Written for all age groups. The Beginning is the story of what should have been a simple mining operation. Tel of the Taman had no intention of exposing his crew to the daily challenges associated with the people of earth. But an attack on the family of a veteran of the Civil War leads to an involvement that Tel is unable to ignore. Spanning a hundred years, the crew of this Taman saucer will become involved with a newspaper reporter, her photographer, and the American military to defend earth from a warring race known as the Colar. Two members of the Taman mining crew will find a friend and ally with a journalist. This woman, who would be young in the 1950's, but seasoned in the 1990's, will visit the Taman homeworld with her fiance. She will learn as much about herself as she will from her hosts, and will unknowingly help protect not only her family, but the people of earth.