Homo Aureus

Someday, perhaps very soon, First Contact with an alien species will happen. Some believe that the aliens will be our enemies: they will conquer us, enslave us and perhaps even exterminate mankind altogether. Others think that they will be our friends: they will help us and share their knowledge, wisdom, and technology with humanity. Others yet speculate that an advanced, interstellar species would not care at all about us lowly humans. But the reality could be much more complicated...