Something Like Human

Three years after the sky split open, humanity is losing the war. The alien Rymians aren’t just conquering Earth—they are using targeted terraforming pulses to rewrite human DNA, transforming innocent survivors into mindless, predatory monsters. In the ruins of Denver, the forty thousand refugees of Settlement Alpha cling to a fragile existence, protected by Commander Morrison and Captain Maria Santos. But their defensive lines are breaking, and time is running out. ​Then, the resistance discovers they aren’t the apex predators in the wasteland anymore. ​Wandering the ruins is "Dark"—the sole survivor of a horrific, pre-invasion black-ops program. Genetically engineered into a flawless, blood-dependent killing machine, Dark is a monster struggling to remember the human soldier he used to be. Desperate for any advantage, Maria and Morrison strike a dangerous alliance with the creature, trading blood rations for his lethal protection. ​But the Rymians want Dark for themselves. As the alien forces launch a devastating, coordinated assault to capture him, Settlement Alpha is pushed to the brink of annihilation. Faced with extinction, human leadership must decide whether to resurrect the torturous experiments that created Dark, risking their own souls to save their lives. ​As the line between man and monster blurs, a shocking revelation exposes the true, desperate motive behind the alien invasion. In a war where monsters can be heroes and desperate men can become monsters, both species must find a way to survive the apocalypse—or face mutual extinction.