Humanity survived the end of the world. It may not survive its own salvation.
In the twenty-third century, Earth is a wasteland. Rising oceans have swallowed entire cities, scorching temperatures have rendered most of the planet uninhabitable, and nearly every species of animal has vanished. The remnants of humanity have retreated to Latitude 65, a narrow northern refuge where civilization has been rebuilt on cooperation, equality, and shared responsibility.
Samson Sees has little interest in politics. A teacher, scavenger, and lover of the lost world, he prefers exploring abandoned cities and reading forgotten books in the upper floors of a flooded New York library. His greatest concern is understanding the civilization humanity destroyed, not governing the one it has created.
But while Samson searches the past, Darma Nightwell is determined to shape the future.
A successful professional surrogate, Darma understands better than most how desperately humanity needs children. She also understands the value of ambition, influence, and having the right people owe her favors.
To Samson, the civilization of Latitude 65 represents humanity's greatest achievement: a society that survived catastrophe without surrendering its freedom. To Darma, survival demands something more.
And with humanity's numbers dwindling, the difference between saving civilization and controlling it is about to become dangerously thin.
On Behalf of Latitude 65 is a sweeping work of post-apocalyptic science fiction about power, freedom, and the terrible choices people make in the name of survival.
The human race has been given a second chance. This time, its greatest threat comes from within.
