What if...Humanity destroys every world it's on?The destruction is repeatable and predictable?One of the last three worlds-yours-is on the brink?Verdant is a beautiful planet, but four countries hate each other so much, war seems inevitable. Twelve stories give you people who want to live full, rich lives even in the end of times. Marta meets a school teacher caught between two cultures. Jake and Zofia scurry to stop a war. Soren must enforce laws that change daily. Their lives, like ours, stagger on the verge of annihilation.