Caroline Deschamps sees the world around her as it is: a place of diminishing hope, of ever-increasing threat to existence, of frightening distress amongst its inhabitants. And yet, she cannot relinquish her drive to seek out solutions, even where none appear to be possible. Then a mysterious mental message and a fateful encounter transform her life, and the lives of all around her.
An interview at the globally renowned Interspace Corporation awakens Caroline to the deception they have been perpetrating, and her nature compels her to investigate further. But it is the dialog inside her mind, a conversation she is not really sure happened at all, that truly sets her on a path to act on what she has learned.
Caroline sees, with increasing clarity, the planet’s predicament. Locked on this world behind an impassable barrier of their own creation, humanity must prepare for continued suffering as Earth endures the atmospheric torment resulting from centuries of ignorant, narrow-minded action. Pollution, deforestation, and the reckless overuse of energy wreak havoc, with no end in sight. Until Caroline’s internal dialog, with a rapidly-approaching alien spacecraft, opens new doors. Creates an opportunity for a brighter future.
She enlists the help of an experienced law-enforcement squad, who have often assisted her in her investigations, and together they engineer the impossible: a way to escape Earth. The first spacecraft in five years is launched, to meet the alien vessel and bring its occupants safely to the surface. And as the quest unfolds, the influence of her alien connection rapidly alters the parameters, changing Caroline’s very nature, enhancing her own power and capability far beyond what she could have imagined. Her companions, too, are similarly affected, and the newly reborn team rapidly evolves into a formidable force, shrugging off the many attempts by Interspace to prevent them from completing their task.
Yet the alien visitors also reveal, in their own unique way, the true reason for their mission across the vast emptiness of space. A mission that is, now, one that Caroline must take on. A task that none have any idea how to complete, but cannot be ignored or avoided without imperiling not just Earth, but the entire universe. Can Caroline and her team, with their newly-developed abilities, hope to achieve success, where a much more advanced alien race have failed? Will the human species be responsible for stopping the cataclysmic apocalypse that is rapidly approaching?
Critical Connection is an investigation into the possibilities that humanity’s first alien contact may open up. But all opportunities have both positive and negative aspects. Finding a way to breach the barrier around our planet may carry with it new responsibilities, burdens almost impossible to bear. Perhaps it is through the strength of our connections, the linkages that tie us together, that we will overcome those near-insurmountable challenges. We must be willing to sacrifice, to fight our way through demanding and difficult situations, to drive forward to the ultimate conclusion. And to hope, through the hardships, that we will create a bright path forward for all.
Join Caroline, Natasha and their companions as they learn that together, we may change the parameters of almost any circumstance. Believe it can be done. Make it happen. And reality may transform around you.
