12 Planets of the Intergalactic Map: Travelers From Schyllus

The people of the planet Schyllus in the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy possess the "Intergalactic Map" which plots 12 planets in the Local Group of galaxies colonized by the children of the "Maker" called the "First Ones." Schyllus is one of the planets. Earth is another. There are 10 more. Scientists on Schyllus discover that the Maker has created a device in deep space-the Gryben Anomaly-that allows them to instantaneously travel between the 12 Planets. The first planet they travel to is Earth. All they know is that Earth was colonized by the First Ones thousands of years ago-just like Schyllus was-but otherwise they know nothing about it. What happens when 196,418 Travelers from Schyllus arrive on an unsuspecting and unprepared Earth? The Travelers are peaceful explorers, yet their arrival results in billions of human deaths from the chaos that ensues. Will their arrival on Earth be the demise of the human race? Or will mankind join the Travelers in expeditions to the other planets-Thijar, Hyperios, Kikrit, Freytus, Acfarr, Vaagon, Minyos, Ozkozania, Dagomere, and Pluvikerr. These planets were all colonized by the First Ones thousands of years ago, but have evolved into vastly different civilizations. And unbeknownst to the humanoids inhabiting the 12 Planets, a malevolent entity known as Torajii has vowed to exterminate all humanoids from the universe.