Bruce Killingsworth

A World of Chance and Action: a Tale of Rising Waters and Lowering Expectations. Bruce Killingsworth

The falling domino effect of climate change picked up pace as the 21st Century progressed. The rise in ocean levels exceeded all prediction and preparation; crisis followed catastrophe. The fanatical and fearful masses have turned their attention away from ideological demagogues, to a terrorist more implacable and powerful than any produced by man - to an environment out of balance, an unpredictable juggernaut of cause and effect. As the dominoes fell, governments scrambled to preserve infrastructure and provide disaster relief; in a debt ridden and resource depleted world there is little left over for research and development. One research hungry scientist with a vision flees devastated China for a new chance in America. In his desperation he agrees to smuggle data for a powerful Western Corporation. To achieve his goal he must contend with pirates off the shores of California, government double-crosses, fanatical Homesteaders, shipwreck and ocean water detox.