2065 - thirty-five years have passed since the global attacks of eleven/eleven reduced the supply of fossil fuels to a trickle and curtailed economic activity for a century. as civilisation totters on the brink of disaster, an international coalition emerges out of the chaos and confusion. hard lessons must be learned; personal liberties restricted, and national governance ceded to the new, collective authority known as incol.for deputy jack tirrand, a rising star in the london assembly, his family's future appears secure. but appearances are deceptive. as his wife, rebecca and twin daughters, harriet and alison, wrestle with personal crises, jack finds himself forced to confront his demons from the past and present alike. his life is under threat and time is running out for him to avert the terrifying consequences of the project - codename - octogen.