Dan Mariani

The Road to Chapultepec Park Dan Mariani

Earth has been ravaged by a violent climate change, catapulting the planet into post-apocalyptic conditions. The United States has been transformed into frozen wasteland, littered with a vast network of prison camps for both international criminals and displaced survivors. After losing his entire family, MIT climatologist Aaron and his companion, a super-intelligent genetically-engineered dog named Sam, escape a brutal prison camp in San Antonio, Texas. Together, they embark on a suspenseful journey across the Arctic-like tundra, desperately seeking sanctuary. Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, Mexico is the only known haven, a place designated safe for American citizens fleeing the Cold Zone. With miles and miles to traverse on foot, can Aaron and Sam reach their sanctuary unharmed? Can they evade the human and animal predators tracking them? In a world turned upside down, survival is a high risk game. Join the main characters on their treacherous journey! The Road to Chapultepec Park is a harrowing, gripping, and realistic novel that chronicles one man's need for escape from the physical elements, as well as redemption from his personal demons. Many readers have been entertained by this adventure tale and found it resonated with all the climate eruptions we are witnessing. Like the wild fires in California and Australia, flooding in low-lying areas, and the extreme weather conditions we are seeing all over the globe. Get bundled up and travel on The Road to Chapultepec Park! What the readers are saying: "I would describe it as a cross between Cormac McCarthy's The Road and Bong Joon-ho's thriller Snowpiercer." T. J. "The imagery in the book was depicted so well, I could see myself walking on the roads with Aaron, Sam...and ultimately having been to Chapultepec Park, I was able to imagine being there." F. T. "A thoughtful tale of survival in a world of dramatic climate change and governmental collapse. The characters are real and the twisting plot keeps you reading. Highly recommended." M. W. "The book managed to accomplish the things you want from a good book - it told a riveting story in a way that kept me engrossed, let me walk in the shoes of a complicated yet sympathetic protagonist and left me thinking about issues far beyond the scope of the characters about humanity and the state of the world." M. M. "The author presents his evidence through Aaron's thoughts...without being too preachy. There are some really interesting things proposed, and again - the book really makes you think." E. L.