The Ancients

ΓÇ£This richly imagined journey into a dystopian future is at once cautionary and provocative,inviting us to heed the lessons of the Ancients.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöDr. Robin Wall KimmererNew York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass A richly imaginedsweeping novel of hopeloveand adventure set in the unforgiving world of our own descendantsby the acclaimed author of WHISKEY WHEN WEΓÇÖRE DRY A young boy and his older sisters find themselves suddenly and utterly aloneorphaned in an abandoned fishing village. Their food supplies dwindlingthey set out across a breathtaking yet treacherous wilderness in search of the last of their people. Down the coastraiders deliver the children’s motheralong with the rest of their human cargoto the last port city of a waning empire. Determined to reunite with her familyshe plots her escapeΓÇöwhile her fellow captives plan open revolt. At the center of power in this crumbling citya young scholar inherits his father’s business and position of privilegealong with the burden of his debts. As the empire’s elite prepare to flee to new utopia across the seahe must decide where his allegiance lies. With a rapidly changing climate shifting the sands beneath their feetthese three paths converge in a struggle for the future of humanityΓÇöwho will inherit what remains and who gets to tell its story. At once a sweeping survival story; an epic of the distant future; and a post-apocalyptic vision of hope and optimismTHE ANCIENTS weaves a multilayered narrative about human resiliencehopeand stewardship of our world for future generations.