

Discover great writing on the most urgent story of our times. The books in this series reconnect us to the planet we inhabit - and must protect. Each one is a work of creative activism, a blast of fresh air, a seed from which change can grow. VINTAGE EARTH is a collection of novels to transform our relationship with the natural world. Atilei is a second son, who must be sacrificed to the Sea God. On their journey, memories will be challenged, an unusual bond formed, and a dark secret uncovered that will force Alice to question everything she thought she knew. The Man with Compound Eyes by Wu-Ming Yi is a simple book dealing with complex issues. In the aftermath of the catastrophe, Atile'i and Alice retrace her late husband's footsteps into the mountains, hoping to solve the mystery of her son's disappearance. But her plan is interrupted when a vast trash vortex comes crashing onto the shore of Taiwan, bringing Atile'i with it.

Atile'i is one such boy, but as the strongest swimmer and best sailor, he is determined to defy destiny and become the first to survive.Īlice Shih, who has lost her husband and son in a climbing accident, is quietly preparing to commit suicide in her house by the sea. On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he turns fifteen as a sacrifice to the Sea God.

