Saltcrop

by Yume Kitasei · 2025

In a near‑future Earth where rising seas swallow cities and mutant fish haunt the depths, three sisters are torn apart by duty and mystery. Skipper, the youngest, scrapes a living by skimming plastic from the ocean to support her ailing grandmother. Her elder sister Nora vanished a decade ago while hunting a cure for failing crops, and now a cryptic plea forces Skipper and their middle sister Carmen to set sail together. As they navigate pirate‑ruled waters, crumbling highways and strange new ecosystems, the sisters confront corporate greed, hidden dangers, and the secrets they keep from each other. Their quest becomes a sweeping, heartfelt odyssey that explores the bonds of family, the fight for ecological redemption, and the hope that love can steer humanity back to a livable world.