Fire, Ruin, and Fury is a harrowing, gritty road novel--a journey to the future of America beset by climate change and ecological degradation. The earth didn't warm up a few degrees, cause some discomfort, and go back to normal. It got warmer, more volatile, and it stayed that way for a century, unleashing droughts, superstorms, floods, and fires. The social and political fabric frayed from the ensuing economic tailspin, famines, pandemics, and mass migrations. Humanity--rich and poor, urban and rural, American and foreign--is under strain. The first book in the Embers Saga , this epic novel delivers a vivid depiction of struggle as it explores human loyalty in times of stress. It is a cautionary--but ultimately uplifting--tale of how future generations may live, love, fight, and survive.