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Federation: A First-Contact Thriller about Humanity's Greatest Test

Federation: A First-Contact Thriller about Humanity's Greatest Test

Harmsworth, Tony

Paperback

Series: Federation Trilogy, Book 1

Mystery & ThrillerScience Fiction

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 1036710602
ISBN13: 9781036710606
Publisher: Vinci Books Ltd
Published: Aug 11 2026
Pages: 366
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.92 Width: 5.06 Depth: 7.81
Language: English

A gripping, provocative vision of humanity's future. Alien-utopia-meets-human-chaos, outsider-POV mystery, political sci-fi.

First contact wasn't the miracle we hoped for. It was the test we failed.

When a galactic empire of 250,000 worlds unexpectedly discovers Earth, their simple request, Take me to your leader throws humanity into chaos. With no unified government and no shared vision for the planet's future, world powers scramble to respond. The aliens' society is unlike anything humanity has ever imagined: a seemingly utopian civilisation supported by AI automatons and built on a philosophy that challenges every political and economic system on Earth. The visitors offer astonishing technology, peace, and a place among the stars. Yet every gift comes with a test, and every test exposes another of Earth's failures.

As global tensions rise, one question looms: Are these visitors humanity's greatest opportunity... or its greatest threat?

Federation is Book 1 of the Federation Trilogy, blending near-future political intrigue, first-contact tension, and thought-provoking social commentary. Will human beings turn their backs on the AI utopian dream? For fans of first-contact sci-fi and mystery woven into alien diplomacy.
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Praise for The Federation Trilogy

★★★★★ A brilliant story of what happens when a space faring Federation discovers Earth for the first time.
★★★★★ It was a riveting read in the present world context
★★★★★ An excellent Sci-fi thriller, intelligently and realistically told.
★★★★★ This is an excellent book by an author with a style and imagination similar to that of Asimov and Clarke.
★★★★★I am an avid sci fi fan and absolutely love them.
★★★★★ Remarkable well written books... a truly grounded and yet out-there series.

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