Out to Sea — R.W.K. Clark

International bestselling author R.W.K. Clark unleashes an iconic and terrifying dystopian novel about environmental mayhem, a truly unforgettable, coming-of-age story.
An apocalyptic chemical spill in the ocean brings two young teenagers together in this suspenseful thriller about environmental degradation and the optimism of youth.
What follows is a terrifyingly entertaining, and masterfully told science fiction fantasy, as only R.W.K. Clark can deliver.

Author Commentary
I intended for ‘Out to Sea' to be a work with a very pertinent message while forming a bond between star-crossed teen lovers. With the state of the future world in shambles, it was somewhat difficult to know when and where romance was truly appropriate; after all, the planet is dying before the eyes of the main characters, and they are literally watching everyone basically celebrate it.
The basic plot of the book revolves around a chemical spill. There are those, however, who have found a way to exploit the situation. The spill has made the appearance of the water indescribably gorgeous, even entrancing, to a certain level. People purchase atrociously priced luxury cruises for the sole purpose of gawking at the lifeless seas, and they seem to have no care for what the façade of beauty they are looking at really means. It is truly a horrible thing, and I wanted the level of depravity and complacency to which human beings stoop to be stark and ugly.
Tripp Young is my main character on this ocean voyage. As the only son of wealthy parents, he is expected to go on these yearly excursions with them. They are two of the countless who have bought into the horrible exploitation of the planet's impending death, and they seem blind to the reality of it all. To them, and all others like them, it is an amusement park ride. But Tripp is neither ignorant nor calloused to what is taking place. For a seventeen-year-old, he is very in touch with logic and sense, as well as the brokenhearted emotion he nurses for the world that was once lush with grass and other plant life.
While on this cruise, Tripp meets Heidi Collins and is instantly smitten with the smart, petite environmentally conscious redhead. Together, they witness some pretty horrific things, which can all be attributed to the tainted sea that surrounds them. It pulls them closer and closer as the days pass.
To put it simply, ‘Out to Sea' is an environmentally conscious romantic suspense that tells a story, and it teaches a lesson. It may not feel good, but lessons rarely do. I think by the end of this book, whether the reader loves it or hates it, they will never forget it. This is one of my personal favorites as a writer, and it had an impact on me that my other works haven't. It may be a fiction novel, but the pain and despair I put in the pages was anything but a fairy tale; I'm confident the emotion will help get the message across loud and clear.