Planet Nocterra, Kevin B DiBacco, Science Fiction, TWB Press

The Umbrans of Planet Nocterra are coming to Earth. Their civilization faces extinction. A neurological disorder known as ‘The Great Dimming’ is erasing memory, creativity, and knowledge from every Umbran mind. Their only hope to survive lies in Neuroplastin-Omega, a rare protein only found in the human brain, however, saving their species will require millions of Earthlings to die. When Umbran scientist Zx9-427 lands in Austin, Texas, he refuses to support the military’s plan to harvest human brains and becomes a fugitive hunted by his own kind. He joins forces with neuroscientist Dr. Elaine Reyes, and together they uncover a menace far greater than the Umbran military. Buried beneath Earth’s crust lies the Cipher, an ancient alien failsafe capable of reshaping the space-time continuum. Scientists vanish. A secret organization surfaces. Zx9 and Elaine must stop a harvest that will destroy both civilizations and alter the future of life on Earth.