A few minutes ago, Meghan Moretti’s biggest concern was getting the kids’ athletic clothes washed in time for practice this evening. Now, Earth has been forced into participating in some high-stakes intergalactic reality television. All electrical wiring has been slagged, and most combustibles neutralized. Some kind of evil space rodents are appearing on the front lawn, too.

Like any parent, Meghan’s first instinct is to keep her young children safely away from the monsters. When she learns that’s not possible, she has to find ways to help them thrive anyway.

What’s a mom to do?

The apocalypse is coming but only those lucky or perhaps unlucky few know.Silas is inducted into the System becoming the last in a long line ofEarth's 'Forerunners.'The rewards are great but the danger is greater.We are not alone in the universe. The fate of five worlds hangs on how their forerunners perform.Will Silas have what it takes to win Earth a place in the multiverse or will Earth become another miningworld stripped of all resources and left a barren husk floating in the cosmos?A system enforced secret... a deadly challenge... and only a year to go.The countdown begins now!