Preventing (rather than predicting) World War III

For Remembrance Day today, I'd like to release another preview from my forthcoming novel, All the Humans Are Sleeping. This near-future dystopian fiction seeks to prevent, rather than predict, another world war:

“Modern nuclear fusion had made Hiroshima look like a dress rehearsal. Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Regina, Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg were reduced to craters in under six seconds. The revenge of the Russian Federation had been exact and without delay or negotiation.

“Forty-eight hours after the Russians decimated Canada, the Americans retaliated with the same heartless efficiency, devastating Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Novgorod and Chelyabinsk. Two days later, China, Iran and North Korea returned fire — beginning with Los Angeles and ending with New York City.

“Herding 95% of the world’s population into megacities made them easy targets for a nuclear attack. Some say it was intentionally done. But such an act, of course, would have been monstrous.”

If that piqued your interest, check out the synopsis of All the Humans Are Sleeping at: https://blazingpinecone.com/news/2024/10/02/