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The tomorrow code The tomorrow code Brian Falkner THE END OF THE WORLD started quietly enough for Tane Williams and Rebecca Richards. . . .Tane and Rebecca aren't sure what to make of it--a sequence of 1s and 0s, the message looks like nothing more … OL13646751W
Ashes, ashes Ashes, ashes Jo Treggiari In a future Manhattan devastated by environmental catastrophes and epidemics, sixteen-year-old Lucy survives alone until vicious hounds target her and force her to join Aidan and his band, but soon t… OL16211397W
Environmental disasters Environmental disasters Shirley Smith Duke Explains the history, causes, and effects of various environmental disasters using true-life examples. OL16636605W
Drought Drought Graham Masterton A nationwide drought causes the taps to run dry and ex-marine and social worker Martin Makepeace must take drastic action to protect his family, while corrupt politicians try to use the drought to th… OL17882522W
The dark flood rises The dark flood rises Margaret Drabble Francesca Stubbs has an extremely full life. A highly regarded expert on housing for the elderly who is herself getting on in age, she drives "restlessly round England," which is "her last love . . .… OL19715143W
The once and future world The once and future world J. B. MacKinnon "An award-winning ecology writer goes looking for the wilderness we've forgotten. Many people believe that only an ecological catastrophe will change humanity's troubled relationship with the natural… OL19968957W
Going dark Going dark Hall, James W. "The New York Times Book Review calls Edgar Award-winner James W. Hall a "master of suspense" and this new high-stakes thriller shows why as Thorn embarks on a mission to save his newfound son Earth … OL19972722W
Tigerman Tigerman Nick Harkaway "Sergeant Lester Ferris is a good man in need of a rest. After a long career of being shot at, he's about to be retired. The mildly larcenous, backwater island of Mancreu is the ideal place to serve … OL19983022W
The blood of angels The blood of angels Johanna Sinisalo "It is claimed Albert Einstein said that if bees disappear from the earth, mankind has four years left. When bee-vanishings of unprecedented scale hit the United States, Orvo, a Finnish beekeeper, kn… OL19992038W
Wildfire Wildfire Hawkins, Matt (Comic book writer) Is genetically modified food an end to world hunger - or a first class ticket to the apocalypse? Dan Miller is a plant biologist working with a small team perfecting an accelerated plant growth proce… OL19998891W
Great Pacific Great Pacific Harris, Joe (Comic book writer) "When fugitive oil heir Chas Worthington settles the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plants a flag, and declares it his own sovereign nation, the reality of the environmental catastrophe is onl… OL20007260W
The book of the Crowman The book of the Crowman Joseph D'Lacey The world has been condemned. Only Gordon Black and The Crowman can redeem it. The search for the shadowy figure known only as the Crowman continues, as the Green Men prepare to rise up against the f… OL20932426W
New girl New girl Louise Park Ten-year-old Adelaide Banks is the new girl at the Space Education and Action School, and for her first mission is to investigate why Planet Polare's ice is melting and putting its alien life forms i… OL23222880W
Dead tide Dead tide Alvin Leaphart TRACCO, a chlorine and caustic manufacturer which uses mercury in its production process, pumps several thousand tons of sludge containing mercury into a creek which runs into Turtle River, near Brun… OL24259670W
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Hayao Miyazaki Emperor Namulith needs Princess Kushana's cooperation to unite the warring Dorok and Torumekian empires. And a mutant strain of mold is consuming everything it comes in contact with. OL3963483W
The Year of the Flood The Year of the Flood Margaret Atwood The long-awaited new novel from Margaret Atwood. The Year of the Flood is a dystopic masterpiece and a testament to her visionary power. The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and … OL675774W