Synopsis: “Time began for Conan when he was twelve years old. Then, when the incredible tide swept over earth, he was cast away on a small, remote island. Seabirds have been his only friends. Alone in a wilderness of water and mists, somehow wresting life from sea and rock, he has existed for five long years. But there was a voice once … When a rescue boat, gray and ominous appears on Conan's small shore, he learns that few human beings are alive – but that his own people are still at High Harbor. And in Industria, a crumbling cliff city of frightened slaves, the fascists are trying to organize all survivors under the flag of the New Order. Whether the gentle people or the fascists will prevail – whether Conan will find the source of the mysterious voice that guides him – whether the brave escape across uncharted oceans can succeed … these are questions that will keep you reading, fast, to find out how the story ends. (publisher's blurb)