Icefall: The Rise of the Nine

The Nine, beings designated to protect Earth from potential destruction, have been asleep for centuries, but now the alarm has been activated. An alien ship crashed into Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier more than 150,000 years ago, and with global warming melting the ice, the vessel has become visible. Scientists investigating the alien craft awaken lifeforms that have been dormant all this time; they are not friendly and are now loose. Driving into a small town outside Juneau, a couple of state troopers discover that everyone except a baby has been brutally killed by what appears to be a new kind of weapon. There’s a reason for the alert to this possible threat to Earth, and the Nine will quickly discover that the aliens that have escaped from the ship are relentless, brutal, and unstoppable. Humanity doesn’t stand a chance. Newman and Land tell an intense story that demands to be read in one sitting. With great characters and a fun take on an alien invasion theme, this is John Carpenter’s The Thing meets The Terminator, with a dash of Michael Crichton if he didn’t care about body count.