Blackfish City

In the aftermath of climate change, refugees from flooded and destroyed cities crowd into Qaanaaq, a floating metropolis constructed north of Iceland. They bring with them the same fears, flaws, grasping desires, and hopes they'd held prior to the collapse. The once powerful and wealthy continue to exert their influence—setting groups against one another to deflect the anger and discontent that arises. The nanobonded, victims of experimentation, who can connect with animals by virtue of their enhanced blood, are particularly hated and ostracized. Atrocities are committed, families are torn apart. Meanwhile, "the breaks," a potentially viral memory disease, infects much of the population. Into this backdrop an enigmatic woman accompanied by a polar bear, and pulled on a raft by an orca, arrives—willing to do whatever it takes to find and reunite her people. This new offering from the author of the YA novel, The Art of Starving, explores the tenuous survival of our species in a not-so-distant or impossible future.