Author Description

2025 American Fiction Awards Winner in Science Fiction: Alien/Space 2025 American Fiction Awards Finalist in Young Adult Fiction They came. They conquered. There was no hero to save us. Their stated goal: Correct humanity’s environmental devastation of the planet and reverse the ripple effects felt throughout the infiniverse. The blackout is just the beginning. No one could have imagined the darkness that follows. When the Invaders arrive from an unknown and far away galaxy, life on Earth is forever changed. Humans are imprisoned in mass containments, and any escape attempts are thwarted by searing barriers and terrifying shadow creatures that swiftly hunt down anyone who dares to resist. For fourteen-year-old Lauren, the enduring nightmare of captivity is bearable only with her mom and her younger brother, Matthew, by her side. Taken from her family and forced into ruthless training, Lauren submits to the Invaders' mind control and discovers she can telepathically communicate with them—a talent that sets her apart. Because of this, she’s granted rare gifts, implanted with bio-energies, and chosen to help the Invaders repopulate extinct life forms on Earth. From the Invaders' vessel, she watches the planet flourish like never before. But as Lauren grows closer to the Invaders, she uncovers their sinister motives. Torn between compliance and resistance, she faces an impossible choice: defy her captors for a chance at freedom and reunite with her family or submit to the Invaders' control in order to survive. Embark on this otherworldly journey with extraordinary creatures, unexpected friendships, elemental objects, unearthly powers, and ominous secrets. Eco Reign imagines a post-invasion world dominated by moralizing beings far more powerful than anything on Earth.