The Invaders

"The Invaders" by Benjamin Ferris is a science fiction tale that unfolds in a quiet American town facing weird happenings it can’t explain. The story looks at the ties between people as everyone tries to figure out the mystery behind an odd group of newcomers who have brought a deserted valley back to life. Jerry Bronson gets worried about Joe Merklos and his family, who have started farming in Dark Valley, which was thought to be a wasteland. As the Merklos family works hard to make the land fertile again, strange incidents start occurring in the town, like things vanishing, crops growing the wrong way, and a weird monster being seen. Jerry and the sheriff team up to look into the Merklos family and their link to these strange events, leading to a big showdown. The book mixes scary and imaginative elements, making you think about who we are, what connects us, and what is real.