Review by Crisetta MacLeod

In this update of his original story, Irvine describes a society crippled by global warming. He shows how selfish agendas such as personal power, deranged ideology, old national hatreds, and greed get in the way of international cooperation to stave off disaster.
Spiteful destruction of coffee crops makes coffee almost unobtainable—after reading the book I developed a terrible craving!
Hercus Barges, a deranged environmentalist, starts and finishes the book with his wretched smelly dead albatross. The plot revolves around plutonium he stole as a student. Who will use it to blackmail the world—a warring political party, a doomsday sect, or Hercus himself?
Jemma and her husband Ryn must find Hercus and his plutonium before others do. Ryn is modelling the melting of Arctic ice, but fails to speak up when he discovers that his superiors intend to use his findings for insider profit, instead of warning the world of impending disaster. Ryn fears losing his job if his connection with Hercus is disclosed.
The novel ends with Jemma’s continuing strength in a drowning world, despite the final intrusion of Hercus and his dead bird.