The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city--intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands--unify Earth, eliminate poverty and end war. With little rebellion, mankind agreed, and a golden age began.

But at what cost? To those who resisted the benign new alien rule, it became evident that the Overlords had an agenda all their own.

As civilization approached the crossroads, would the Overlords spell the end for mankind... or the beginning?