The Day the Stars Fell: A Log of Survival in the Apocalypse

“Breaking news! The National Space Administration has detected a group of unidentified flying objects entering the atmosphere at 7:47 p.m. Reports of contact have already come in from several areas across North and East China...” The signal suddenly cut out, and the screen filled with static.

The office erupted. Some said it might be a meteor shower; others guessed a malfunction during a new satellite launch. Only Lin Mo felt his heart sink. He remembered a NASA alert he’d seen last week, which mentioned “an anomalous gravitational source detected at the edge of the solar system.” Netizens had dismissed it as a sci-fi joke. He jumped to his feet. “Don’t wait around. Get home, now!”