They didn't come to conquer. They came to observe.

When an alien vessel appears in Earth's orbit?silent, motionless, and impossibly advanced?the world unravels overnight. Panic spreads. Governments scramble. And beneath the hysteria, something waits.

In the forests of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a smaller craft descends. A fractured team of scientists, soldiers, and covert operatives is sent to investigate. Among them: Ryan Callen, a reclusive southern farmer with no digital footprint, and Jude Davenport, a brilliant researcher torn between data and instinct.

But contact isn't simple. The visitors say almost nothing. They offer no demands. No threats.
Just... a feather.

As paranoia swells and global tensions explode, the question is no longer what they want?
but whether humanity is being tested... or hunted.

The Reciprocal is a slow-burn sci-fi thriller in the tradition of Arrival, Nope, and Children of Men?a cerebral, unnerving dive into first contact, human nature, and the horror of realizing we were never alone... and never in charge.