Chapter 1 – Helios
Alan knew he was in trouble as soon as he heard the vibrations from the passenger seat. The clock on the dash indicated it was already well past 7:30 PM, and he didn’t have to look at the cellphone’s screen to know that Liz was on the other end of that angry buzz. Alan hit the phone icon on the console. “Liz?” “Alan!” “Honey, I’m sorry I’m so late. I got stuck in the lab, and the guy behind the counter at the Chinese place was slower than molasses, and –” “Alan, listen to me –” “Please don’t cancel date night. I already have the food, and I can bring…
Backcover Blurb
Five college students. One message. A chance to save the world. “All is not as it seems …” At first glance, the enigmatic message from their MIA scientist parents looks like good news because everything seems really bad. A series of solar storms has knocked the world off the grid, food and water are in short supply, and a mysterious psychological illness is decimating the population. But the message suggests something more. It suggests that their parents may have figured out something the rest of the world did not, something that may prove to be the salvation of the human race. Their instructions are to head to a cloud bunker in Kansas…
