Once every twenty-six thousand years, the Earth aligns with the center of the Galaxy. According to the ancient Mayans, on December 21, 2012, at 11:11 a.m. - a date particularly "observed" historically - this will happen again, signaling the end of an era, as well as the end of human consciousness.
What will really happen? The end of the world? A new era for humanity? Nothing? The last time it happened, the people of Cro-Magnon set out to create high art in the caves of southwestern France. Now, Whitley Strieber explores 2012 in a groundbreaking, captivating work of fiction.

A mysterious extraterrestrial presence emerges from sacred sites worldwide, to uproot human souls. Unprecedented chaos and a struggle for survival unfold in an unimaginable war, where courage meets cowardice, dedication meets betrayal, heroes emerge, villains are revealed, and an unexpected event elevates the characters into a new life, sounding the alarm for the future of the world.