Carl Eugene Kinsella

The world of Notable

The Map Room

Hobart, September 2087

…the mainland: painted the pale ochre the Directorate used for territory it did not administer and did not, in practice, expect to again.

This is the world Tess Ellery grew up looking at: Tasmania and the islands of the Southern Compact, the ochre coast across Bass Strait, and the places her grandmother Ruth lived before the crossing. Tap any place for a note and the chapter where it first appears. No spoilers beyond the early chapters.

Map of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania as it stands in 2087 in Notable RiverlandMalleeWimmeraSpencer GulfBass StraitSouthern OceanTASMANIA AdelaidePort AugustaMelbourneGeelongWilliamstownLoy YangCurrieGrassyFurneaux GroupBurnieThe blockDevonportLauncestonHobart

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South Australia to Tasmania. Coastlines are today’s; the book’s 2087 waterline is higher.

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Tap a dot on the map, or a name in the list below.

The Southern Compact across the Southern Ocean: Tasmania, New Zealand's South Island and Patagonia SOUTH ISLANDPATAGONIASouthern OceanTasman Sea HobartChristchurchSite Sur
The Compact across the Southern Ocean: Tasmania (boxed), the South Island of New Zealand, and the Patagonian administration.

The Compact

Settlement Territories

The mainland

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Ruth’s story starts in Adelaide in February 2028, with a word struck out of a briefing.

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