Old Beginnings — Deborah Martin

In the late twenty-fifth century, the One World Government has absolute rule over the world via computers. No one is exempt from the rule of the government, not even the world-renowned Bending pioneer family with their lofty government connections. During a government mandatory check-in, the Bending family decides it is time to evacuate the civilized world. They refuse to check in with the mandatory order. While the Bendings erase all of their personal signals and DNA from their pioneer home, a hysterical family friend shows up asking for help. Her father, a high ranking, government official, has been murdered by the G-men. The Bendings take her with them on their escape. Meanwhile, the One World Government issues a bounty for a false murder that the Bendings did not commit. Now they must clear their name and elude all of the bounty hunters. How will they survive in a world run by computers and stay hidden?