The Woundless War

(Part 5 of From Roswell to Area 51 — each story also stands alone in the Earth's Secret Alliance universe.) When peace is the only weapon left. In the summer of 1947, a mysterious craft crashes outside Roswell, New Mexico. As the truth spreads through military channels, General Frank Jones is called to lead a mission unlike any other — one that will test the very meaning of duty. The survivors of the crash, the Zalmen, are peaceful beings who offer technology that could change the world… but only if humanity vows never to use it to kill. When the ruthless Moad close in to destroy the Zalmen and seize their power, Jones faces an impossible choice. Bound by orders to defend Earth yet constrained by the Zalmen's vow of peace, he must fight a war where every act of violence risks humanity's soul. If he fails, the Moad will unleash the Zalmen's own technology upon Earth — and peace itself may perish. Clean, thought-provoking, and deeply human, Earth's Secret Alliance explores courage, conscience, and compassion more than science or war — soft science fiction for readers who love Star Trek's optimism and The Day the Earth Stood Still's moral clarity. Contains mild references to adult themes (alcohol and relationships) and non-graphic depictions of military conflict and violence. Recommended for readers 15 and up.