Urgent, visionary, and deeply thought-provoking.
Nebra blends environmental urgency with cosmic perspective in a bold first-contact story about a planet on trial. An ancient beacon buried in Earth’s wild places summons an alien armada when a rainforest shaman and an Inuit elder unknowingly activate it. The visitors arrive expecting to rescue humanity—only to find a planet ravaged by its own species. As alien commander Chasmaultash begins to see hope in humanity, extremists in her ranks plot a very different outcome.
Nebra contrasts Indigenous worldviews with an extraterrestrial perspective to explore questions of stewardship, responsibility, and survival. Through figures such as an Amazonian shaman and an Inuit elder, the novel highlights traditions that view land, animals, and ecosystems as part of a living relationship rather than mere resources. When these perspectives meet the aliens’ stark assessment of humanity’s environmental destruction, the moral stakes sharpen. Earth emerges not simply as a home, but as an extraordinarily rare sanctuary of life. Bold in scope and urgent in theme, this is a provocative piece of speculative fiction.
Readers seeking environmentally conscious science fiction in the tradition of classic first-contact narratives will find plenty to admire.
Pub date July 12, 2025
ISBN 979-8291065525
Print length 320 pages
Price $12.99 (USD) Paperback, $2.99 Kindle edition, $0.00 Kindle Unlimited
