First published 2015
A catastrophic event turns Earth into a dying world with limited time remaining. Nations unite in desperation to launch an unprecedented mission: relocating humanity beyond the atmosphere to ensure survival in space. The ambitious plan faces enormous obstacles as human nature creates complications and unexpected dangers emerge. The original pioneers dwindle to just a few survivors who manage to establish humanity's foothold among the stars. Five millennia pass. Their descendants have evolved into seven separate races totaling three billion people. These future humans undertake a bold new expedition to return to their ancestral home. The Earth they discover bears no resemblance to the world their ancestors fled. Cataclysm and the passage of time have created an alien landscape that challenges everything they thought they knew about their origins.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, epic
Vibes: epic, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: epic-journey, found-family
Setting: Earth
Period: 5 Millennia
867 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins Publishers