THE MASTER PLANNERS-AND THE SCHEME THAT COULD CHANGE THE SHAPE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE Far beyond the searching eye of any creature, in the darkness and emptiness of space itself, the ship dispatched a capsule. No sooner had it effected this than it vanished among the stars, lost in the outer reaches. Then suddenly the capsule exploded without a sound, without a flash, and a billion captive motes, suddenly free, spread over vast distances in the upper air. Some floated aimlessly; others drifted toward Earth. But the planners knew this would happen. Some, they knew, would survive this day. Few would survive many days. None would survive more than a week-unless... "Jerry Sohl undoubtedly possesses one of the most imaginative minds of our day." -Houston Post Jerry Sohl is the acclaimed writer for Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and scores more novels and TV/movie scripts.