Title: The Listeners
Author: Eric Valdespino
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 978-1665784948
Pages: 294
Genre: First Contact Science Fiction
Synopsis
Twenty-five thousand years ago, an alien race quietly touched Earth, harvesting a rare mineral with the power to create limitless energy. One young scientist, Apro, left behind a silver cube coded with knowledge, ethics, and secrets far beyond human comprehension. Forced to abandon it deep in the forests of Brazil, the cube vanished into myth… until now.
In 2024, a construction crew unearths the untouched artifact. Untarnished. Pulsing. Waiting. Dr. Isabela Torres and her team soon realize it is no relic—it is alive with intelligence. Structured light, frequencies, and data patterns reveal a message hidden in holographic memory: humanity’s beginnings may not have been organic but engineered.
Enter APOX, a secret coalition of the world’s top scientists and historians, tasked with unlocking alien mysteries. Within their underground facility, the cube begins to awaken. What it reveals is both awe-inspiring and terrifying warning of a dormant threat rising again, and a countdown already in motion. Part science fiction, part archaeological thriller, The Listeners is a breathtaking exploration of first contact, human origins, and the secrets our planet was never meant to keep.
About the Author
Eric is a novelist deeply rooted in the rhythms of the natural world. A naturalist at heart, he draws inspiration from the quiet intelligence of forests, the whisper of wind across open fields, and the subtle patterns that others often overlook. His gift is more than observation—he sees ahead, sensing possibilities before they unfold, glimpsing the future through the lens of nature’s wisdom.
In his writing, Eric works with words the way a master painter works with color—layering, blending, shaping entire landscapes of thought and emotion. Every sentence becomes a brushstroke, every story a canvas. He invites readers not just to follow his imagination, but to step into the worlds he creates and watch them come alive in their own minds.
A storyteller guided by instinct, insight, and the earth beneath his feet, Eric writes to reveal the hidden beauty of life—and the truths that lie just beyond the horizon.