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THE DAY THE EARTH SHOOK

A story of climate chaos survival

Synopsis

This novel is at the vanguard of the latest literary genre called Cli-Fi (climate fiction), which is sweeping the world. Books in this genre examine the consequences of ignoring global warming, through the actions of fictional characters.

This is a story of two men, both fighting climate change in their own way. Jack Halliday is a disillusioned journalist who drops out to his own private paradise, determined to lower his carbon footprint and live a self-sustainable life.

The other, his long lost son, is a student activist who organises radical demonstrations against fossil fuels, power generators, chemical companies and large supermarkets. He is eventually labelled a terrorist and finds himself on the run from government forces and the police. The two men are thrown together after a cataclysm, caused by global warming. The book observes the results of a catastrophic global warming event, and explores the challenges that a region would face if it were suddenly isolated from the rest of the country and a devastated planet. The action takes place in a rural region of Australia, and the responses and consequences to a global catastrophe would be the same in many parts of the world.

Although this book falls into the”science fiction” category, there are no zombies, mutants or super-natural forces from outer space in this story. Instead it realistically examines the scenario that would face a region that was suddenly totally isolated, without fuel, medicines, imports or exports.

The story spans six years, exploring the strategies necessary for the survival of the region when faced with financial collapse, violence from criminal groups attempting to profit from the chaos, and from external anti-democratic forces.

Woven through these dramatic events is a human story on the lives and loves of the two main characters. It is a realistic examination of the actions and traditional skills necessary to make the region self-sufficient and sustainable, creating a form of a future Utopia.