After a devastating accident, Tia comes round to find something catastrophic has happened to the world. Could the meteorite be to blame? The experts had reassured everyone, hadnat they? Then she meets other survivors: Hawk, Bobbie, Nat and his little brother Sam. They discover they all have one thing in common. One night Tia disappears and she is not seen for nearly a month. When she returns she is adamant that only a day has passed. Where has Tia been for a whole month? As they travel across land and sea looking for answers, they are unwittingly led by alien influence to a final confrontation, the outcome of which could change mankind forever.