Ultimatum - Couverture souple

Glass, Matthew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802144713 ISBN 13 : 9780802144713

Editeur : Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010

Synopsis

November 2032. Joe Benton has just been elected the forty-eighth president of the United States. Only days after winning, Benton learns from his predecessor that previous estimates regarding the effect of global warming on rising sea levels have been grossly underestimated. With the world frighteningly close to catastrophe, Benton must save the United States from environmental devastation. He resumes secret bilateral negotiations with the Chinese--the world's worst polluter--and as the two superpowers lock horns, the ensuing battle of wits becomes a race against time. With tension escalating on almost every page and building to an astonishing climax, Matthew Glass's visionary and deeply unsettling thriller steers us into the dark heart of political intrigue and a future that is all too believable.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Ultimatum is a terrifying political thriller set in a future where climate change has become the central issue of global politics, creating tensions that eventually propel the United States and China to the brink of war. When idealistic Democrat Joe Benton becomes the 48th president of the United States, he replaces four years of Republican apathy with an agenda of dynamic reform. But within weeks, he is forced to face the threat of environmental devastation posed by accelerated global warming. China -- with its appalling record of pollution and refusal to do anything about it -- becomes the enemy, and as the two superpowers lock horns, the ensuing battle of wits becomes a race against time as the world edges towards a tragedy of unprecedented proportions.

Taking over where Primary Colors and The West Wing left off, Matthew Glass’s visionary and deeply unsettling thriller steers us into the dark heart of political intrigue and a future that is all too believable.

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Democrat Joe Benton becomes the 48th president of the United States, four years of Republican apathy are succeeded by an agenda of dynamic social reform. But within weeks, Benton is forced to set aside his radical housekeeping campaign to address the threat of environmental devastation posed by accelerated global warming. China with its appalling record of pollution and refusal to do anything about it becomes America’s enemy, and as the two superpowers lock horns, the ensuing battle of wits becomes a race against time. As the world edges toward a tragedy that can end only in nuclear war, Benton struggles to make sense and good judgment prevail.

 

Taking over where Primary Colors and The West Wing left off, Matthew Glass’s visionary and deeply unsettling thriller steers us into the dark heart of political intrigue as President Benton’s first year in office becomes the most crucial twelve months of his entire life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802144713
• ISBN 13: 9780802144713
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 438
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible