Description:
Set in a not-too-distant future and ignorant of their fate, the population of Planet Earth is on the brink of evolutionary change. Tied to their dependence on computerized technology, life continues as normal until the fateful day when everything changes. The arrival of a New Element.
A team of young academics and their financial backer are engaged in the completion of an unmanned space project. Their lives, while imperfect, become dedicated to the progress of the project.
Emerging from the chaos and suffering that ensues, the team are divided and the worst aspects of their personalities put each character in a unique situation as the years of waiting begin.
As we leave the team at the end of the book, they are determined to develop what they have learned and they intend to work towards a new future for humanity. However, it is one that needs to accept risk. It is risk that will be addressed in part two of the Elements Trilogy.
