Iron Fe

By David J Field

In a dystopian future, America and Russia are at war.
The Russians have unleashed a deadly virus, which disintegrates metal substances, on their enemy's continent.
American citizens watch in terror as their cars, houses, and landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge rust and crumble.
Will they be able to stop the virus before it attacks their military reserves, rendering them powerless?
And will Earth ever be the same again?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley
• Release date: Nov 30, 2015

David J Field

The author is a metalurgist by training and a keen sailor. This is his first book, he lives in Yorkshire, England and has 2 grown up children, a divorce behind him, a mortgage and a sense of humour.

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About the Author

The author is a metalurgist by training and a keen sailor. This is his first book, he lives in Yorkshire, England and has 2 grown up children, a divorce behind him, a mortgage and a sense of humour.

Dedicated to Miko, without whom this book would not have been written.

David J. Field

Iron Fe

Copyright © David J. Field (2015)

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ISBN 9781784555764

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Chapter 1

The Russian vessel Karena glided silently along the Californian coastline, spraying its deadly mist into the air from an array of giant spray heads.

That should cause them a problem or two, said Captain Timor to the first mate, the virus developed by our great scientists will bring them to their knees by taking out every iron and steel structure in the county. The prevailing winds will do the job for us by spreading it across the whole country from west to east in a matter of days. Victory will be ours.

The Karena motored on its deadly path just far enough from the coast to stay in international waters and out of range of prying American eyes. It discharged its tanks of the virus containing liquid, atomizing it into a fine mist of droplets which hung in the air and were wafted along by the warm Pacific breeze. The scientist who was responsible for the invention and development of the virus was a stern-faced, harsh woman with unfeminine features and a serious demeanour.

She had been listening to the captain and first mate’s conversation, and interjected, "Yes, by my calculations the cloud will hit the coast within the hour, where it will begin its devastation of our enemy, the mighty USA, to the glory of our people and pay the Americans back for the damage they caused us in their cold war.

As you say Comrade, victory will be ours.

The tanks of the poison virus steadily emptied through the night until by dawn the job was done. The crew cut through the structure holding the spray heads and dumped them over the side, where they sank