Jabberwock, Beware!

When alien ships from Jupiter blanket the planet, the United Nations scrambles a desperate meeting in New York. The extraterrestrials have already shattered the Moon and declared that Earth’s fate hinges on a single intellectual duel. Representatives from the United States, Russia, England, and France sit under the ominous hum of the alien fleet, weighing a grim bargain: win the contest and the invaders will leave, lose and humanity will be hunted like game.

Enter Joe Waters, a thirty‑year‑old physicist with a reputation for razor‑sharp logic and a streak of reckless bravery. Accompanied by his grizzled bar‑room friend Mike, Waters accepts the role of Earth’s champion, aware that his mind alone must outwit a Jovian prince whose intellect rivals the greatest human scholars. The story follows Waters as he prepares for the high‑stakes contest, exploring the tension between scientific ingenuity and the raw human will to survive.