I want to believe.

I’ve said it before on this blog and in my own personal life, I’ve been fascinated by the possibilities of what and who may be out there and the idea that maybe we’ve already been in contact with. Consequently, I’m aware of Steven Greer, a former emergency room doctor who has become deeply entrenched in the push for full disclosure by world governments about UFOs, alien life, and perhaps the technology we already have because of it, and how much if it may remain hidden.

I was trying to gather some books for my beachside vacation and was just looking for something fun, and thought I might reread Meg by Steve Alten and work my way through that series, and then I saw he’d written a UFO story using a lot of Greer’s alleged information and facts (so much so that he appears as a character in the novel) in a novel that falls into the genre of, in his words, science faction.

We are introduced to a war vet who takes up a new position in the government and is put in a position to investigate unacknowledged special projects that are off the books but are funnelled billions of dollars in taxpayer money, and he’s given tantalizing information about the possible existence of a zero point energy engine which could revolutionize the world, allowing for equality the globe over, the end of poverty, famine and more.

But there’s a powerful cabal standing in the way, intent on maintaining control for one purpose alone, their own greed. As the investigation continues, we are given glimpses into the existence of underground bases where the technology is worked with as well as some of the amazing things this new tech could do, and where it ultimately came from.

Alten incorporated not only actual testimony from Greer throughout the book, but also from other witnesses who are adamant about the existence of these things, that they are happening, and it’s going to take some very big actions to wrest control from those who have it to change and improve the world.

I found it to be a fun novel, with some intriguing ideas, but also a healthy dose of repetition throughout as Alten attempts to include as much information from Greer and his sources as he can. It’s definitely interesting, and there is definitely some food for thought here, and if it makes one wonder after having read it, then perhaps it’s done its job.

It’s a bit of a popcorn ride, but if even part of this story is based on actual fact, it could definitely boggle the mind.