Told in five parts, or "Ages" (The American Battlefield, The Risen Conquest, The New Revolution, The Global Uprising and The Battle For History), the epic and thought-provoking story of the Knight family from New York - scientists in the near-future year of 2035 who discover a marine plant chromosome that leads to the astounding creation of the greatest environmental technology the world has ever seen - is chronicled as their achievement is both, protected and exploited during a war against an AI-powered authoritarian cult that begins in North America and spreads to every corner of the planet.