Book cover for The Cryptoterrestrials: A Meditation on Indigenous Humanoids and the Aliens Among Us by Mac Tonnies

The Cryptoterrestrials

A Meditation on Indigenous Humanoids and the Aliens Among Us

2010 Released
128 Pages
2-3 Hours
★ 3.75 137 ratings
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Anomalist BooksISBN 9781933665467

What if the "aliens" are not from other planets? In THE CRYPTOTERRESTRIALS, Mac Tonnies proposes that at least some accounts of alien visitation can be attributed to a humanoid species indigenous to the Earth, a sister race that has adapted to our numerical superiority by developing a surprisingly robust technology. At the same time, this groundbreaking work attempts to reconcile the mythological and contemporary accounts of "little people" into a coherent picture. "For too long, we've called them 'aliens, ' assuming that we represent our planet's best and brightest," writes Tonnies. "Maybe that's exactly what they want us to think."

Mac Tonnies

Mac Tonnies was a science fiction writer, critic, and columnist. He was the author of three books, Illumined Black, After the Martian Apocalypse, and The Cryptoterrestrials. He lived in Kansas City, Missouri and died in 2009. 

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