In a fractured world reshaped by ice and control, two young people navigate the fault lines of identity, rebellion, and survival. Aspen, a 20-year-old with a suppressed past, and Liora, an 18-year-old marked by genetic engineering, are drawn into a system that demands obedience and punishes difference. As they uncover buried truths and confront the machinery of power, their choices ripple across a society on the brink. SALT & ASH: A Broken Planet is a psychologically rich, emotionally intense dystopian novel exploring autonomy, connection, and the cost of becoming who we are - or who we’re told to be.