Tomes & Talismans is a 1986 educational television series produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, consisting of thirteen 20-minute episodes presented as a dramatic serial story.

An alien race from the Dark Star solar system called "The Wipers," who look human, start to colonize the planet and go about destroying communication and data technology.

100 years later, another alien race called "The Users" from the Alpha Centauri solar system, who also look human, have set up a communication base on Earth.

Two Users named Abakas and Aphos, who are Tesla's grandchildren, find two books, Cinderella and the third volume of The History of the Wipers on Earth, and try to figure out their purpose.

Meanwhile, the Wipers, led by Chief Humbuckler, put a magnetic shield around the User base, which prevents anyone from entering or leaving.