{"product_id":"9780802199850","title":"Ultimatum","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eTrigger Point\u003c\/i\u003e delivers “an anxiety-inducing thriller about global warming [that] effectively taps a hot topic and handles it with flair” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNovember, 2032\u003c\/i\u003e. Joe Benton has just been elected the forty-eighth president of the United States. Only days after winning, his predecessor reveals that estimates regarding the effect of global warming have been grossly underestimated. For the United States, a leading carbon emitter for decades, the prospects are devastating. Miami will be washed into the ocean and southern California will waste away to desert; the relocation of thirty million citizens will cost trillions of dollars. With the world on the verge of catastrophe, Benton abandons the Kyoto 4 summit and resumes secret negotiations with China—the world’s worst polluter. As the two superpowers lock horns, the ensuing battle of wits becomes a race against time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUltimatum\u003c\/i\u003e is a prophetic thriller that explores the most pressing issue of the twenty-first century. In a convincing and compelling narrative, it moves from top secret Oval Office meetings to clandestine talks in Norway and tense negotiations in Beijing. \u003ci\u003eUltimatum\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsettling thriller that steers us into the dark heart of political intrigue and a future that is all too believable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Fans of political thrillers will flock to this one, which combines realistic characters with shrewd political commentary.” —Booklist\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107316646128,"sku":"9780802199850","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802199850_p0.jpg?v=1763668815","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802199850","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}