Earth is in chaos. The power struggles of centuries are coming to a head. People are divided and in turmoil. Dr. Hawthorne Crenshaw can do naught but watch as the planet of his birth descends into chaos while he and his AI T.I.A. shepherd their crew away from the planet. What will come of the Earth they left behind? What dangers come to the Ark from without and within? Can a journey of 100,000 years from one star to another really meet with success,...