This volume of the Glass Planet series, is # 3, "The Silver Sarcophagus." What if the miracles in the Bible were real? How could that be unless they were the acts of advanced aliens? This series of 3 books explores this in fiction, spoken from the point of view of reserachers circling earth. The history in Egypt, the Exodus and more are the result of inter breeding of our races. And has left us confused and desiring something more than we have here on earth. An indiginous people on a young planet are accidently invaded by a deep space research team of off-worlders. And their lives are forever changed. Their ancient god-father is displaced in space/time, and then returns and effects great changes on this now nomadic people of his descent. He attempts to aid, but almost destroys them with his love, and then he dies despondantly in space. The mystery of his death is solved in the discovery of the silver sarcophagus five thousand years later. Their homeworld is invaded by another race, strangly insectoid bent on unknown purposes. But these nafarious intentions are uncovered inadvertantly when one of their species, an artist named Shantraciel, is taken to the insect planet alive, and experiences the conversion processes that his people are being subjected to. it horrifes him and changes him forever. He escapes back to hiss dying planet, where they are fleeing for survival to other planetsincluding this one. They settle around the globe in un populated areas, but start civilizations of their own, from nothing. But when their planet is once again habiable, they return home leaving husks of advanced civilzations buried in sand and jungle and mystery, leaving behind a frightened and confused native population, yearning for to be reunited with their ancient Gods that once were but now have abandoned them. An acheological team digs up an unknown artifact, and the ancient beacon is triggered. And these children of the Clear Being await his return. Science-fiction with horror, parnormal, occult elements. This series of 3 books can be had in "The Glass Planet 4: series books 1,2, and 3, the Silver Sarcophagus."