Sci-fi (Natural disaster) / Adventure (Survival) / Romance Plot bullets All is not well in the English channel. Many ships have not reached port and their are rumors of giant water spouts and whirlpools. The events are precursors to a great earthquake. It raises the sea floor in the channel. There is now land above the waters between England and France. One man is caught up in the turmoil. His life is in constant danger as he wanders. Landmarks have been obliterated and there are, at first, few others from whom to ask directions. This tragedy, is however, the opportunity he needs to fulfill the conditions that will allow him to marry. The girls father demands a station in life that he does not have, currently. At their last parting, they were caught up in one of the channel ship wrecks. The girl lost a precious heirloom. That ship is now above the waters and provides for yet another opportunity for adventure and danger, as her lover goes on a quest to recover it. Others know of that wealth and more. It is not safe, as people take the land and the law into their own hands. Everyone's life has changed. His may change for the better, and all due to 'The Tremendous Event'.