This is a fascinating thriller based in a future where the seas have risen to claim back the land, the past has been buried and archaeology is considered the most dangerous science.

Set in a highly realistic dystopic future, where the lowlands of Britain are flooded, this beautifully realised novel explores a world where archaeology is controlled for fear of social unrest.

One bleak morning, a storm across the North Sea unveils a human skull, which leads to a series of events that changes the lives of those involved.

Merrick, a young graduate archaeology student becomes embroiled in the task of discovering the origins of the skull.

His interest in this bizarre case brings him into contact with the Inglish, a remnant tribe eking out an existence on the edge of Europe.

In this wildly progressive new world, it is they who will be affected the most.

This is a compelling vision of England as it could be in the not-so-distant future.