They call him the Alien. Erik Bren is a genius, a mystic, and the reclusive inventor of futuristic flying machines. When his old NASA colleague, ex-astronaut Jared Plummer, becomes a candidate for president, Bren is drawn into a swirl of political intrigue, sabotage, and betrayal. He becomes the target of a dark consortium who will stop at nothing to win control over the country. When the conspirators destroy Bren's exotic new plane and murder his crew, Bren the Alien must use all his otherworldly skills to fight the enemy -- and seek vengeance.