***Chapter 0 is a short story that takes place just before the upcoming novel: LINEAGE The Long Way Home***Duke Evensen is the CEO of Space Vision, a company leading the aerospace manufacturing and experimentation industries. Victor Bayham is a blue collar mechanic just trying to make ends meet for his family.These two men couldn't be leading more different lives. But what if they were the ones that just might determine the fate of the human race?

When Duke Evensen learns of a group of 'planet killer' asteroids headed toward Earth, he overhauls his company – Space Vision – to create a space based means of escape.After Victor Bayham hears about Space Vision's efforts, he faces a terrible choice: Stay home and try to survive while society crumbles or risk it all by taking his family on a harrowing journey to help the company.The Bayhams pack their family van and begin a multi-state trip toward Space Vision's offices in Memphis. Religious zealots and desperate people threaten their successful passage. If they even make it to Space Vision, the family's survival may depend on a lie.Duke's success may depend on a family he has never met and the very asteroids that will end all life on our planet.