
by Ralph Meima
Publication Date: June 16, 2016
ISBN-13: 978-0692734902
Trade Paperback: 412 pages
Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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A historic migration begins, triggered by Hurricane Rhiannon but accelerated by deeper currents. With winter approaching, many hundreds of thousands take to the road in search of safety, potable water, reliable sources of food, and shelter. Their numbers overwhelm infrastructure and governments, roiling politics, and changing the demographic character of regions forever.
Carried along in the migration are the Trudeau-Kendeil and Daniels families. They have banded together for a harrowing journey of many days from Washington, D.C. to the homes of charitable relatives in New England, in search of the security a family needs in these lean times. Their route takes them through communities coping in diverse ways with economic hardship, an unstable climate, and the swelling numbers of migrants.
With
the 2040 election only days away, events whip from one surprise to another. A dispute
flares around disaster relief offered by China and the European Union.
Supporters and opponents dig in along partisan lines. The President is held in
contempt, and arrested by a council of national unity. Despite an initial
spirit of cooperation, multiple competing claims to federal executive authority
arise, precipitating a constitutional crisis. Oligarchs see threats and
opportunities in the emerging disorder, and act to protect their interests.
"A worthy sequel to Fossil Nation,
the first volume in the Inter States series, Emergent Disorder takes
the reader on a fast-paced and uncomfortably plausible trip through a
near-future America in terminal crisis. Not to be missed."
-- John Michael Greer, author of Star's
Reach and Twilight's Last Gleaming
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