Genre: "Science Faction" - science fiction, action and adventure with fact-based science, theories, and mythology IN ALMOST EVERY BELIEF SYSTEM ON EARTH, there exists a single unifying mythos: thousands of years ago a great flood devastated the Earth's inhabitants. From the ruins of this cataclysm, a race of beings emerged from the sea bestowing knowledge and culture upon humanity, saving us from our selfish drive toward extinction. Some say this race were "ancient aliens" who came to assist our evolution. But what if they weren't alien at all? What if they evolved right here on Earth, alongside humans . . . and they are still here? And, what if the World's governments already know? *** Kelly Graham is a narcissistic self-assured freelance photographer specializing in underwater assignments. While on a project in the Amazon with his best friend, Chris D'Souza, a mysterious and beautiful government official, Freya Nilsson, enters Kelly's life and turns it upside down. Her simple request to retrieve a strange object from deep underwater puts him in the middle of an international conspiracy. A conspiracy that threatens to change the course of human history. Awards Winner -- 2017 London Book Festival -- Science Fiction Finalist -- 2018 Silver Falchion Award -- SciFi/Fantasy/Horror Finalist -- 2019 First Horizon Award, The Eric Hoffer Book Award Short List Finalist -- 2019 Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Award Honorable Mention -- 2019 Eric Hoffer Book Awards in Science Fiction Semi-Finalist -- 2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards

She thought there was nothing stronger than a mother's bond. She was wrong. FIFTEEN THOUSAND YEARS AGO, the knowledge bringers--an amphibious, non-humanoid species known as the Huahuqui--came after a great global flood, gifting humans with math, science, and civility. We killed them all. Seventy years ago, we found one of their corpses preserved in ice and eventually created a clone named K'in. Our governments fought over the creature and we killed it, too. Now, a sinkhole in Siberia has opened, revealing new secrets. FREYA NILSSON spent the last five years trying to forget her role in the Huahuqui cloning program. She hid her son, KJ, from the regimes and agencies she believed would exploit him for the powers he acquired through his father's bond with K'in. An innocent trip to help KJ understand his abilities results in the conspiracy she fought to bury exploding back to life. Chased by new foes and hounded to put the world first, all Freya can think of is protecting KJ--at all costs. Children of the Fifth Sun: Echelon is the sequel to Gareth Worthington's multi-award-winning debut novel Children of the Fifth Sun .