Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta

Rating: WARTY!

The title alone is sufficient to warn anyone off this story, before we even consider the dumb blurb: "In a bleak future world, Noria is a tea master’s apprentice — and one of very few who know the location of a precious water source." Yep! It's the fucking ocean. Yawn. But don't worry about all those thousands dying horribly of thirst. We have tea to make....