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WE, THE DROWNING by Lindz McLeod
hopeful dystopian climate fiction
Coming September 29, 2026 from Android Press
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ARE YOU PARCHED OR DROWNING?
In a world divided between drought and drowning, one young man must decide what it truly means to live—and what humanity owes the Earth that sustains it.
Cole has spent his entire life among the Parched, a desert community clinging to survival in a world torn by climate disaster and collapse. The Parched conserve every drop, mend what can be saved, and believe humanity’s only hope is resisting extinction.
Then a girl washes ashore… alive.
She belongs to the Flooded, a religious movement where members believe humanity must drown to give the planet a second chance, and so sacrifice themselves to the sea. For some unknown reason, the Flooded have been kidnapping people of the Parched tribes.
When the leader of Cole’s tribe asks him to question the girl, he learns things that turn his life upside down. Now, whispers of war ripple through the Parched villages, and leaders speak of wiping out the Flooded entirely.
With his world fractured and desperate for answers, Cole sets out alone across hostile territory toward the Flooded lands. What he finds there will force him to question everything he’s ever known.
What if humanity can’t be saved?
What if the Flooded aren’t a dangerous cult? What if survival isn’t the same as salvation?
Solarpunk Magazine Issue #27
Issue #27 is now available and features:
Cover Art
“In My Hands” by Paula Hammond
Short Stories
“Radio Free Luna, Signing Off” by Sylvie Althoff
“Between Mortar and Magic” by Alex Vossler
“What the Sea Remembers” by Dennis Mombauer
Poetry
“Pulsar, Phlox” by Devan Barlow
“The Prayer Shrub” by Zoleikha Baloch
Essay
“Occupation of Palestine” by Aya Al-Hattab
Book Review
“Repair is Not a Gadget: A Review of The Wildcraft Drones by T.K. Rex” by Justine Norton-Kertson
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