The Gift Audiobook (Free)

When at the very top team of specialists receives a long-awaited first contact from an alien race, it’s nothing beats what they’d imagined. The “presents,” from a long-dead but seemingly benevolent alien competition, have been delivered to help mankind defend itself against an imminent threat. It’s clear that the gifts are intended to help, but at what cost? Caught in the middle is normally Sam Steele, a high-level programmer and veteran having a tragic previous, up against the arrogant, intransigent Colonel Eric Web, who considers Steele a loose cannon and is most worried about giving the United States an advantage in the upcoming fight. As the team races against the clock to divine their guests’ complex guidelines, they struggle with infighting and, ultimately, the query of what it means to be individual.