Square wave
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Mark De Silva
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9781937512392
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Civilization; War use; Authors; Research; Dystopias; Weather control; Fiction
Description: "Carl Stagg, a writer researching imperial power struggles in 17th century Sri Lanka, ekes out a living as a watchman in a factionalized America where confidence in democracy has eroded. Along his nightly patrol, Stagg finds a beaten prostitute, one in a series of monstrous attacks. Suspicious of his supervisor's intentions, Stagg partners with a fellow part-time watchman, Ravan, to seek the truth. Ravan hails from a family developing storm-dispersal technologies, whose research is jointly funded by the Indian and American governments. The watchmen's discoveries put a troubling complexion on Stagg's research, giving it new shape and impetus, just as the weather modification project begins to appear less about dispersing storms than weaponizing them."--provided by publisher.