THEY THOUGHT THE MOON WAS THE HARDEST PART. THEY WERE WRONG.Fresh from a near-death escape on the lunar surface, vs renowned author Jules Verne return to London expecting tea and recovery. Instead, they find a city in the grip of a silent terror. The "Vanishing Plague" is sweeping across Europe-doctors, engineers, and soldiers are disappearing into thin air, only to return with hollow stares, mechanical precision, and eyes that shine like polished silver.When a trail of electromagnetic chaos leads Alex and Jules to the catacombs beneath Edinburgh Castle, they uncover a secret that shatters human history. The disappearances aren't random crimes; they are a harvest.An ancient faction of Martians has been hiding on Earth for twelve thousand years, cultivating humanity like livestock, manipulating bloodlines, and preparing for a planetary takeover. And the time for patience has ended.With the Earth's atmosphere being terraformed and the human race facing extinction within seventy-two hours, Alex and Jules must forge an impossible alliance. Joined by the legendary Captain Nemo and a secret society of Celtic warriors, they launch a desperate assault on the alien stronghold beneath Stonehenge.But the enemy knows them better than they know themselves. Alex discovers his own family line is an alien experiment, and the only way to save humanity may be to surrender his own soul.History is a lie. The harvest has begun. And the only thing standing between Earth and total enslavement are two adventurers who refuse to accept the impossible.