Book description
It is 2099 - and the world is gradually drowning, as mighty Arctic ice
floes melt, the seas rise, and land disappears forever beneath
storm-tossed waves. For 15-year-old Mara, her family and community,
huddled on the fast-disappearing island of Wing, the new century brings
flight. Packed into tiny boats, a terrifying journey begins to a bizarre
city that rises into the sky, built on the drowned remains of the
ancient city of Glasgow. But even here there is no safety and, shut out
of the city, Mara realizes they are asylum-seekers in a world torn
between high-tech wizardry and the most primitive injustice. To save her
people, Mara must not only find a way into the city but also search for
a new land and a new home...
