Across the Azure Sea: A Novel

by Mauro Quattrochi

- It is these moments, these challenges, that define oneself. That separate the desperate from the dead. A desperate struggle for control of Antarctica's last great power source has split Port Jackson in two. Will the fighting end before the dawning of the sun? Or will humanity's last bastion be wiped off the map? Santiago's underground resistance has forced Gael Vega into a stalemate - but it is only a matter of time before someone blinks. With June's knowledge and a great deal of luck, they have managed to hold on. And although their victory has come at great cost, it has also yielded fruit; a political prisoner in the form of Gael Vega's own brother, Leo. Trapped beneath the Antarctic ice, the Director's only sibling wrestles with himself. Will he continue to support Gael as he drifts towards ever-more extreme measures? Or will he heed the call of his captors and forge himself anew? Meanwhile, Port Jackson steeps in militaristic rule as its citizens remain trapped between the regime's brutal methods and the underground's guerrilla tactics. As the Antarctic winter rages on, power outages threaten the delicate balance between a fragile existence and a frigid end. In Across the Azure Sea , the Final novel of the 66th Parallel trilogy, Mauro Quattrochi concludes the story of June, Santiago, and Leo as they fight for freedom and control at the end of the world.

570 pages, Paperback

Published June 5, 2023