The Forcing: The visionary, emotive, breathtaking MUST-READ climate-emergency thriller

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Civilisation is collapsing...

Frustrated and angry after years of denial and inaction, in a last-ditch attempt to stave off disaster, a government of youth has taken power in North America, and a policy of institutionalised ageism has been introduced. All those older than the prescribed age are deemed responsible for the current state of the world, and are to be 'relocated', their property and assets confiscated.

David Ashworth, known by his friends and students as Teacher, and his wife May, find themselves among the thousands being moved to 'new accommodation' in the abandoned southern deserts - thrown together with a wealthy industrialist and his wife, a high court lawyer, two recent immigrants to America, and a hospital worker. Together, they must come to terms with their new lives in a land rendered unrecognisable.

As the terrible truth of their situation is revealed, lured by rumours of a tropical sanctuary where they can live in peace, they plan a perilous escape. But the world outside is more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. And for those who survive, nothing will ever be the same again...

'A superbly handled tale of struggle and survival in a maimed world' The Times

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"A superbly handled tale of struggle and survival in a maimed world." --The Times.
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'A solid, meaty thriller - Hardisty is a fine writer and Straker is a great lead character' Lee Child

A trenchant and engaging thriller that unravels this mysterious land in cool, precise sentences' Catholic Herald

' This is a remarkably well - written, sophisticated novel in which the people and places, as well as frequent scenes of violent action, all come alive on the page...' Literary Review

Author Bio

Paul E Hardisty is a university professor and CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). The first four novels in his Claymore Straker series, The Abrupt Physics of Dying, The Evolution of Fear, Reconciliation for the Dead and Absolution all received great critical acclaim and The Abrupt Physics of Dying was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger and Telegraph Thriller of the Year. Paul is a sailor, a private pilot, keen outdoorsman, conservation volunteer, and lives in Western Australia.