"Scientific confirmation of advanced civilization at the end of the last ice age, the solar catastrophe that destroyed it, and what the evidence means for our future"--Provided by publisher.

"The largest solar explosion ever detected has just broken off from the sun and is hurling to earth. Learning the planet's atmosphere will ignite if the firestorm breaches the ozone layer, U.S. President Ryan Gordon turns to maverick scientist Lucas Foster for help. With time running out, Foster has one shot to prevent global Armageddon - or earth will be history - in this pulse-pounding action thriller.

'Before WICKED was formed, before the Glade was built, before Thomas entered the Maze, sun flares hit the earth and mankind fell to disease. Mark and Trina were there when it happened, and they survived. But surviving the sun flares was easy compared to what came next. Now a disease of rage and lunacy races across the eastern United States, and there's something suspicious about its origin. Worse yet, it's mutating, and all evidence suggests that...

The crew members of the Helios, each with their own special areas of expertise, are on a critical mission to explore a flare that endangers the Earth. The star craft is carrying a space probe, loaded with an anti-matter bomb that is to be shot into the heart of the sun. If successful, this bomb could trigger the mega-flare away from the Earth. But the risks of doing battle with the sun pale by comparison to dangers from saboteurs on Earth. Determined...