Fire Over Troubled Water

Six years after the Rise, Australia's coastal towns are gone, lost under the ocean's unstoppable advance. The survivors have retreated to a series of newly formed islands off the coast of New South Wales, seeking to rebuild their lives with limited resources, destructive weather, and fierce competition amongst communities. And not all are successful . . . Baz is a fresh water merchant, desalinating saltwater and bartering this valuable commodity throughout the struggling island communities....