Title: First cause
Description: After an unknown force destroys many of the world's major cities and governments, an unpopular Senator ascends to the Presidency and must hold the country's government and military together against an incomprehensible enemy. Meanwhile, a reporter who survived the initial attack pieces together the events leading to his injuries, involving a mysterious woman named Angela who may be humanity's only link to its aggressors.
Subjects: Terrorism, Fiction, State of siege, Human-alien encounters