The Coral Bones

May 2023 - Verified and revised epub, by zardox (no changes to book content). Paperback, 403 pages Published: 2022 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel (2023) - Finalist This is what it looks like when coral dies. Present day. Marine biologist Hana Ishikawa is racing against time to save the coral as of the Great Barrier Reef, but struggles to fight for a future in a world where so much has already been lost. 1839. Seventeen-year-old Judith Holliman escapes the monotony of Sydney Town when her naval captain father lets her accompany him on a voyage, unaware of the wonders and dangers she will soon encounter. The sun-scorched 22nd century. Telma Velasco is hunting for a miracle: a leafy seadragon, long believed extinct, has been sighted. But as Telma investigates, she nds hope in unexpected places. Three women: divided by time, connected by the ocean. Past, present and future collide in E. J. Swift’s 'The Coral Bones', a powerful elegy to a disappearing world – and a vision of a more hopeful future