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Staying Human

By: Eileen Sheehan
Narrated by: Steve Stewart's voice replica
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What if the aliens aren't invading Earth to destroy humanity—but to save it? In 2142, the stars go silent. Satellites fail, deep-space probes vanish, and an invisible barrier begins moving toward Earth. Then colossal alien structures appear in orbit with one demand:

SURRENDER ALL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Humanity has seventy-two hours to comply—or face permanent quarantine. Dr. Megan Verne, a brilliant linguist, and rogue AI engineer Jack Nobel uncover a terrifying truth: the aliens' warning may be genuine. A mysterious signal activated by Earth's AI is capable of changing intelligence—and even altering biological consciousness. But the Builders have paid the ultimate price to survive it. Their civilization has become a single hive mind where individuality no longer exists. Now humanity faces an impossible choice: Fight. Surrender. Or find another way.

As governments collapse and civilization fractures, Megan and Jack must uncover the secret behind the signal before humanity loses the one thing worth fighting for: The right to remain human. "Staying Human" is a gripping science-fiction thriller of alien invasion, artificial intelligence, first contact, consciousness, free will, and the ultimate price of survival.

©2026 Eileen Sheehan (P)2026 Eileen Sheehan
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