MANDIBLES

With dry wit and psychological acuity, this near-future novel explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. Down-to-earth and perfectly realistic in scale, this is not an over-the-top Blade Runner tale. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family.

Overnight, on the international currency exchange, the "almighty dollar" plummets in value, to be replaced by a new global currency, the "bancor." In retaliation, the president declares that America will default on its loans. It is not science fiction.In 2029, the United States is engaged in a bloodless world war that will wipe out the savings of millions of American families. "Deadbeat Nation" being unable to borrow, the government prints money to cover its bills.

What little remains to savers is rapidly eaten away by runaway inflation.The Mandibles have been