The 13th Planet - Paperback

When Isha, a guardian representative of Favadan, the first planet to awaken, uncovers a conspiracy to destroy Earth, the very planet she was sent to protect, she is forced to choose between loyalty to her own kind and saving a planet whose demise might actually save the universe. As she struggles to find the right course of action, she teams up with Nathan Bradley, an uncooperative and unwilling human who must realize he alone holds the key to unlocking the power that awakens Earth, The 13th Planet, and saving the human race from annihilation.Nathan Bradley has never followed through with anything in his life. So, when Earth chooses him as the one who must thwart a sinister alien plot to destroy her and all her inhabitants, Nathan's self-indulgent resistance keeps their heist against time firmly rooted in the threat of total obliteration.As obstacles -- both internal and external -- decent upon him, Nathan must conquer his own personal demons in order to unlock a source of power far greater than himself. The fate of billions rests on his shoulders alone. But will he be able to come through? By the time the final battle commences, even his closest allies doubt him.