The 9th Place This story is unique; to my knowledge in that it is different, confronting, and thought stimulating. Could this story hold some truth into why we exist? Set in current times, "The 9th Place" is a fast-moving, mind provoking, 154,760-word, 428 page realistic fiction thriller. A spooky story with a new twist about where we came from, and where we are all going. This novel is not about religion; however, the all-powerful Entity is acting much like a God. The plot revolves around known wonders of the ancient world, unsolved scientific mysteries, old prophecies, and current bold scientific experiments; including that of the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. The Entity is about to make a small change to correct a solar system event. Three chosen humans on the planet earth are given a fleeting chance to resolve a looming disaster... the total extermination of all life on earth. The chance is offered when the Entity discovers humans have almost perfected a way of destroying the earth... and more importantly for the Entity, our entire solar system. Written as a four-part absorbing story, each part has a generous scattering of strange, odd clues. All the main characters have normal everyday challenging lives, when they are suddenly thrown together by what they later find to be long-planned four thousand year event. An event planned to save the world from all life extinction... who can plan that far into our future? This novel's subject is on everyone's enquiring mind, and who knows, could in the near future be proven true. Is there an intelligent power controlling the universe? Weaving a web full of connecting clues, the story quickly escalates at a rapid and intensifying pace. This well researched novel, complete with a dash of humour, will appeal to a wide age group who enjoy a good current could be true story. The tight page-turning and believable story, tries to answer many of the unexplained mysteries of our world. Why do we exist, is there some purpose or plan, or are we for some reason just being manipulated? This story contains a fair portion of fact, mingled with some interesting sound theory and fiction. All suggesting an answer to those questions, and perhaps a few other questions to possible near future events. Read, absorb, consider, and think.