A group of coeds form a lifetime bond-but Sophy is an enigma. When she finds herself in peril, the others rally to her aid, and the women seal their friendship with a pact. Fast-forward to the year 2000 and a world in turmoil. Only these women can turn the tide, but first they must find Sophy-before the human race vanishes with her | Gibbon's Decline And Fall by Sheri S. Tepper, Mass Market Paperback | Indigo Chapters