Christopher Priest

"The whole of Africa is in turmoil, refugees from the continent are fleeing to anywhere they can force a landing. In their millions. In England the trickle of refugees looking for a home, for safety, becomes a flood. Soon the South of England is overrun. Towns succumb to mob rule, pitched battles are fought over houses. The refugees gather together a government, an army and soon the Afrims are in negotiations with the British Government. Compromise is reached, promises are made. And broken. And through these chaotic days, as extremists vie for control, as violence flares and society collapses, one man tells his story. Alan Whitman has lost his job, his home, his family, everything. He is a desperate man ..."--Back cover.

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