Could this be tomorrow's reality? As the realities of climate change begin to take their toll a catastrophic flood hits Western Europe, with Britain among the worst affected. Survivors have gathered in the north of Scotland where the interim government subjects them to increasingly brutal regulations. Andrew, unwilling to work for the authorities, and sickened by the widespread misery and squalor, leaves the city in the hope of finding something better. Jean, a young woman with many secrets, has her own reasons for following Andrew and the orphaned boy who accompanies him. Kylechan, an isolated community reeling from vicious attacks, the death of a child and destruction of their homes, finds a unique way of surviving the disaster.