Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious extremists in Barcelona. After five years of being held captive together, they make a vow to always watch out for one another. But they never expected this. The world they have returned to has been transformed-by water. And the water is rising.
"A largely old-fashioned disaster tale presented with spectacle and efficient pacing." -Locus
"A gripping near-future allegory of global warming." -BBC Focus
"Bold, compassionate, exhilarating, wrenching stuff." -Niall Harrison, Internet Review of Science Fiction
Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious extremists in Barcelona. After five years of being held captive together, they make a vow to always watch out for one another. But they never expected this. The world they have returned to has been transformed-by water. And the water is rising.
Praise
"A largely old-fashioned disaster tale presented with spectacle and efficient pacing." -Locus
"A gripping near-future allegory of global warming." -BBC Focus
"Bold, compassionate, exhilarating, wrenching stuff." -Niall Harrison, Internet Review of Science Fiction
