The Thirst

Name: The Thirst
Brand: Greg Krojac
Price: 47.75 AUD

By: Greg Krojac

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Paperback | 30 April 2026

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248 Pages

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21.59 x 13.97 x 1.42

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The sky filled with water. The city ran dry.

When tides recede without warning, and taps begin to run dry, Rio de Janeiro wakes to an impossible sight: a vast sphere of water suspended above the city. No one knows where it came from or what it means - but the consequences are immediate.

Chico sells grilled cheese on Copacabana Beach, trying to care for his daughter, as shortages ripple outward and order begins to decay. Knox works security for GUA-GEN, the corporation moving fastest to assert control over the phenomenon, translating uncertainty into policy, and policy into force.

As access to water becomes leverage, and scarcity turns political, a quiet act of defiance spreads through the favela of Rocinha - ordinary people learning how to reach into the sky and take back what has always sustained them.

Set in a near-future Brazil,The Thirst is a tense, grounded eco-thriller about power, survival, and what happens when a miracle becomes something to be owned.

Because when water is controlled, resistance is inevitable.

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