The country is flooding, and the sea is gaining a kilometre of land daily. The Prime Minister holds a daily press conference, and the Ministry of Defence sends soldiers to the dykes. Conspiracy theorists shout for Action! on Twitter while a discount retailer advertises a One-off Opportunity! Four Life Jackets for the Price of Three! Scientists flock from far and wide to investigate this rare phenomenon. Germany makes sports halls available for its evacuated neighbours. The king leaves the country.

But where can the wild deer go? And what will happen to the Stayers, camping out on the roofs of office buildings in the big cities? Once the people have been evacuated and the last seagulls find refuge elsewhere, we follow climate activist Arie, student Willow, and oceanographer Paula van der Steen on their voyage across the new sea and discover how the water fundamentally changes their view of the world.

Sea: Now is a novel about the great global crises of our time. About nature that both threatens and nourishes us – and about humans who must reinvent themselves.

‘According to Eva Meijer, we need new stories about the climate, about the sea, and about our relation to the flora and fauna around us.’ – De Leesclub van Alles

‘Sea : Now is a poetic, light-footed, and in light of the current crises in the world, an awfully topical document.’ – De Telegraaf