wide ▁earth qu akes ▁that ▁changed ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁sea ▁al ike . ▁ ▁H uge ▁t sun am is ▁in und ated ▁all ▁the ▁world ' s ▁coast lines ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁" in cred ible ▁t ide " ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁book ' s ▁title . ▁ ▁People ▁now ▁refer ▁to ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Change . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Order ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁have ▁re colon ized ▁a ▁surv iving ▁Peace ▁Union ▁city , ▁which ▁they ▁call ▁Indust ria , ▁and ▁call ▁themselves ▁the ▁New ▁Order . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁un ite ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁under ▁their ▁b anner ▁and ▁re create ▁the ▁former ▁civil ization ' s ▁techn ological ▁glory . ▁ ▁Of ▁course , ▁they ▁consider ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁doing ▁everyone ▁a ▁favor ▁and ▁expect ▁everyone ▁to ▁be ▁grateful ▁and ▁help ▁them ▁... ▁or ▁else . ▁ ▁High ▁Har bor ▁The ▁Western ▁surv iv ors ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁an ▁island ▁and ▁created ▁High ▁Har bor , ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁refuge , ▁where ▁they ▁live ▁peace fully , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁hard ▁life , ▁without ▁many ▁techn ological ▁comfort s . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Con an ▁Once ▁Con an ▁of ▁Or me , ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁that ▁no ▁longer ▁exists , ▁Con an ▁is ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁the ▁story ▁begins . ▁ ▁The ▁incred ible ▁t ide ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁caused ▁the ▁fle eing ▁hel ic opter ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁to