Carr, Jerry E
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When Dr.. Bill Hegarty discovers a 13 mile wide asteroid that has Earth in its cross-hairs, he calculates that it will be 7 years before impact. Keepi
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ng it a secret even from his wife for nearly a year proves to be quite the challenge but not nearly as difficult as working with a secret government committee that must figure out how to tell the public. Once it is finally announced, chaos breaks out worldwide but only until everyone realizes that we must all somehow survive for 7 years.
The economy gradually crashes as schools and hospitals close. Governments dwindle, communication systems shut down and gasoline becomes gold.If your can’t protect yourself and your assets, you will not survive. As law enforcement agencies close, there is no one to call in an emergency so you must be armed at all times.
Mars has already been colonized while NASA and SpaceX ramp up production of shuttles in order to get as many souls to the red planet as possible. Of course not everyone gets to go unless you will be an asset once you get there so the uneducated need not apply. The decision on who gets to go comes down to one young woman who wasn’t ready for the role.
Jade, a 15 year old girl from Ireland might have the answer for survival but is anyone going to listen to her?
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