Earth Force — Mick Stevens

We are not alone in the universe! Yet one would never believe that first contact with an alien race would actually be with Neanderthals, who walked our planet long ago. Plenteriens, an ancient alien civilization, understood the Neanderthals were headed for sure extinction and went against the laws of the Tri-Galaxy Alliance by sending a fleet of starships with the sole purpose of capturing half the remaining population of Neanderthals to enslave for use in their own world. Over the millennia, the Neanderthals, with the help of genetic engineering, have taken control of their new planet and now have decided to reclaim Earth as well for their own.

With the aid of strange new friends from far away, Johnathan Feverstein, a lonely down-and-out apple farmer, and seven others, all of whom come from different walks of life yet have one very special thing in common, begin to form the most secretive elite fighting force unknown to humankind, Earth Force.

Earth Force, using new alien technology, must face up against the genetically improved Neanderthals using their own technology, creating confrontations Earth Force must overcome, leading up to an unexpected outcome!