Publisher's Synopsis
Colt Buchanan's life changes in a matter of minutes when his mother and father are ripped away from him during a surprise dust storm that leaves their Wyoming cabin in nothing but splinters. It's a moment they've prepared for all his life, but at ten years old, he's not sure what comes next. When he climbs from the cellar, he realizes that this was no ordinary dust storm. The devastation was done by something more powerful...more sinister. Something man-made. But Colt is rescued before any further harm can come to him by Captain Conrad Givens who pilots an amazing invention that flies in the air. Givens takes Colt to the safety of Fort Discovery, a place where Colt learns how important his parents' scientific work has been-and that he's not alone. There are many other brilliant children there, as well-children whose parents had extraordinary scientific skills just like Colt's parents did. And someone is making orphans of them all. When danger threatens Fort Discovery, there's only one choice Colt can make. He has to do whatever it takes to protect the enlightened community that exists there-teachers, scientists, and students alike. But how can he defeat the formidable enemy, Anvil Smith? With the help of his friends and Pecos Bill, Colt realizes he's more than "just a kid"-and saving Fort Discovery is the only way to find out where his parents are!
