Glimmer

This new cli-fi epic chronicles a future NYC wracked by climate change and follows the individuals who must make the most of what remains to survive.It's 2110, the Earth's glaciers have melted, and there's no climate fix in sight. As refugees stream inland from the inundated coasts, social structures and national economies are stressed to the point of fracture. Food production falters. Pandemics rage. Rising sea level and devastating superstorms have flooded much of Manhattan and wrecked its infrastructure. Its residents have mostly fled, but a few die-hards have bet their survival on the hope that digging in and staying local is a safer strategy.As the weather worsens, can a damaged population of poor folk, artists, misfits, and loners work out their differences in time to create a sustainable long-term society? In a lawless city, where the well-armed rich have appropriated the high ground, can an ex-priest find a middle road between non-violence and all-out war? The lives of his downtown band of leftovers will depend on it.Sheltering among them, a young girl named Glimmer struggles to regain a past lost to trauma. As her memory returns, she finds she must choose who and how to be, and who and what to believe in, even if it means giving up a love she has only recently found herself able to embrace.Story Locale: Post-apocalyptic New York City

CLI-FI: Glimmer takes place in a drowned New York City, joining a growing SFF subgenre of "cli-fi" about the potential effects of climate changeFOR FANS OF POST-APOCALYPTIC SCI-FI: Readers of Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 and Chuck Wendig's Wanderers will find an innovative new tale that stands well among their favorite sci-fiPRESSING QUESTIONS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE: Glimmer addresses the most important aspects of our current climate reality and explores the potential of what might be waiting in a near-future USFEMINIST NARRATIVE: Glimmer tells the tale of a young woman trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic future and embracing her own identity in the midst of crisisFOR FANS OF BLINDSPOT: The mystery of Glimmer's identity and her unusual amnesia is perfect for readers looking for stories of intrigue, mysterious pasts, and recovery from trauma