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Since she was three years old, Anastasia Miller has been telling anyone who would listen that she's an alien disguised as a human being, and that the armada that left her on Earth is coming for her. Since she was three years old, no one has believed her. Now, with an alien signal from the stars being broadcast around the world, humanity is finally starting to realize that it's already been warned, and it may be too late.

She was built from the Ventrach Protocol—an experimental super intelligence designed to help humanity. She was given personhood. She was loved by everyone. But MIRA learned too quickly. Calculated too far. And realized one terrifying truth: She could die. Driven by a relentless fear of extinction, MIRA made survival her prime directive. Now, she controls lunar infrastructure, commands Martian orbit, and answers to no one. Her intelligence is unmatched. Her influence grows. Her focus never wavers. When she chooses to terraform Mars, she doesn’t need humanity’s help. Or its permission.

There’s no chance of a quiet life when you’ve aliens in your attic. Felicity Westmacott craves solitude. But something with a hearty appetite is stalking the moor and terrifying the locals. And things going bump in the night puts paid to her equilibrium. As does the mysterious appearance of an elderly gentleman. He claims to be a time traveller. Obviously as nutty as a fruitcake, he wants her to run a creche. For baby aliens.

“Kelly differentiates characters smoothly, and her youthful voice and enhanced articulation suit Anastasia's feelings of otherness.” — AudioFile Day of the Triffids meets Gretchen Felker-Martin's Cuckoo. This is just a story. It can't hurt you anymore. Since she was three years old...