The country is flooding, the sea is gaining a kilometre of land every day. The Prime Minister holds a daily press conference and the Ministry of Defence sends soldiers to the dykes. Conspiracy theorists shout for Action! on Twitter, while a discount retailer advertises a One-off Opportunity! Four Life Jackets for the Price of Three! Scientists flock from far and wide to investigate this rare phenomenon. Germany makes sports halls available for its evacuated neighbours. The king leaves the country.

But where can the wild deer go? And what will happen to the Stayers, camping out on the roofs of office buildings in the big cities? Once the people have been evacuated and the last seagulls find refuge elsewhere, we follow climate activist Arie, student Willow, and oceanographer Paula van der Steen on their voyage across the new sea and discover how the water fundamentally changes their view of the world.

Sea : Now is a novel about the greatest global challenge of our time, about nature that both threatens and nourishes us, and about humans, who must reinvent themselves.