Four thousand years ago, extraterrestrial civilizations from distant planets fought to control Earth and rule over it. The legacy of their greatness, as well as of their destructive power, became preserved, not only in mythological traditions, but also within the archaeological record. After millennia of being covered by the desert sands of Egypt, an abandoned wreckage of one of their spaceships is discovered in 1947 by Cambridge University researcher Doctor Samuel Crowley. He realizes this startling find will change the course of human history. It is around the same time that another astounding event occurs on the other side of the world. In New Mexico, U.S. Army Major Steven Marshall is sent to investigate the crash of an unidentified object that had recently occurred several miles from the air base, in which two extraterrestrial bodies had been recovered. He is soon to find out this incident is part of a much larger scenario that is unfolding. The U.S. and British governments select them to work together for the purpose of national security interests, Steven and Samuel embark on a secret mission to study the spaceship and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. They, along with a team of intelligence agents, come against powers that are trying to seize control of the excavation site. A shadowy and preternatural cabal believes the spaceship has come directly from God, and they will stop at nothing to keep it hidden. Their journey becomes perilous, as Samuel and Steven come to understand the profound significance of the ancient spaceship, realizing that the survival of humankind is at stake. They soon find amidst betrayal and treachery that the ancient spaceship is more than just an artifact. It is the evidence, and the relic of the "gods."