Pilgrims

<h3><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Latin was a dead language-until the aliens arrived.</strong></h3><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Out-of-work Latin teacher and borderline alcoholic Austin DeSantis is determined to spend his final days in the arms of a prostitute-that is if the aliens don't exterminate humanity first.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>But when the aliens land at the Vatican begin speaking Latin and reveal themselves to be Catholic the world turns upside down.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Pressed into service as a translator and thrust into the center of humanity's first contact with a cryptic alien race Austin must uncover their true intentions before religious turmoil rips the planet apart. But with Austin caught between the Catholic Church the US military and an enigmatic alien AI he'll have to decide where his loyalties lie as the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>PILGRIMS </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>is a sci-fi retelling of Augustine's </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Confessions</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> mixing a high-concept premise à la </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Children of Time</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> with the ceaseless pacing and rich characterization of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Red Rising</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>.</span></p>