Thestoryisaboutanaliensthatlivequietlyontheoceanflooruntiltheyarecompelledtodestroyhumanityaftertheireco-systemisdisruptedbypollution.Scientistsracetostaveoffanapocalypse.ThebookwasahugebestsellerinGermanyandotherEuropeancountries.WhilethelikesofAlGore’s"AnInconvenientTruth"tryingtostirconcernsabouttheenvironment, "TheSwarm"becomesthelatestinagrowingnumberoffilmsbasedonthephilosophythattherewillbepaybackformankind’sabusesoftheplanet.