The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with a visionary technothriller about climate change-Stephenson-s reputation as a sci-fi titan is deserved- Sunday Times-His most visionary, and timely, book yet- Chicago Review of Books-Absorbing speculative fiction- Guardian-Brilliantly entertaining- at science fiction-s cutting edge- SFX-Ingenious and sometimes prophetic- TelegraphNeal Stephenson-s sweeping, prescient new novel transports readers to a near-future world where the greenhouse effect has inexorably resulted in a whirling-dervish troposphere of superstorms, rising sea levels, global flooding, merciless heat waves, and virulent, deadly pandemics.One man has a Big Idea for reversing global warming, a master plan perhaps best described as -elemental.- But will it work? And just as important, what are the consequences for the planet and all of humanity should it be applied?As only Stephenson can, Termination Shock sounds a clarion alarm, ponders potential solutions and dire ri