The Lives of Tao

<p><b>Goodreads Choice Finalist for Science Fiction<br> </b><br> <b>A pizza-loving slacker becomes the host of an ancient alien—and a pawn in an ongoing alien war—in this “science fiction romp” full of wit and humor (<i>Huffington Post</i>)</b><br>  <br> When out-of-shape IT technician Roen woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it.<br><br> He wasn’t.<br><br> He now has a passenger in his brain—an ancient alien life-form called Tao, whose race crash-landed on Earth before the first fish crawled out of the oceans. Now split into two opposing factions—the peace-loving, but under-represented Prophus, and the savage, powerful Genjix—the aliens have been in a state of civil war for centuries. Both sides are searching for a way off-planet, and the Genjix will sacrifice the entire human race, if that’s what it takes.<br><br> Meanwhile, Roen is having to train to be the ultimate secret agent. Like that’s going to end up well.</p>