Lethal Trajectories - Hardcover

Michael Conley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592984541 ISBN 13: 9781592984541

Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press, 2011

Synopsis

The year is 2017, and a crisis of cata­strophic proportions is in the making. A conflict over oil has brought China and Japan to the brink of war--igniting a global chain reaction; the Saudi Arabian government is over­thrown by a regime using oil as an economic weapon of mass destruction to blackmail the world. The chaos is compounded by terrifying new climate change information, a floundering global economy, and a terminally-ill U.S. president. All the while, a small-town pastor tries to bring unity to her community--frightened citizens of Middle America--as gas prices skyrocket, the economy craters, and lifestyles around the globe change almost overnight. The clock is ticking as the two superpowers, China and the United States, decide whether to approach this perfect storm as friends or adversaries.

Mike Conley's Lethal Trajectories explores a terrifying ''what if'' scenario based on extensive research and current geopolitical trends and world events. The conditions are ripe, and time is running out.

About this title

About the Author:

Mike Conley currently serves as chairman and CEO of the Conley Family Foundation and is actively involved on a number of boards and advisory groups. He is a former senior executive officer at ReliaStar Financial Corporation (now ING). Conley graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1967, after serving in the United States Navy, and later completed a postgraduate program at Stanford University. He and his wife, Sharon, have two daughters and two grandchildren and reside in Plymouth, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.

Review:

''Mike Conley's Lethal Trajectories takes the issue of energy security and climate change seriously. While it is a work of fiction, the scientific accuracy and projections for a warming world are not. As someone who has witnessed first­hand the signs of global warming, I understand the reality of the situation from over forty-five years spent in the Polar Regions. Lethal Trajectories helps explain the predictions from resource conflicts, oil shortages, increased energy costs, and climate change in a way that is utterly fascinating and engaging. It's a must-read for anyone interested in these topics; the topics are presented in an accessible way, with a twist of fiction thrown in for fun.'' - Will Steger, adventurer and author of Crossing Antarctica

''Mike Conley's gripping novel is only too real. I just hope the politicians in Washington and the American people hear the alarm before it's too late!'' - Jim Ramstad, retired U.S. congressman

''Mike Conley is a modern-day Paul Revere, signaling to all who are paying attention the nature of several approaching threats. One of the things I appre­ciate most about what Mike has done in this book is that he gives readers a thriller based on a sober and holistic assessment of real economic, environ­mental, and security trends unfolding before our eyes. It's as if he's digested the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review and transformed it into a page-turner.'' --- Rolf Nordstrom, executive director of the Great Plains Institute

About this edition

• Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1592984541
• ISBN 13: 9781592984541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496