Everything will change. But the moment has been prepared for. When Director Jonathan Miles seals the compound containing the first Federal University and Research Complex to keep the facilities out of the hands of a secessionist governor, he sets off a chain of events hastening the collapse of an already crumbling civilization. Facing threats from without and within, the imperiled community created to build a better future will struggle to survive… (Contains the complete text of Book 1: Critical Contingencies, Book 2: Threat Multiplication, and Book 3: Compromised Inside, as well as the prequel short story Durable Impressions.)