"Too Many" Energy-dependent countries teeter on the edge of anarchy. The volatile markets of the world are on the brink of collapse. And then . . . the unthinkable happens. A natural disaster unlike anything the world has ever seen strikes the USA. In a moment, the world changes. Forever. For Jake Palmer, a young environmental engineer, the nightmare is about to get very personal. Summoned, along with other 'experts' to a global command-center, Jake suddenly realizes there is nothing natural about what is going on. Called upon to be a pawn and monstrous instrument of death, Jake finds himself is a fight for his life, the lives of those around him, and very possibly, the future of humanity