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001			ocn946534593
003			OCoLC
005			20220317062548.0
008			160408s2016 xx 000 0 eng
020			_a9780143780717 _qPaperback
020			_a0143780719
029	0		_aNZ1 _b16310301
035			_a(OCoLC)946534593
040			_aNz _beng _cNZTPP
100			_aAbbott, Jane. _920761
245	1	0	_aWatershed / _cJane Abbott
260			_aMilsons Point : _bRandom House Australia , _c2016
300			_a448 p. ; _c0 x 0mm
500			_aPaperback
520			_a"When the only currency of value is water, the world is a cruel and parched home. We knew it was coming but just didn't get prepared enough and now extreme weather is the norm. Parts of the earth are subjected to continuous torrential rain, others have become so parched spontaneous fires have razed the earth. Extreme weather creates extreme behaviour and a need for new rulers and ways of governing and keeping the peace, if you want to call it that. After a horrific journey and the careful nurturing of his grandparents Jeremiah, Jem', comes to live in the Citadel where the payment for all work is measured out in cups of water. Because he has been taught to read, Jem becomes a member of the small and secretive group of Watchmen. Their job is to control the Dissidents who roam within and without the walls of the Citadel stirring up trouble. They are generally at odds with the Guardsmen who control life, directed by the Tower Council, within the walls of the Citadel. There are also Godders in the community. Jem's loving grandparents have left their grandson with a very large weakness, they have taught him to care It is impossible to know who is friend or foe, hero or enem
650		0	_912524 _aClimatic changes _vFiction.
650		0	_920763 _aWater-supply _vFiction.
650		0	_914234 _aDystopias _vFiction.
655		0	_aScience fiction. _998
942			_2ddc _cFICRENTAL
948			_hNO HOLDINGS IN NZWMT - 1 OTHER HOLDINGS
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