The newest StoryBundle, The Undercover Aliens Bundle, leans into one of science fiction’s most enduring fascinations: the idea that aliens aren’t arriving in giant ships or blasting cities from orbit, but quietly living among us. It’s a trope that keeps resurfacing because it hits something deep, the sense that the ordinary world might be stranger than it looks, that the people we think we know might be carrying secrets far bigger than we imagine.
Curator M.G. Herron has pulled together thirteen novels that all start from the same premise but refuse to land in the same place. Some stories follow stranded observers trying to understand humanity; others dive into infiltration, conspiracy, or slow‑burn paranoia. A few flip the script entirely, revealing aliens who’ve been protecting us for longer than we’ve known. What ties the bundle together is the way each book uses the “hidden alien” idea to ask what it means to belong, to trust, and to see the world clearly.
Pay the minimum price of $5 to unlock the three items in the core bundle:
- Welcome to the Occupied States of America by Peter Cawdron
- The Gunn Files Book 1: Culture Shock by M.G. Herron
- Shadows of Divinity by Luke Mitchell
Increase that payment to $25 to unlock the bonus tier and a whole lot more content:
- Kelvoo’s Testimonial by Phil Bailey
- Eclipsing the Aurora by Peter J. Foote
- The World in My Hands by Nick Snape
- Return of the Martians by Mark Hood
- Invasion by Joshua James
- Alien People by John Coon
- Shadows of the Past by Eric Goebelbecker
- Sleepers by Darcy Pattison
- Contact Us by Al Macy
- Dissonance Volume 1: Reality by Aaron Ryan
As always with StoryBundle, the pay‑what‑you‑want model keeps things accessible, and the DRM‑free files mean you can read wherever and however you like. It’s a generous, tightly curated set that’s ideal for readers who enjoy the uncanny creeping into the everyday.
If you’re looking for a place to start, here are three quick picks.
- Welcome to the Occupied States of America: A tense, grounded look at an America already under alien control, where the horror comes from how normal everything seems.
- Culture Shock: A stranded alien trying to keep his head down on Earth, only to find that hiding is harder than it looks.
- Kelvoo’s Testimonial: A reflective, outsider’s view of humanity that’s equal parts tender and unsettling.
A bundle like this works because it reminds you how flexible a single idea can be. Thirteen writers take the same spark – aliens hiding in plain sight – and turn it into thrillers, character studies, conspiracies, and quiet reflections on what it means to be human. If you’re in the mood for stories that make the familiar feel just a little bit strange, this is a great place to spend some time.
You can click here to visit the bundle page over at Storybundle.
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