{"product_id":"9781916788039","title":"The Descent : The shocking, visionary climate-emergency thriller - prequel to the critically acclaimed THE FORCING by Paul E. Hardisty","description":"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\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309359804789,"sku":"9781916788039","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781916788039.jpg?v=1762811491","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781916788039","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}