The Deluge

by Stephen Markley

Book Overview

A New York Times Notable Book
"This book is, simply put, a modern classic. If you read it, you'll never forget it. Prophetic, terrifying, uplifting." --Stephen King

From the bestselling author of Ohio, a masterful American epic charting a near future approaching collapse and a nascent but strengthening solidarity.

In the first decades of the 21st century, the world is convulsing, its governments...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982123095
• ISBN13: 9781982123093
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 2.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A Prophetic Tale of Our Waning World

As we stare down the barrel of an impending environmental catastrophe, "The Deluge" offers a chilling yet meticulous look into the near future. Through the eyes of a diverse cast of characters, we witness the slow-motion destruction of our planet, with climate change's effects seeping into every nook and cranny of our world. The book shatters any illusions of a quick fix, revealing instead the empty promises, false hopes, and bureaucratic nightmares that have stymied our efforts to prevent this looming crisis for over 30 years. The book represents a wake-up call, starkly depicting our reality. We see the accumulation of devastation under our noses, thousands of environmental catastrophes that have been ignored as the world carried on in blissful ignorance. The book exposes the harsh truth: our future has already been mortgaged, and we're just waiting for the check to clear. It's time for us to take a long, hard look at ourselves and take action before it's too late.