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Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

This book is very dense. It follows a set of siblings on their journey to find people and land where they can survive, their mother who was stolen for her labor, and the Emperor's son who has to give up the life he wants for the life he was born into.

The book is set in a world ravaged by environmental damage and the land and water are yielding less and less food. An ark is being built with the intention of taking people from the land to a greener place where food will not be in short supply. The caveat of course is that not everyone will fit so not everyone is going to go. The wealthy and those in power are the ones who will travel while the poor are, of course, going to be left with promises the ark will return for them.

There is a lot of culture commentary in so many areas from matriarchy structures of tribes to homosexuality being frowned upon to the impact of climate change.

It is a well written book, albeit heavy and packed with information and characters. It is not one that you can devour in a day, but one you would be better off taking your time with.