{"product_id":"the-fragments-9798249601171","title":"The Fragments","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dwight Edward Allen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Alien Contact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FRAGMENTS: Peace Is the First Lie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Dwight Edward Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeace was never real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was engineered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the quiet surface of the Ohio River in Western Kentucky, something ancient has awakened. Paducah doesn't know it yet - but the water remembers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporate water contracts. Federal coverups. A mayor who smiles too easily. Asian carp flooding the river in numbers no one can explain. And deep below the current, something watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen three ordinary people stand on the Brookport Bridge at dusk and witness a glowing fracture in the water, they become part of a truth far larger than politics... far older than humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe aliens aren't invading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey've already been here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd they have a sense of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs corporate corruption tightens its grip and federal agencies bury evidence beneath classified briefings, a terrifying discovery emerges: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Asian carp - the species humans are desperate to eradicate - may be the only thing the aliens fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkly funny. Sinister. Hysterically uncomfortable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fragments\u003c\/b\u003e blends small-town realism with high-intelligence extraterrestrial strategy in a story where: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Corporate \"solutions\" hide cosmic secrets\u003cbr\u003e- Federal protection means controlled silence\u003cbr\u003e- Aliens are smarter than we are\u003cbr\u003e- And peace... is the first lie we were told\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is science fiction grounded in real rivers, real politics, and the fragile arrogance of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy layered conspiracies, intelligent alien contact, dark humor woven into dread, and stories where the water itself feels alive - this book will pull you under.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd once you see the fracture...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou won't unsee it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47569013768343,"sku":"9798249601171","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798249601171.webp?v=1774872483","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-fragments-9798249601171","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}