History Literature / Alterien

->''“Yes, it’s true; you are not the only one. I take it you now know enough to make it more interesting should we fight the next time.”''

The series is very young, so far, with only two installments out (''Once Was Lost'' and ''Shadows of the Past''). However, what is available is well-written and thought-provoking.

* {{Action Girl}} - Oberon's partner, Abigail Summers, is a highly capable ISA agent. She's a former Navy SEAL who can handle herself in a fight and think her way out of a bad situation. Oberon's daughters also come to exemplify this trope in so far as getting into situations that require them to make use of their wits, martial arts acumen and, of course, their Alterien abilities. Between Kotone, Gloriana and Alice, the one who tends to get in the most violent situations is Kotone. She followed their father's footsteps and became an ISA agent for a few years. She even reported to a much older Abigail Summers, who by this time was a director.
* {{Action Girlfriend}} - Helena Velazquez becomes this to Oberon some time after the death of her first husband. She proves to be even more badass than his former partner, Abigail.
* {{Action Mom}} - Helena, Titania and others fit this trope throughout the series. Helena even actively assisted Oberon through some harrowing situations as the mother of four children [[spoiler:: and even beyond the time she had two more with him.]]
* {{Alien Abduction}} - Though this is only hinted at throughout much of the series, Oberon was taken by a person who may not be of this world. It even happens again after he revisits the rest of his family. However, Oberon isn't certain whether it actually happened or if it was a bizarre dream.
* {{All Myths Are True}} - The Alteriens are the source of the myths about elves and fairies.

Alterien is a science fiction series by Adam R. Brown. The protagonist is a formerly amnesiac man named Oberon Navarro who discovers his true name and the reason he's apparently as strong and as fast as the average superhuman. Turns out it's because he's an experimental life form called an Altered Homo sapien; Alterien, for short. Soon after discovering who he is and what he is, Oberon sets out on a mission to ensure his new species multiplies in order to eventually replace the previous version of humanoids, Homo sapiens. Over the course of the series, Oberon faces many challenges, as he learns a great deal about what it means to be an Alterien and even rediscovers what it means to be human.

* {{Teleporters And Transporters}} - The Alteriens and the Enhanced have the ability to teleport themselves and others. They actually slip through short-lived wormholes via a technique called tranzing, but the result is pretty much the same.

* {{Time Stands Still}} - Time stands still for the Alteriens and other 4th dimensional beings whenever they enter 4-dimensional space. They eventually build entire cities at various points of space-time, held within a second of time while life in those places proceeds without any human being aware of their presence.

* {{Our Elves Are Better}} - The Alteriens are an elvish-like race that are not only like space elves, but are possessed of abilities humans might regard as magic.

* {{Bio Augmentation}} - Many people receive bio-augmentation in the mid-21st century world of Alterien. It is used to help the sick and to even help people replace lost limbs or failing organs. The obvious military application is used to make super soldiers like the SABERs.

* {{The Three Faces Of Eve}} - The Sisters of Orion are portrayed in this way with a slight difference. They are more like the wise one, the caring one and the sexy seductress, though this does not become apparent until later in the series. Initially, they are all seemingly emotionless and pragmatic. This trope is played even straighter when it is later revealed the Sisters of Orion have a strong connection to another powerful being called Eve.

* {{The Spark of Genius}} - Oberon is a technical genius, capable of designing or redesigning any viable machine that will be capable of doing whatever he wants or needs it to do. He can also reverse engineer an existing machine through tactile interface. In other words, he can use his power of psychometry to find out how something works.

* {{Ivy League}} - Newland University serves this role throughout the series. Oberon, himself, graduated from the pretigious university located in Charleston, South Carolina.

[-Theseus grinned. “We don’t experience emotion at the same level as humans, but you are even less emotional than the others I've found.”-]\\
[-Oberon visibly showed the pique in his interest.-]\\
[-Theseus chuckled. “Yes, it’s true; you are not the only one. I take it you now know enough to make it more interesting should we fight the next time.”-]\\
->''[-Alterien: Once Was Lost-]''


Alterien is a science fiction series by author, Adam R. Brown. The protagonist is a formerly amnesiac man named Oberon Navarro who discovers his true name and the reason he's apparently as strong and as fast as the average superhuman. Turns out it's because he's an experimental life form called an Altered Homo sapien; Alterien, for short. Soon after discovering who he is and what he is, Oberon sets out on a mission to ensure his new species multiplies in order to eventually replace the previous version of humanoids, Homo sapiens. Over the course of the series, Oberon faces many challenges, as he learns a great deal about what it means to be an Alterien and even rediscovers what it means to be human.


The series is very young, so far, with only two installments out. However, what is available is well-written and thought-provoking.

Current books released from the series:

Alterien - Book 1 - Once Was Lost

Alterien - Book 2 - Shadows of the Past




!This series provides examples of:

* {{Human Aliens}} - The Alteriens, particularly while in their concealed forms, fit this trope quite well. They look completely human, but on the inside are quite different. The primary difference is their blood, which stays blue when exposed to the air. A human's blood is also blue on the inside, but turns red when exposed to the air.

* {{Bio Augmentation}} - Many people receive bio-augmentation in the near-future world of Alterien. It is used to help the sick and to even help people replace lost limbs or failing organs. The obvious military application is used to make super soldiers like the SABERs.

* {{Super Serum}} - The Actualized Augmented Soldier Programme Theseus started involves chemically-enhanced soldiers who rely on regular injections of a serum he developed. The super soldiers created from the program are called Actuals.

* {{Super Serum}} - The Actualized Augmented Soldier program Theseus started involves chemically-enhanced soldiers who rely on regular injections of a serum he developed.

* {{Super Senses}} - The Alteriens have impressively sharp senses that allow them to hyper-focus on the smallest visual, auditory or olfactory detail. Visually, this effect is similar to telescopic vision, but they are just able to discern the tiniest details of something several meters away.

* {{Transhuman}} - The Alteriens (Altered Homo sapiens) could be regarded as transhumans, as those of the first generation started out as ordinary humans prior to being transformed through advanced technology.

* {{The Three Faces Of Eve}} - The Sisters of Orion are portrayed in this way with a slight difference. They are more like the wise one, the caring one and the sexy seductress, though this does not become apparent until later in the series. Initially, they are all seemingly emotionless and pragmatic. This trope is also played more directly, as it is later revealed the Sisters of Orion have a strong connection to another powerful being called Eve.