She is making preparations to document the end of the world when against all odds she makes a human connection. While everyone has been evacuated, Samantha is tasked with cataloging plant samples to help the survivors on their journey into the unknown. An asteroid is barreling towards Earth and is expected to hit in two weeks, turning her home planet to dust. “Ark” is set on the eve of Armageddon on Earth, in a story of cataclysm in which a young scientist just found something too valuable to lose. She is currently a full-time author and lives with her husband in Chicago. Veronica grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and went to Northwestern University. Her essays and short stories have been featured in “Shards and Ashes” and “Summer Days and Summer Nights.” The stories of the Divergent series were made into three major films. “Ark” is the first story of the series penned by Veronica Roth, the bestselling author of the “Divergent” and the “Carve the Mark” Series. The stories can be read in any order and were published on the same day. From the chilling to the darkly comic, from those who believe it is the beginning of a new world to those who think it is the end, the stories all look forward. With brilliant imagination, the authors write about the future from debating what identity means, exploring the boundaries of video games to plotting high tech casino heists. Jemisin, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay, Andy Weir, and Veronica Roth to write stories on the same thought process. The discussion inspired him to write “Summer Frost” his contribution to the collection that is about what advancements he would like to see rolled back. Blake came up with the idea when he was in a discussion with his partner about emerging technologies. Blake Crouch came up with the idea for the series and writes one of the stories. Forward Collection is a series of short fiction written by six authors.

Ark by veronica roth