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Late in the twenty-first century, drought and wildfires prompt an exodus from southern Europe ...

About the Author

Anne Charnock is the author of Dreams Before the Start of Time, winner of the 2018 Arthur C. Clarke Award. Her debut novel, A Calculated Life, was a finalist for the 2013 Philip K. Dick Award and the 2013 Kitschies Golden Tentacle award. The Guardian featured Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind in “Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2015.” Anne’s novella, The Enclave, won the 2017 British Science Fiction Association Award for Short Fiction. Her writing career began in journalism, and her articles appeared in the Guardian, New Scientist, International Herald Tribune, and Geographical. Fiona Hardingham is a British-born actress and voiceover artist. Trained in London and at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, Fiona has appeared in such films as The Ballerino and Courage Inspires Courage. Fiona is also a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator, having voiced over 400 titles – she was the 2021 Audie Award Winner for Best Middle-Grade Audiobook The Good Hawk by Joseph Elliott, and has earned 20 AudioFile Earphones Awards. Steve West is a multi-award winning voice actor, having received nine AudioFile Earphones Awards for outstanding narration. Steve has also performed on the West End stage in ABBA's musical phenomenon Mamma Mia! and opposite the likes of Chucky the killer doll and Don Draper in TV's Mad Men. James Langton trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. An AudioFile Earphones Award winner, he has performed many voice overs and narrated numerous audiobooks, including the international bestseller The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud by Julia Navarro, The Virtues of War by Steven Pressfield and The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002. Elizabeth Knowelden is a critically acclaimed English actress. Hailing from the theatre, she continues to garner respect in all areas of her career, epitomised by recognition from BAFTA. Elizabeth has worked in London's West End with the Theatre Royal Haymarket, directed by Samuel West in Pinter's Betrayal, as well as many other noted productions. As a voice over actress, she works across the board, while as a singer she has performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as well as in various musicals. Moira Quirk is an English-born actor, voiceover artist and comedian based in LA. She has featured in various notable Nickelodeon cartoons, including Hey Arnold, The Wild Thornberrys and My Life as a Teenage Robot, as well as video games such as The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Moira also performs stand-up, appearing at Flappers Comedy Club, The Laugh Factory and The Ice House.