The Descent

A young man and his young family set out on a perilous voyage across a devastated planet to uncover the origin of the events that set the world on its course to disaster … The prescient, deeply shocking prequel to the bestselling, critically acclaimed Climate Emergency thriller, The Forcing. `Paul Hardisty is a visionary´ Luke McCallin `A superbly handled tale of struggle and survival in a maimed world´ The Times `Paul Hardisty is a fine writer´ Lee Child ___________ Kweku Ashworth is a child of the cataclysm, born on a sailboat to parents fleeing the devastation in search for a refuge in the Southern Ocean. Growing up in a world forever changed, his only connection to the events that set the planet on its course to disaster were the stories his step-father, long-dead, recorded in his manuscript, The Forcing. But there are huge gaps in his stepfather's account, and when Kweku stumbles across a clandestine broadcast by someone close to the men who forced the globe into a climate catastrophe, he knows that it is time to find out for himself. Kweku and his young family set out on a perilous voyage across a devastated planet. What they find will challenge not only their faith in humanity, but their ability to stay alive. The devastating, nerve-shattering prequel to the critically acclaimed thriller The Forcing, a story of survival, hope, and the power of the human spirit in a world torn apart by climate change. ________ ***** `The cataclysmic climate-emergency thriller we all need to read … this is where it all begins. My heart was in my mouth every second of the way´ Reader Review `Compelling, concerning and completely engrossing … a book that demands your attention and your action. A must-read´ Jen Med's Book Reviews Praise for The Forcing `Provocative and insightful, visceral and terrifying´ SciFi Now `Announces Paul E. Hardisty as the true heir to John Christopher´ Tim Glister `A novel that might have actually predicted our future´ Ewan Morrison `The book I've been waiting and hoping for…´ Paul Waters `A riveting eco-thriller [that] paints a realistic picture of our future if society as a whole continues to ignore scientific warnings about global warming´ Crime Fiction Lover `Fierce, thoughtful, deeply humane and always compelling´ David Whish-Wilson