The Descent : The shocking, visionary climate-emergency thriller - prequel to the critically acclaimed THE FORCING (The Forcing Trilogy)

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 ‘Hardisty holds a mirror up to the titans of today’s very real world problems … very plausible and terrifyingly so’ SciFi Now    ___________   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.   ________   ‘A riveting eco-thriller’ Crime Fiction Lover   ‘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