when a new generation inherits powers, conflicts, and expectations they never chose. Like much of Edward’s work, the novel reflects his fascination with the intersection of science and faith—and with the larger questions that arise when people begin to believe they have the ability, or the right, to reshape humanity.
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in English, Edward spent decades imagining that someday he might write a novel. Eventually, “someday” became now. What began with one book grew into a second career and an expanding collection of stories ranging from religious and technological thrillers to supernatural mysteries and speculative fiction.
He lives in Southern California with his family and continues to write stories about ordinary people confronted by extraordinary circumstances—and the choices they make when there are no simple answers.
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