The Shade Ring - The Shade Ring Trilogy 1
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Ages: 18+
The year is 2117. Oceans have risen fifteen feet and it’s 120 degrees in Atlanta as Neave Alvarez graduates with a degree in Climatology. But it’s a field she’s forced into by a domineering father who drags her into his campaign to launch a solar shade ring into space. The goal is to block the sun’s rays and cool the oceans.
Neave begins to have doubts during an expedition to sunken Charleston. That’s where she meets the first man to vibrate her molecules, only to discover he’s a clone – a clone who asks infuriating questions about what her scientist parents are really up to.
Her quest for the truth plunges her into a dangerous world of political intrigue and dark family secrets where it’s hard to tell who’s the good guy and who’s the bad guy. She wrestles with the meaning of family, whether clones have a soul and whether one more scientist can really make a difference in the fight against rising seas.
Set against the backdrop of runaway global warming, "The Shade Ring" is Science Fiction, Action/Adventure and Romantic Suspense, all rolled into one.
Reviews
This book has it all: a gripping, fast paced... thriller plot; ... romance; a near-future setting of melting ice caps and rising seas. Bonus points for a positive view of adoption, a happy mixed-race family, and a beautiful lesbian couple. A fantastic debut.
"The Shade Ring" is a highly intelligent and gripping thriller. Its futuristic setting gives readers a frightening glimpse into the world we may be heading towards should we not act quickly on climate change. The characters were multi-layered and real and I really enjoyed the relationship between Neave and Will, particularly the exploration of what it meant to be human. I'm a huge fan of historical fiction because it reminds us of the constance of the human condition. I found "The Shade Ring" did the same, set a hundred years into the future!
