At the turn of the 21st century a software architect must raise his grandson, side-stepping the Vietnam War, the Great Recession, and the Covid-19 Pandemic. The grandson uncovers a decades old conspiracy to destroy Russia's and China's economy. When the world turns upside down during the Catastrophe, the analyst is imprisoned as a co-conspirator. The analyst's son survives on his own during the rise of the city-states. He infiltrates a white supremacist militia then declares war, becomes the Filtrator and attempts to rescue an enslaved family. HANDLER (1798 - 1883) RADIOMAN (1883-1950) FILTRATOR (1950-2076) This three-book series examines that moment in time when a boy's physical surroundings, the community in which he lives, and the unique circumstance of his life triggers a transition to manhood. The trilogy tells of the dreams and sweat, the loves and the losses, the inevitability of growing up, and the responsibilities men embrace in providing for the next generation amidst the rise and fall of the modern era.