City Rising: The Age of Dry Water

Book 4 and the final climatic end in the acclaimed City Rising 'Shanghai Tetralogy’. Two prophecies are put forward; one proceeds, the other is fulfilled, and a city at the Bend in the River grows. A sprawling historical epic spanning 200 years, City Rising tells the story of two destitute Baghdadi Jews who become opium lords, their battles against the powerful British opium companies, and the boys’ eventual love of the City at the Bend in the River - Shanghai.

DAVID ROTENBERG is a professor emeritus of theatre studies at York University, where he taught graduate students for over 25 years. He has released 12 novels which have been published by Penguin, Simon and Schuster, McArthur and Company, St. Martin’s Press, and ECW. His novels have been optioned in the past for major motion picture adaptation. City Rising is presently in negotiation with London producers. He is the founder and artistic director of the world-renowned actor training institute - Pro Actors Lab. His four book epic historical fiction series entitled, City Rising the ‘Shanghai Tetralogy’ and is based on true events and explores the legend of two Iraqi-Jews, and the renowned port city across several centuries.