Blackfish City Author:Sam J. Miller After the climate wars, a floating city is constructed in the Arctic Circle, a remarkable feat of mechanical and social engineering, complete with geothermal heating and sustainable energy. — The city’s denizens have become accustomed to a roughshod new way of living, however, the city is starting to fray along the edges -- crime and ... more »corruption have set in, the contradictions of incredible wealth alongside direst poverty are spawning unrest, and a new disease called “the breaks” is ravaging the population.
When a strange new visitor arrives -- a woman riding an orca, with a polar bear at her side -- the city is entranced. The “orcamancer,” as she’s known, very subtly brings together four people -- each living on the periphery -- to stage unprecedented acts of resistance. By banding together to save their city before it crumbles under the weight of its own decay, they will learn shocking truths about themselves. « less