The Plastic Empire

Fifty years after the Great Drowning, the Plastic Empire reigns. Cities drowned, humanity survives amidst mountains of its own waste. Neo-Manhattan, a shimmering metropolis built on discarded plastic, offers a stark vision of the future. Here, Juno Vega, a brilliant environmental scientist, pins her hopes on the Genesis Engine, a revolutionary technology promising to convert plastic into fertile soil.  A chance to reclaim a poisoned Earth. A chance to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish of seeing a green world again. But Juno's hope turns to horror as she uncovers a chilling truth: the Genesis Engine is creating a new, insidious contamination.  Challenging the powerful TerraGenesis Corp and its ruthless CEO, Samantha Frey, Juno becomes a fugitive, branded a heretic.  Her allies are few: Virginia, a guilt-ridden scientist haunted by her past; Elias, a disillusioned engineer with secrets of his own; and Omar, a charismatic leader fighting for survival in the desolate Plastic Plains. Hunted by corporate mercenaries, Juno and her allies race against time to expose the truth before the Genesis Engine's toxic legacy becomes irreversible. From the gleaming towers of Neo-Manhattan to the ravaged landscapes of the former American Midwest, their journey unveils a conspiracy reaching the highest levels of power.  They uncover evidence of suppressed data, witness the devastating impact on vulnerable communities, and face the chilling consequences of unchecked corporate greed.  As the world teeters on the brink of another ecological disaster, Juno's fight becomes a symbol of resistance, a beacon of hope in a world drowning in its own waste. But the fight for the future won't be easy. The Plastic Empire, built on discarded dreams, becomes the battleground for the planet's survival.  Can Juno and her allies expose the truth and rewrite the future, or will the Genesis Engine's toxic legacy become humanity's final epitaph?