After 2012
The story begins with the historical 'Battle of Los Angeles' in 1942, from the point of view of the aliens. It explains why the UFO leaves and what it leaves behind. Fast-forward 70 years. The UFO comes back. The smart, but common, hero is put into the extraordinary position of saving the world. The book has many radically different ideas about Atlantis, Mars, UFO's, SETI, quantum physics, and even Bigfoot; and all this is from a truly open-minded, but scientific point of view. Truth is much stranger than fiction. There are introduction paragraphs at beginning of each chapter and a glossary at the end of the book. The glossary is for pronunciations and definitions, yes, but there are also key pieces of information that you don't get from the story. The same is true of the introductory paragraphs.