Now Iraxi, who had been a commoner on land, is in the final days of a pregnancy, and many on the ark view her unborn child as a sign of hope. Iraxi and her community have survived at sea for 1,743 days, refugees of a flooded, highly stratified kingdom. Rocklyn's lyrical gothic fantasy debut considers how life can persist in a world of rot, death, and destruction. James' The Children of Men, and Octavia Butler's "Bloodchild." From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. This novella will whet the appetite of fans of classics like Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby, P. Her rage and search for vengeance propel the plot. Iraxi is an irascible yet sympathetic narrator, caught up in a struggle much bigger than herself and moving with forces that she may not understand. It feels like a taste of a much larger world that has a long and awful history. Does she even want her baby, or is it yet another burden she will be saddled with? What will happen when she finally gives birth? Will Iraxi save the world-or destroy it? This debut novella combines the physical anxiety of pregnancy with dystopian desperation and urgency. Iraxi, an outcast, is pregnant with a child who might not live past infancy. The land is dying, and the inhabitants of the world are barely surviving on a boat with dwindling rations. Flowers for the Sea is about a desperate attempt to keep a people alive.
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