Compares what writers over the centuries have written about an imaginary future with the reality revealed by time.

An alien invasion which begins with the landing on Jerry Conklin's car of what looks like a huge black box changes life in Lone Pine, Minnesota, and threatens to destroy Earth's civilization

Trapped in the confines of their fragile lifeship, a small band of aliens and humans face the awesome challenge of survival after the mysterious explosion of a giant spaceship.