'This is the way the world ends: not with a bang but a fifteen metre WAVE! The Ross Ice Shelf in the Antarctic, a lump of ice about the size of France, is forecast to collapse into the sea creating a fifteen metre tsunami that will race around the globe destroying much of the world as we know it. This dire prediction, made by the British Antarctic Survey, New Zealand Scientists, and the Pentagon is ignored by most of the world's population; but not by beautiful, smart Tanya who has worked her way up from poverty to the top of Sydney society, or, to her surprise, by her father-in-law David Bower. They persuade the family to abandon their happy, fulfilled lifestyles to create a secure settlement in the Blue Mountains, enabling them to survive the catastrophe but witness the complete destruction of Sydney and all of Australia's coastal cities. From this, the depths of despair, they find ways to start to rebuild the vibrant society that once existed.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Beyond Icefall
Sydney
:
Omne Publishing
,
2018
25675270
2018
single work
novel
adventure
thriller
'Smart beautiful, sometimes uncouth Tanya is now the leader of The Settlement, following the death of her father-in law and mentor David. Tanya's leadership is tested by: other surviving enclaves taking advantage of the leadership change to attack The Settlement; Dealing with her serially unfaithful husband Mark; Contending with the ambitions of brother-in-law General Jonathan Bower, head of the Australian military who wants The Settlement under military control.
'In a series of increasing violent confrontations, The Settlement, in very difficult situations, overcomes all challenges and manages to ensure that the military finally falls under civilian control, represented by The Settlement.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
