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The Fall: Part 3
“A masterpiece of storytelling” – Goodreads.com
“Brilliantly conceived … taut and chilling” – A.W Baldwin
2040: The world is burning, and hope is almost lost…
As feuding trillionaires insulate themselves on sub-Antarctic islands and lobby for nation-state recognition, the eco terrorist known as Vidar pours fuel on the flames of social disintegration. Mega storms and heat wreak havoc, driving the greatest diaspora in history. America is broken. A new civil war threatens. The fate of civilization lies with the first independent president and a revolutionary AI, but then a mystery virus triggers a nuclear war.
Told from multiple perspectives, The Fall takes you from the halls of power to the unforgiving streets as the world we know unravels. This is how it REALLY ends…
Presented in three 80-000-word chronological parts, 'The Fall', is the first stunning installment of ‘The Anthropocene Series', a speculative vision of the fate of humanity.
The Anthropocene Series
For 3,000 centuries the blue planet blessed us with her riches. As our civilizations rose and fell, her bounteous resources were there to seed others. But now we have outgrown her, so imposed upon her complex systems that we have earned our own unit of geological the Anthropocene —an era which appears destined to be short-lived. We are a fiendishly intelligent species, capable of creative genius as well as mindless destruction, are we smart enough to save ourselves?
The Anthropocene Series grapples with this paradox in a speculative vision of mind-blowing scale. From feuding tech trillionaires to a teenager speaking truth to power, from a jaded FBI agent trying to regain faith in justice to a conviction politician navigating the shoals of compromise, these and other intersecting stories propel you into the near and distant future. Book 1, The Fall, tells the story of our post-truth plunge into climate disaster. Book 2, From Ashes, the long and bitter struggle for survival in a post-apocalyptic nightmare, while Book 3, Beyond, suggests that despite, or perhaps because of our selfish genes, humanity may yet endure in some form among the stars.
“Brilliantly conceived … taut and chilling” – A.W Baldwin
2040: The world is burning, and hope is almost lost…
As feuding trillionaires insulate themselves on sub-Antarctic islands and lobby for nation-state recognition, the eco terrorist known as Vidar pours fuel on the flames of social disintegration. Mega storms and heat wreak havoc, driving the greatest diaspora in history. America is broken. A new civil war threatens. The fate of civilization lies with the first independent president and a revolutionary AI, but then a mystery virus triggers a nuclear war.
Told from multiple perspectives, The Fall takes you from the halls of power to the unforgiving streets as the world we know unravels. This is how it REALLY ends…
Presented in three 80-000-word chronological parts, 'The Fall', is the first stunning installment of ‘The Anthropocene Series', a speculative vision of the fate of humanity.
The Anthropocene Series
For 3,000 centuries the blue planet blessed us with her riches. As our civilizations rose and fell, her bounteous resources were there to seed others. But now we have outgrown her, so imposed upon her complex systems that we have earned our own unit of geological the Anthropocene —an era which appears destined to be short-lived. We are a fiendishly intelligent species, capable of creative genius as well as mindless destruction, are we smart enough to save ourselves?
The Anthropocene Series grapples with this paradox in a speculative vision of mind-blowing scale. From feuding tech trillionaires to a teenager speaking truth to power, from a jaded FBI agent trying to regain faith in justice to a conviction politician navigating the shoals of compromise, these and other intersecting stories propel you into the near and distant future. Book 1, The Fall, tells the story of our post-truth plunge into climate disaster. Book 2, From Ashes, the long and bitter struggle for survival in a post-apocalyptic nightmare, while Book 3, Beyond, suggests that despite, or perhaps because of our selfish genes, humanity may yet endure in some form among the stars.
309 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2025
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November 30, 2025
Fasten your seatbelt for Jake Avila’s The Fall: Part 3, which wraps up this first instalment of his masterful 'The Anthropocene Series.' I am really loving this series and find myself totally invested in the characters, whose respective plights are so artfully interwoven into the narrative. It is a powerful and sometimes sobering read.
Again, the author delivers on his epic vision of how the future could play out, in the best tradition of speculative fiction. The Fall: Part 3 is a cautionary tale of climate disaster within a world where government and society are failing. The odds are high, almost overwhelming, in a scenario where human resilience is challenged to breaking point, but still manages to shine through, but only just.
The inherent Greed and corruption of the mega-rich are laid bare against a stark backdrop of climate disaster and political upheaval. Opposing forces are pitted against one another both on the earth and in space – the claustrophobic nature of the space sequences has you almost pounding the walls. Nuclear war is triggered, almost arbitrarily and nothing will ever be the same again. Carmen’s storyline vividly illustrates how a desperate fight for survival plays out in this context, leaving the reader with a cliffhanger in every sense of the word.
As a writer myself, I can appreciate the extraordinary effort and care that must have gone into this gargantuan undertaking, keeping in mind that there are two more books to go. Sometimes, when writers attempt such an ambitious project, quantity is delivered at the expense of quality, in terms of the writing, but not in this case. Avila’s novels are beautifully written with a taut framework that shifts the focus, ensuring the narrative is well-paced and crisp in its delivery.
I can thoroughly recommend this book to any speculative fiction fans, or indeed anyone who appreciates fine writing and a compelling story. If you are seeking to read a thought-provoking and sometimes disturbing vision of a future that could so easily transpire, buy it. I rate this book 5/5, but it’s worth so much more. I am looking forward to reading From Ashes… to see where Avila takes us next.
Again, the author delivers on his epic vision of how the future could play out, in the best tradition of speculative fiction. The Fall: Part 3 is a cautionary tale of climate disaster within a world where government and society are failing. The odds are high, almost overwhelming, in a scenario where human resilience is challenged to breaking point, but still manages to shine through, but only just.
The inherent Greed and corruption of the mega-rich are laid bare against a stark backdrop of climate disaster and political upheaval. Opposing forces are pitted against one another both on the earth and in space – the claustrophobic nature of the space sequences has you almost pounding the walls. Nuclear war is triggered, almost arbitrarily and nothing will ever be the same again. Carmen’s storyline vividly illustrates how a desperate fight for survival plays out in this context, leaving the reader with a cliffhanger in every sense of the word.
As a writer myself, I can appreciate the extraordinary effort and care that must have gone into this gargantuan undertaking, keeping in mind that there are two more books to go. Sometimes, when writers attempt such an ambitious project, quantity is delivered at the expense of quality, in terms of the writing, but not in this case. Avila’s novels are beautifully written with a taut framework that shifts the focus, ensuring the narrative is well-paced and crisp in its delivery.
I can thoroughly recommend this book to any speculative fiction fans, or indeed anyone who appreciates fine writing and a compelling story. If you are seeking to read a thought-provoking and sometimes disturbing vision of a future that could so easily transpire, buy it. I rate this book 5/5, but it’s worth so much more. I am looking forward to reading From Ashes… to see where Avila takes us next.
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