In the dystopian future of 2111 and a world of mounting sea levels, thewealthiest fraction of the population has access to a rejuvenating vaccine thatcan allow lifespans of hundreds of years. A young man named Riel flees the bleaklife of the drowning countryside for the urban metropolis of Montreal; there hemeets a young woman named Neve, and falls in love, but he also discovers thatthe city is full of dangers, including rebel insurgents (the "Bastards...