THE COMET CLEMENT SERIES

 1908... Siberia... A tiny comet rips through Earth's atmosphere and explodes above the Tunguska region of Siberia, instantly engulfing thousands of square acres of the mostly desolate region. The explosion is heard for hundreds of miles, the light of the comet seen halfway across the globe. Had the comet hit a few hours earlier in a more populated area, millions would have been killed...

A century later, another comet - this one hundreds of times bigger and more powerful - encounters a black hole in deep space and is pushed onto a new, deadly course leading straight to Earth...

A small group of humans - including the President of the United States, a former astronaut and a middle school science teacher - discovers the existence of this potentially deadly comet and keep its existence hidden from the rest of the world. Although the group - which calls itself the Inner Circle - has twelve years to deal with the problem, they will need every second of that time. Not only must they figure out a way to avert this crisis, they must also start to make plans in case they can't avoid a catastrophe that could annihilate humankind.. 

 Book 2 - Interception
The Inner Circle's plans to deflect the comet are in place but Neil Peterson's long journey to intercept Clement faces serious tests...
The president is embattled in a bitter re-election attempt and knows that losing could lead to the comet secret being exposed to the world...
NASSA's plans to build the biggest space station for 'scientific purposes' are put into effect...
Earl Ackerman's paranoia leads him to making rash decisions about the secret that's slowly destroying the little sanity he has left...
The secret can't stay hidden forever...

Book 3 - The New Space Race
Plans continue to move forward on the space station, which draws the ire of the country, but the Inner Circle won't be deterred from preparing for the worst...
Tyler Ainsworth Jr. has learned of the secret and begins to make plans for his own massive shelter, this one to be in the ocean depths instead of the heavens...
The president exchanges information about the comet with Russia for help on the station and Russia plans for their own safe haven deep in the mountains...
A new American leader emerges who does not seem to share the Inner Circle's passion for constructing the space station...
Another country enters the race to build a space station unlike anything humankind has ever seen... 

 With a new president in office - and an apprehensive new ally in the Inner Circle - the men planning for the end of the world face new struggles. Will the space station be finished in time? How will they get passengers on board the space station without giving away the secret of Comet Clement?

Tyler Ainsworth faces his own troubles with his seacraft. He needs more money to complete his boat but doesn't want to go to the Inner Circle for fear of losing even more control. How will he raise the funds? Can he maintain control of his seacraft's ownership? Will his high-class passengers lose their patience while waiting for the end of the world?

The underground facility deep in the Ural Mountains seems to face the least amount of problems and some of the space station's staunchest supporters wonder if they've made a big mistake looking to the heavens for safety.

The Three Arks are humankind's last chance... if they can survive the construction process... 

 As the comet draws nearer, the 'Inner Circle' makes their final plans for Earth's survivors. The secret can no longer be kept and when it's announced, the world is threatened with chaos...

The seeds of discord are sown in several arks, which face serious threats before the comet arrives...

Colin's future becomes clearer, if he can survive long enough to see it...

With Comet Clement just months from striking, who will survive Earth's Evacuation? 

 With only days remaining until Comet Clement reaches Earth, final preparations are made for the three arks. Even as the world waits to see if the last-ditch Domino Deflection attempt will work, pandemonium still erupts...

Peter Mansfield is tasked with gathering the last group of people to leave the planet, the 'specials' who have ties to the space station that they don't yet know about. Mansfield has faced many difficult decisions over the years but will he survive long enough to make it to the station?

All three arks face serious danger and not every member of the Inner Circle will survive through the final days as Comet Clement approaches Earth for the moment of impact.... 

 August 22, 2020...

The day of impact has finally arrived. After years of readying for the comet strike, the stability of all three arks is put to the test. In space, in the oceans and underground, people selected for survival find it not so easy to hold onto life.

Lives are lost, arks crumble, death stalks all. And those lucky enough to live soon find that mortal danger comes from more than just Comet Clement... 

 In the aftermath of Impact, the three arks continue to face danger from the effects of Comet Clement. But survivors find themselves in just as much mortal peril from circumstances they never expected... 

 Survivors of Comet Clement's strike have struggled to endure everything Mother Nature has thrown their way. Each of the three arks try to live in the aftermath of a new world but will they survive when unexpected forces attempt a takeover? 

 Earth is plunged into a new Ice Age and times become more desperate than ever for survivors living on the three arks. Several years have passed since the comet struck. Supplies are low and tension is high. Each ark faces a dangerous mission crucial to surviving long enough for Earth to recover. But not everyone will survive... 

 In the penultimate book of the Comet Clement series, all three arks face the impending decisions to return to a new Earth.

Aboard the underwater seacraft, Tyler Ainsworth plots to take back control and rid his craft of unwanted passengers once and for all...

In space, President Marshall is urged to push forward with one final deceit to better the odds of more space station passengers surviving a return to the Earth below...

Underground, the Russians are ready to return to the surface while Americans at the facility prepare for a lengthy journey back to their home country. But one young couple decides to make their own plans to stay together while their families try to pull them apart... 

 The three arks have reached the end of their journey... but the survivors haven't. Earth is a new, dangerous place, one that will not be survived by all . Only those who band together will truly have a second chance for life... 

 The survivors of Comet Clement discover that Earth is nothing like it used to be. Danger comes in the form of humans that will do anything for power, and difficulties come from a constant lack of resources. Although the Compound offers safety and stability for some survivors, others wish to see what else is in the new world and how else they can make things better for humanity. While trouble marches toward the Compound on the ground, another Comet Clement survivor insists the true danger is coming their way from the heavens...