THE DROWNED WORLD IMAGINES A TERRIFYING WORLD IN WHICH GLOBAL WARMING HAS MELTED THE ICE CAPS AND PRIMORDIAL JUNGLES HAVE OVERRUN A TROPICAL LONDON. SET DURING THE YEAR 2145, THIS NOVEL FOLLOWS BIOLOGIST DR. ROBERT KEARNS AND HIS TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AS THEY CONFRONT A CITYSCAPE IN WHICH NATURE IS ON THE RAMPAGE AND GIANT LIZARDS, DRAGONFLIES, AND INSECTS FIERCELY COMPETE FOR DOMINATION.