The big eye
A science fiction novel in which the earth and humanity have but two years remaining before destruction befalls them.
American Science fiction
Max Ehrlich
Max Ehlrich was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.  He wrote fiction and science fiction, and was best known his novels The Big Eye (1949) and The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1974).  He wrote the screenplay for an episode called "The Apple" of the television show Star Trek.