Humanity's First Test: Books 1-5

In "Humanity’s First Test," a multicultural science team, including Elton Cuauhtemoc John, races against time to develop a Faster Than Light phone after discovering that supposedly habitable planets are actually desolate. As civilization faces inevitable collapse, they confront internal conflicts, a powerful AI predicting events, and interference from a new galactic neighbor. The story explores how humanity responds to the challenge of encountering an advanced alien civilization and the choices that will determine our future society.