Saltcrop

From the acclaimed author of The Stardust Grail comes the epic tale of three sisters who embark on a soaring sea-voyage in a near-future Earth falling apart.

In a world where oceans have swallowed coastal cities, highways crumble underwater, and mutant fish prowl the pirate-controlled depths, Skipper — the youngest of the Shimizu sisters — makes her living scavenging plastics, metals and glass from an offshore garbage patch to support her ailing grandmother.

When their eldest sister, Nora, goes missing after taking a job testing agricultural products for the mega-corporation Renewal, Skipper and their other sister Carmen set sail across storm-ravaged seas in search of her. The farther they venture, the more they unravel about Nora’s dangerous discoveries and the corporate forces intent on controlling them.

Amidst ecological collapse and corporate intrigue, the sisters confront each other’s strengths and failures — and the bonds that tie them through survival, guilt, hope and love. Saltcrop is a sweeping mix of eco-thriller, sister-hood epic, and atmospheric speculative fiction.