The Seed Vault by H B Viegas
An immersive Scandi-noir sci-fi mystery set in a world where climate change has brought agriculture to collapse.The year is 2131. Farming is dead. Hunger is rising. New Food offers humanity's only chance of survival.
On a group of Nordic islands ruled by an all-seeing AI, the daughter of a gifted food scientist goes missing. Axel Jóhannsson, a cynical Finder, is hired to track her down. But as he digs deeper, Axel uncovers a dark secret within the high-security walls of the Svalbard seed vault.
"It's easy to rule in times of plenty. But how do you decide who gets the last piece of bread?"
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Highly commended by the Bridport Prize, First Novel Award
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"A sweeping, ambitious and very timely dystopian novel. It is a frighteningly believable vision of the future and I was gripped from the very beginning."
-- Victoria Hislop
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| ISBN 13 | 9781919407319 |
| ISBN 10 | 1919407316 |
| Title | The Seed Vault |
| Author | H B Viegas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Forelight Fiction |
| Year published | 2026-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 434 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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