The Glass Reservoir

About this book

Five years after the Polymer Blight destroyed the world's plastics and rubbers, modern infrastructure has quietly collapsed. In the coastal town of Harbor Ridge, survivors cling to a precarious existence where synthetic materials turn to dust. The community faces extinction when the town's aging water filtration system fails due to disintegrated seals, threatening dehydration and disease. Mara Velez, a grieving former recycling forewoman, teams up with Ahmed Noor, an optimistic civil engineer, and Dr. Lian Park, a guilt-ridden physician, to attempt the impossible: retrofitting the entire water network using only metal, glass, ceramic, and wood. As they scavenge the decaying remnants of the plastic age for durable materials, they must navigate logistical nightmares, internal politics, and the terrifying fragility of a world without reliable barriers. Their mission becomes a race against time to build something lasting in an era of decay, proving that while their tools may be ancient, human resilience remains unbreakable.