WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan (epub)(Fiction)

WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan (epub)(Fiction)
Title: What We Can Know.
Author: Ian McEwan.
Release Date: September 18, 2025 (UK); September 23, 2025 (US).
Length: 320 pages
Genres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopian Fiction.

What We Can Know is a philosophical literary thriller set in a dystopian 2119 where rising seas have submerged much of the UK, following scholar Tom Metcalfe as he investigates a legendary lost poem, "A Corona for Vivien," recited at a 2014 dinner party and dedicated to the poet's wife, unraveling a web of love, betrayal, revenge, and a brutal crime through reconstructed emails, journals, and quantum-decrypted archives amid the ruins of a "Deranged" 21st century marked by ignored climate warnings and global catastrophe. As Metcalfe and his partner Rose traverse flooded landscapes threatened by gangs, the narrative spans timelines to probe history's elusiveness, the burdens of legacy, and humanity's survival instincts, blending high-stakes adventure with reflections on knowledge, morality, and what future generations will judge about our era's failures and follies.