First published 2018
An Arctic floating city built after the climate wars survives on geothermal power and grit. Crime spreads through its streets while wealth and poverty clash. A deadly epidemic called the breaks ravages residents. Then a mysterious woman appears, riding an orca with a polar bear companion. The city calls her the orcamancer. She quietly connects four outsiders living on the margins. Together they must resist the corruption destroying their home. As they fight to save the floating city from collapse, they discover truths about themselves they never expected. The breaks continue spreading. Political corruption deepens. The city fractures along lines of class and power. But the four allies find strength in their unlikely bond, learning that human connection can overcome even the most desperate circumstances.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, mystery, thriller, climate-change
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unlikely-allies
Setting: Arctic
Period: 21st-century
10 pages · Audio CD · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Content warnings: violence