Mean Higher High Water by D.S.G. BurkeAn unflinching portrait of humanity as it rides out the end of the Anthropocene, Mean Higher High Water by D.S.G. Burke balances collective desperation and unquenchable hope in a dystopian future that feels far too plausible for comfort. After the Crypto Wars and the Collapse, accompanied by rising seas and descending firestorms, one woman avoids the allure of despair by fixating on a morbid mystery and seeking any reason to keep her head above water. Sardonically dark and savagely prophetic, this razor-sharp novel is a caustic commentary on our species’ current spiral and the indispensable nature of hope, resulting in a uniquely lyrical and probing work of speculative fiction.