Perfect for fans of Ender's Game and Animorphs, I Was a Teenage MILAB delivers a fresh twist on alien abduction stories with dark humor, psychic powers, and the fight to save humanity.

Ero Hartwell never believed in UFOs. But when gray aliens materialize through his bedroom wall and paralyze him with a touch, belief becomes irrelevant. Abducted to Epsilon Base on the Moon, Ero finds himself trapped in a secret military school with 24 other teenagers, all training for a classified mission to Mars.

There's just one problem: Ero was never supposed to be there.

While his genetically enhanced classmates unlock forbidden psychic abilities under the guidance of ascended alien teachers, Ero struggles with basic combat training. His new friends can hack alien technology with their minds, project their souls across space, and communicate telepathically. Ero can barely survive low-gravity workouts.

From accidentally triggering an interplanetary incident to leading gray aliens in a desperate last stand, Ero's journey from normal teenager to something far stranger explores what it means to be human when your species is being bred as slaves across the solar system.

I Was a Teenage MILAB is the first book in a series that asks: If you could unlock godlike powers from your DNA, what would you become? And more importantly, what would you give up to do the right thing?

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CHRISTOPHER P. MENKHAUS

Christopher P. Menkhaus: a chemist by day, storyteller by...well, any other time he can find. He writes about real characters facing unreal problems, proving that life's twists and turns are where the best stories live. No deconstruction or subverting expectations, just compelling narratives and relatable characters. He's finally putting those years of daydreaming to good use, with multiple series now available. Come on in, the stories are waiting!