Dylan Baker's peaceful backwoods Alaska life is suddenly transformed when a mysterious young woman, claiming to be his daughter, appears at his door and draws Dylan into a stunning scientific development that could simultaneously end climate change and open new clean energy sources. Next the Governor of Alaska, struggling in her re-election campaign, gains Dylan's commitment to assess an energy project at the edge of the Denali wilderness. Striving to gain the trust of his daughter, Dylan agrees to assess the new science, but signs of fraud emerge. Dylan finds himself the only contact point between powerful political, scientific and business forces. As the story of fraud deepens, the election draws near, billion-dollar energy deals appear to crumble, the stakes skyrocket, the shooting starts, and Dylan must rely on his amazing outdoor skills to save himself and others. Pursued by highly trained and dedicated killers, Dylan's escape is blocked by a cataclysmic climate change-caused disaster that destroys his world, and a final outrageous deception nobody could see coming.