Julie Bertagna
Book Two in a climate change trilogy started in Exodus. After stealing supply ships and loading them with the boat people and sea urchins surviving on the outskirts of New Mundo, Mara now leads her ship at least (the others can't be seen) to a supposed new life in the highlands of the north (aka Greenland). This is not the class struggle of Exodus, highlighting the plight of the poor. Instead, it is a pilgrimage and a good old fashioned wagon train on the high seas. Mara struggles to lead her band of misfits as they (and she) continually doubt her leadership. A chance collision with a band of pirates introduces new characters to the drama, and when they reach the new world, survival is not as easy as it seems it should be. This book is not explicitly about climate change. But with a destroyed earth at the basis for the entire plot, Bertagna continues to weave a thread of hope. I suppose in many ways, this is a classic western plot. A good continuation of the plot and a good middle book.
Read (only if you plan to read Book 3 too).
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