Originally published in 2000, t. Boyle's prescient novel about global warming and ecological collapse it is the year 2025. Global warming is a reality. The biosphere has collapsed and most mammals--not to mention fish, b...Originally published in 2000, t. Boyle's prescient novel about global warming and ecological collapse it is the year 2025. Global warming is a reality. The biosphere has collapsed and most mammals--not to mention fish, birds, and frogs--are extinct.