Just over a year has passed on the new calendar and in the new era that followed the Wave. The people who survived the planetary catastrophe are uniting into enclaves, republics, and communities. On the maps, the world’s outlines are changing: new coastlines of continents and islands, new rivers, bays, and straits. Some are trying to rebuild life from scratch; others, having lost everything, simply go with the flow of events; and still others, having understood what happened, strive to protect the little that remains intact and learn how to create anew… while someone else remains a parasite among those who survived. The story of the New Archipelago does not end: ahead lie trials and feats, discoveries and losses, choosing a path—and taking responsibility for it…