A Blanket of Steel: The Rise of Oceania

＂A Blanket of Steel is especially highly recommended for readers who enjoy futuristic stories set in cli-fi environments where nautical and political issues are compellingly presented. Libraries that seek cli-fi collection additions that both stand nicely alone and compliment other books in series will find A Blanket of Steel outstanding.＂
--Midwest Book Review

Truman McClusky has led the underwater colonies in their fight against the world’s superpowers. Climate change has devastated the surface; nations suffer famine, drought, rebellion, rising waters, and apocalyptic coastal flooding. But now, as Mac leads the underwater colonies to freedom and independence, he’s faced with the gravest threat of his life: a Russian assassin, hellbent on killing Mac and everyone he cares for. Now Mac must uncover the identity of the killer, face him in combat, and at the same time lead people in battle against the largest underwater force ever assembled. It’s Mac’s final test, and to win the war, he must use every tool at his disposal, including the most surprising and devastating underwater weapons ever invented. If Mac fails, all hope is lost for the future of human colonization on the ocean floors. But the assassin could be anyone...

Timothy S. Johnston is the author of Science Fiction/Thrillers The War Beneath, The Savage Deeps, Fatal Depth, The Furnace, The Freezer, and The Void, and he has won the Global Thriller Award, the Epic Award, the Cygnus Award, as well as the Clue Award.