The North ▲
Joel Guttormsen
The North ▲
Imagine every fairy tale you were ever told as a child wasn't a bedtime story, but a highly classified cosmic defense initiative. Those "little people" your ancestors warned you not to anger?
They aren't magical sprites playing pranks in the woods. They are the Aetheous: a six-inch-winged, technologically advanced alien civilization that built their new home under the Jurassic Coast in 1100 AD. And they didn't just hide; they took the wheel, driving human history for a ride. Their goal is to gain a partner to prepare humanity to serve with them as an army against a terrifying galactic menace known as the Xylar.
The tiny architects of the Aetheous spent nearly a millennium masterminding our evolution, planting advanced concepts in medieval monasteries, steering the catastrophic cover-up of the Great Fire of London, and accelerating the Industrial Revolution. By the time World War II arrives, they are whispering battle strategies directly into Winston Churchill's ear while their "Foo Fighter" scouts train with the pilots in the skies and push aviation to its absolute limits. Blending historical grandeur with high-stakes sci-fi tension, this novel turns everything you know about the past into an adrenaline-fueled countdown for survival. Reading this will leave you wondering if we are truly ready to face the stars.
