Forty years after a devastating flood changed the face of the earth, new consequences and challenges are still surfacing. Twins Will and Annalie thought the hardest part about this year was going to be their separation when bookish Annalie began life at a prestigious Admiralty-run boarding school and avid sailor Will stayed behind in the flood-damaged slums. But that was before the Admiralty raided their father's engineering workshop. Before they sent a questioner to threaten Annalie at school. Before their father disappeared, leaving a single coded clue to his destination. Desperate to find their father, the twins set out in the family's small sailboat. But though they are both experienced sailors, they have no idea what dangers the sea has in store for them. With The Flooded Earth, Mardi McConnochie opens her middle-grade cli-fi saga at top speed, drawing readers into a race against pirates, authorities, and the sea itself in a not-so-distant future full of new technology and old human failings.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Green Earth Book Award. It was recognised by the Readings Book Awards. It also was recognised by the Booklandia List & Shout "Twins Peak" Roundup Selection.

This is volume 1 in The Flooded Earth .

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Pajama Press .

Mardi McConnochie's novels for young readers include Dangerous Games and Melissa, Queen of Evil, which won an Aurealis Award, Australia's premiere award for speculative fiction. She is also an award-nominated author of four adult novels. She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her partner, James Bradley, and their two daughters