As the climate crisis ripples around the world, clean water has become increasingly rare. Capitalizing on this scarcity, a powerful cabal seeks to gain control of the planet's freshwater. They plan to reduce the world population to a fraction of its present size and rule a remnant society of their own design. But this "breakaway civilization" will not go unchallenged. A dedicated and visionary team with exceptional skills discovers that water holds potent secrets which they can use to confound the cabal's sinister agenda. In the final drama of the People of the Change Trilogy, the battle lines are drawn. The ensuring struggle pits deception and aggression against ingenuity and courage. Meanwhile, the future of humanity and the fate of the natural world hang in the balance.