Aaron Clements feared subsequently contingent interpretations of The Words of The Constitution more than he feared any man. Those misguided interpretations could do more harm to the liberties of the citizens than could any misguided politician. Aaron put his fortune and life at risk to save a nation that was struggling to find its way. John Gaspereti, Homeland Security Director, put his career at risk to save a nation that did not even know it was in danger. Charles Setters facilitated the actions of both men even though they were centuries apart.

Aaron Clements is a man out of time. Worse, his wife and three daughters are in the same situation. His only hope lies in the hands of a stranger, Charles Setters. Winning The War of Independence was not a guarantee that the fledgling United States of America would always be a bastion of freedom and liberty for its citizens. Aaron learns that bitter lesson and resolves to ensure his nation does not eventually lose The War of Independence to greed and power seekers. Charles Setters believes it is not treason to overthrow tyrants. He also believes in making an easy dollar.

Rodney Miller was just the tip of the iceberg. Festering in his tortured mind was the depravity that defined him and his progeny for generations to come. His genetic code was written to be read in the annals of history. His sister, Mary Miller, was less tortured but possessive of the same malevolent genetics. Though separated by circumstance, her offspring and his were destined to corrupt the human genome and meet in a climactic battle of evil wills. Only Divine Providence could unravel the double-helix and erase the error before irreparable damage could be done to the human race.

Spavin Lawson enjoyed his quiet life as the leader of a team of theoretical physicist who worked for the U.S. Government's Temporal Ministry. The quiet, dedicated scientist was content with his life in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Together with his wife, Clarissa, he had a nice home and two teenaged daughters, Sasha and Stephanie. The experienced the epitome of the American dream. Unfortunately, three centuries of abuse had finally caught up with the planet. The warned climate change that had been pooh-poohed for more than one-hundred years came crashing ashore. With new sea levels and relentless hurricanes assaulting the coasts, hordes of survivors were forced inland only to find that droughts had decimated the breadbasket of the world. Spavin knew that the United States of the 22nd Century was not survivable. His idyllic lifestyle came to an abrupt end. With his family, Spavin embarked upon a journey to seek better times. The Lawsons' journey was unlike any journey in the annals of Man.

Aaron Clements took it upon himself to prevent misinterpretations of the Words of The Constitution. The veteran of The War of Independence was a humble subsistence farmer eking out a living in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina; he did not relish the thought of standing before the Founding Fathers to influence their thinking...but he knew it had to be done and there was no one else to do it. Aaron Clements was the only man in the newly formed United States who knew the secrets of his future.

From 32nd Century Wyoming, Spavin Lawson led a group of one-thousand refugees from the bunker that housed Resurgent City in a search for better times. The 22nd Century Government bunker had exceeded the design specifications of its creators thanks to the leadership of its first elected Mayor. A small city had expanded and prospered inside the mountain. The original population of less than two hundred souls had grown into nearly five-thousand. Unfortunately, the ancient nuclear power plant that provided the people the power to survive had leaked radiation for generations. The net effect of the radiation and the cave environment had altered the population. The people had developed genetic albinism with eyes well suited to the dimly lit cave city. Small in stature yet curious and adaptive, the Tribe followed the tall, dark-haired man and his wife without question. The outside world was foreign and frightening but within days, the people realized that The Judges of Resurgent City had held them in a grasp of religious fervor not based on factuality or reality. The journey they embarked upon was destined to lead them to the coast of Texas. Spavin Lawson, physicist by training, believed the coast would provide better opportunities for the otherwise doomed population. He reckoned that South Texas? coast would allow the petite, pale people to re-establish the human race on Earth. That location was further from the immediate geological and environmental effects of the Yellowstone super volcano eruption that had induced a global deep freeze ten centuries earlier. His greatest concerns for Humankind were the long term effects of the high radiation exposures and the lack of genetic diversity.

SPC Charles Craigton's life was on the line. To save himself and his squad from sure defeat, he had to draw on an inner strength that transcended the military training he had received. His struggle to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds demonstrates that the past and the future are inseparable in the fight for survival.