Next to the Gods

NEXT TO THE GODS: Book One, When Gods Walk Among Us After completing a sphere to surround and protect their native worlds, the Aurocearians discover their energy has spawned other races in the far-flung reaches of space. When the charismatic Lord Moniah journeys to find them, his nemesis, the powerful engineer Annevnos, unleashes a war, evoking the fury of the Gods. Meanwhile, on Earth, Moniah and his crew fight to establish coexistence and merge the fate of two worlds into one destiny. Their success will herald a new evolution for humanity. If they fail, the future is at risk for all. The lives hanging in the balance include the people of Earth, the evil Annevnos, whose fate is locked forever with Moniah, and the Gods, who have their own agenda. Comparable to other world-building epics such as Dune, by Frank Herbert and The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov.