Simon Young is a British folklore historian based in Italy. He has a longstanding interest in the study of the supernatural. In 2017 he editedMagical Folk (2017) with Ceri Houlbrook, and has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles in the likes of Folk Life, Folklore, Gramarye, Supernatural Studies and Tradition Today.

Professor Leif Hansen, a wealthy Danish botanist, builds a pioneer ecovillage for scientists to begin research into lichen that could one day produce oxygen on Mars for future space missions.

NASA agrees to help with the project and finds a suitable location for his research in Namibia, South West Africa, where he and his fellow ecovillagers can research permaculture, eco-living, and getting back in touch with Mother Nature.

Unknown to him a cabal founded by surviving Nazis are planning World War Three and some of their members plan to take it by force as a haven.

As the nuclear holocaust threatens their existence, the villagers resort to extreme measures to defend their precious oasis in the desert that they have strived for years to build, while battling both local militia and mercenaries.

But what if the green revolution isn't what we think it is?