A crescendo of screaming blasted from billions of mouths around the globe. Within seconds most of the human race stopped breathing, but they didn't die, just - changed. Our civilisation ceased to exist on that day, but the invasion didn't begin with the aliens turning our kind against ourselves, nor did it end. The few of our species that did escape the transformation fought back. They never broke our spirit, no matter what vile monstrosities they unleashed upon us. Welcome to the first book of the Vine of the Earth series. An alien invasion story like you've never experienced before.