This book has been long in the making, and I owe much to the people around me. My friends and family, who encouraged me to write this book. My friends Trevis Matheus, Jamie Vance, and my brother Adam who suffered through the book in its earliest stages; and my sister-in-law Emily, who designed the artwork for the novel. And, of course, I owe the inspiration to Erik von Daniken, whose books and theories inspired me and countless others to imagine what...