Ultimatum - Hardcover

Glass, Matthew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802118887 ISBN 13: 9780802118882

Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2009

Synopsis

<div>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. For the United States, a leading carbon emitter for decades, the prospects are devastating: thirty million coastal-dwelling citizens will need to be relocated; Miami will be washed into the ocean and southern California will waste away to desert; the relocation process will cost trillions of dollars. With the world frighteningly close to catastrophe, Benton opts to abandon multilateral negotiations in the Kyoto 4 summit and resumes secret bilateral negotiations with the Chinese&#8212the world&#8217;s worst polluter. As the two superpowers lock horns, the ensuing battle of wits becomes a race against time. <i>Ultimatum</i> is a visionary and deeply unsettling thriller that explores the most pressing issue of the twenty-first century&#8212the future of our planet&#8212and boldly predicts the way the world will be in twenty-five years.</div>

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Review

"Ultimatum is a rare thriller that terrifies not because it is possible, but because it feels probable--if not inevitable. . . . Sharp as a well-honed scalpel, Ultimatum is a masterful novel with deftly drawn characters, real settings, and a dark, dark understanding of geopolitical reality." -- Douglas Preston

"Ultimatum is a spellbinding debut novel from a writer poised to turn the thriller world upside-down." -- William Bernhardt

"Ultimatum is a great read--both a gripping thriller and a remarkably intelligent political novel. Matt Glass weaves together fascinating research, thoughtful analysis, and first-rate storytelling to produce a novel that is hard to put down and will stay with readers long after the conclusion." -- David Liss

Book Description

HE HAS BECOME THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD... NOW HE HAS TO SAVE IT...

'The publisher is already describing Mr Glass as the heir to Tom Clancy (for The Hunt for Red October) and to Michael Crichton (for State of Fear, his diatribe about global warming). Ultimatum is better than either of these. The first politico-diplomatic-disaster thriller, Mr Glass's engrossing work leaves the reader thinking long after the last page is turned.' Economist

Edition details

• Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802118887
• ISBN 13: 9780802118882
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400