TY - SER KW - climate change KW - Ice Age KW - aliens AU - Lawrence Watt-Evans AB - Climate change unleashes an Ice Age that drives most survivors into the tropics, but outcast John Starkman survives with a few others in Western Pennsylvania. When aliens land on Earth, they are very interested in Starkman for his genetic code, which may help save the entire galaxy. C1 - Distant future C3 - Allegheny County; Ohio River; Allegheny River; Monongahela River; Pittsburgh; Downtown; Point State Park; William Penn Hotel; Monroeville; Monroeville Mall; Washington County; Washington C4 - Science Fiction; Environmental; Utopian/Dystopian CY - New York LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - Climate change unleashes an Ice Age that drives most survivors into the tropics, but outcast John Starkman survives with a few others in Western Pennsylvania. When aliens land on Earth, they are very interested in Starkman for his genetic code, which may help save the entire galaxy. PB - Avon Books PP - New York PY - 1984 RN - Lawrence Watt-Evans (1954— ), born in Massachusetts, is a prolific writer of science fiction and fantasy. EP - 204 p. TI - The Chromosomal Code ER -