Awakenings of the Drones

By Michael Cobretti

When the sky hums, the Earth listens.

Alex and Sara had built a quiet life nestled in the heart of suburban New Jersey—until the night the drones appeared. Silent, invisible, and eerily synchronized, they haunted the skies with mechanical grace and a sinister purpose. What began as a curious anomaly spirals into a global conspiracy rooted in ancient power, lost civilizations, and technology so advanced, it borders on the supernatural.

Alex, a gifted engineer with the instincts of a soldier, uncovers coded flight patterns and electromagnetic pulses embedded in the drones' every move. Sara, a fiercely determined journalist, finds traces of an ancient language hidden in forest clearings, dusty archives, and encrypted journals. Together, they stumble upon a buried secret—a shadowy organization manipulating ley lines, natural energy fields, and planetary systems in a ruthless bid for total control.

As they decode symbols older than any civilization, evade mercenaries in black, and flee surveillance drones that seem almost alive, Alex and Sara find themselves racing against time through forgotten libraries, haunted wildernesses, and ancient underground bunkers.

But the deeper they dig, the clearer the truth becomes:
These drones aren't watching. They're awakening.

And what they serve... isn't human.

Awakenings of the Drones is a tense, globe-spanning sci-fi thriller that blends ancient mystery with cutting-edge science, conspiracy with intimacy, and suspense with heart. With a compelling cast, relentless pacing, and jaw-dropping revelations, this debut from Michael Cobretti grabs hold and never lets go.