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