If you have ever wondered how our grandchildren may live and what their world will be like, A Brush with Extinction opens a compelling window into our future. The post-apocalyptic saga paints in vivid detail the challenges that confront humanity in the years following a late 21st century near-annihilation event. The Catastrophe had been predicted by the greatest scientific minds of our time decades before it happened based on global warming, but deep inside people always believed it would never come to pass. In 2070, half of the world's population was wiped out. A massive volcanic eruption capped a long series of natural disasters brought upon by mankind's relentless tampering with nature. As humanity recovers from the ashes and moves into the 22nd century, five New Zealand postgrads aspire to build meaningful lives in a brave new society. The planet is ruled by WOMIC, a single government, and human labour has been largely replaced by automation. Prison islands are proliferating and a budding human colony has taken root on Mars. Haunted by the Catastrophe and driven by a desire not to relive errors of the past, the postgrads are thrown into a maelstrom of adventure that will expose them to the meticulous designs of the new ruling elites and the insidious resurgence of criminal elements which threaten to condemn life on Earth to an even more terrifying future. Its descriptions of political intrigues, environmental changes, human passions, and profound sense of introspection make A Brush with Extinction simultaneously a cautionary tale and an enlightened reflection on the consequences of mankind's eternal struggle to overcome the dark side of their nature.