Petrus van Stijn's world is besieged by two prime engines of destruction: massive geomagnetic storms caused by unprecedented solar storms - protracted coronal mass ejections (CME), and climate change wreaking unprecedented, but predictable collapse of the Antarctic ice shelves. Petrus has other problems to contend with, like surviving on a floating archipelago of ice, and then walking 2200 kilometers through a post-Apocalyptic world. At the same time, Petrus will discover something of a true social and biological paradise. Herein lies the paradox of a world where one species - ours - is facing extinction, while others - many genetically re-engineered - are enjoying a biodiversity renaissance.
With a Foreword by William Shatner, this provocative, lyrical, deeply philosophical work of fiction explores the ethical limits of science and technology, and the future of all life on earth.

Chapter 1:doomsday shelfs

Chapter 2:incoming storms
Chapter 3:the beryllium-10 factor.- Chapter 4:absentis diebus quattuor.- Chapter 5:a clou within the frozen eyewall
Chapter 6:doomed logistics
Chapter 7:the evacuation attempt
Chapter 8:lone
Chapter 9:salvaging
Chapter 10:the plight of the emperors
Chapter 11:journeying
Chapter 12:as the last continent vanishes
Chapter 13:a floating archipelago
Chapter 14:quantum ecodynamic substrates
Chapter 15:looming equations for lost and found
Chapter 16:gardens in the fog
Chapter 17:the legacy of Thomas ralph merton
Chapter 18:petrus discovers wonderland
Chapter 19:in the morning
Chapter 20:1400 miles to bruges
Chapter 21:adventure in Extremadura
Chapter 22:the French
Chapter 23:affable landscapes
Chapter 24:coming into focus
Chapter 25:going home
Chapter 26:a new life
Chapter 27:rights of passage
Chapter 28:the state of the world, cont.
Chapter 29:a stroll through town
Chapter 30:the castle
Chapter 31:acclimation
Chapter 32:basics
Chapter 33:the codex stefanus
Chapter 34:the emergency beacon
Chapter 35:the science of restraint
Chapter 36:ethical choices and fine wine
Chapter 37:something not human
Chapter 38:and that night
Chapter 39:that day
Chapter 40:miracles
Chapter 41:town crier
Chapter 42:genes and molecules awry
Chapter 44:leviathans
Chapter 45:dinner with hans
Chapter 46:the radio
Chapter 47:the search for dulce
Chapter 48:stranger memories
Chapter 49:new world
Chapter 50:coda.