I want to stress that this is not the tale of the first humans to walk the Earth, but it is the tale of the first extraordinary people who pushed humanity to its limits.
Dr. Samuel Davenport, from 1923 Introduction of The First People
The First People have not been verified in the strictest sense; there are no frozen specimens, no fossil record, no ruins or structures that evidence a pre-ancient culture; but that does not mean that it is not true.
Dr. Lynnette Jones, from 1990 Introduction of The First People
Excerpt from The First People
We are all the product of our origins. We exist because of everything that came before and it’s necessary, imperative that we never forget what we were. How else can we understand ourselves?
The First People knew this, understanding that they owed their existence to the asteroid that slammed into Earth, the very same asteroid that seeded their species around the universe, and they never lost sight of their family that was evolving on other planets. This explains the pull of the Broman across the expanse of the universe to reunite with their distant cousins, and thank the universe that they did. It is their literature that informs what many will assume is fantastical delusion. We rely on their translated literature to tell the story of the First People.
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This week:
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Alia is a butcher at a grocery store; the woman is nothing if not versatile. And as good as things have been going for her with her new family, things are about to get very difficult as she makes a new acquaintance who gets under her skin in the worst way.
Least Possible Future (Amazing Alia, the Alia Bk. *): “The family says that a lot, that they are happy to have her back, but the first she had met the family was a couple months ago now on the campus of Fayetteville State University. Alia has generally enjoyed her stay with the family and she has just gone along with it. But the arrival of Selassie on this Sunday has only upset her. She hates to hear that the man is apparently here to ogle her at her new father’s request and she glares at them across the table.”
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She is so unassuming that even she isn’t aware of her own extraordinary ability to see the spirits of the dead. Wendy is destined for remarkable things and her incredible journey is just getting started.
Family Ties (The Brave Chimutengwende Bk. 1): “She didn’t know anything about the manifestation of ghosts, nothing real anyway. At that age, her only familiarity with ghosts was Casper, and that is an unrealistic portrayal of the experiences of the ghosts that dwell the Earth. Maybe some lead purposeless existences, but most are on a mission. Some contact their ancestors with important business, others are reminders of trauma that is hard even for the land to forget, and other still are pawns of bad people.”
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Ivan is in trouble, but he is a lucky man. There are men who love him who are determined to save him. But it seems that there is a new threat emerging.
Fusion (Diode Bk. 2): “Ivan can’t feel his physical body, he is far away from it. He can’t feel anything but his own awareness, his ability to perceive his surroundings that remind him that he is very far from the home he shared with Clay. He exists as his mental form that normally rages like a man made of green fire, only now when he looks at his limbs and his body, they are dark and smouldering like coals.”
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It’s a story about a race, but it’s so much more than that. Whadgaf Jiris is no ordinary Hafjeris woman. Her mother made sure of that.
Agent Red (Time Trials): “It’s hard to fault her for her ignorance; her parents had worked hard, some would say they had committed heresies against their own family and their own race, to ensure that she enjoyed an idyllic existence. The heresies were never known to her, they are a carefully guarded secret and not considered to be heresies by the Ruling Council of the owning caste that uses the techniques.”
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God is well established as a Druinte unlike any other. Get ready to see erim endure unspeakable experimentation with a smile on eris face, because no one does that.
The God Tests: “The laboratory of Pegraf 7 is top of the line. E has a full staff of highly qualified scientists hand chosen by the MDDS to complete their clandestine work. They work in secret because the general durine population is unaware of the experiments being done to those who have been sentenced to labor. The general population would be outraged to learn about the experiments on laborers because they do not condone experimentation on any durine without permission, and the secret program is compulsory for laborers.”
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We all know Eakran, the man of the IBF, the Druinte on assignment from the Interstellar Panel. But you can’t imagine what it took for him to get to Earth. It’s not as easy as jumping on a spaceship.
Eakran’s Experiments: “In order to be sure that the microscopic inhabitants of the Earth would not be detrimental to his life, Eakran traveled to the planet Bromeran where he accessed all of the information available about the Earth and its multitudinous species at the Bromeris Ultimate Library. He studied there for many rounts as he assembled species of microbes available to him that resembled life on Earth.”
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It’s the PRL Serials Volume IV! This time, it all comes together.
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PRL Serials 