New York: Clarion Books, 2015. First edition - The first in a new young adult fantasy trilogy about a young girl caught in a clash of civilizations. "First, we feared them. Then we fought them. Now they might be our only hope. 16-year-old Lyric Walkers life is forever changed when she witnesses the arrival of 30,000 Alpha, a five-nation race of ocean-dwelling warriors, on her beach in Coney Island. The worlds initial wonder and awe over the Alpha quickly turns ugly and paranoid and violent, and Lyrics small town transforms into a military zone with humans on one side and Alpha on the other." 376 pp.