G-1 - Rigel Carson - Bog

It's 2065 and Earth is beset by locusts, plagues, and earthquakes. Tensions escalate as food and water shortages destabilize governments. A secret society poised for world domination hunts for the keystone, an object of great power. The Chameleons have already murdered in their quest to acquire the keystone, and now they believe brilliant and reclusive scientist Zeke Landry has it.Zeke's Institute bosses want answers ASAP on the water crisis, so they supply Zeke with a souped-up robot named Forman. Zeke knows water can't disappear, but the data suggest that improbability. When Zeke's uncle drops off the grid, Zeke and Forman suspend the water analyses to find the missing man. A routing snafu sends Zeke's travel pod into the clutches of his enemies. If Zeke doesn't rise to the challenge and assume his late father's mantle as Guardian, chaos will reign. The clock is ticking, for Zeke and the world...G-1 is the first book in Toussaint's dystopian thriller series set on future Earth.