Mångmiljonstaden Sweetwater bryter samman under maktstrider, hungerkravaller och epedemier. Det är den teknologiska kulturens totala undergång - en katastrof i vår framtid
Faldbakken studied psychology at Oslo University, and then worked as a journalist. He visited a number of countries, working variously as a bookkeeper, sailor, and factory worker, and began writing books in 1967 while living in Paris.