The streets of Volnopol change overnight: dunes blow across the promenade, artificial-looking hurricanes tear swathes through the Ukrainian coastal town. What appears to be a natural phenomenon quickly turns out to be an existential threat. Are the storms coming from Russia? In the midst of this chaos, Maksym makes a career as a dealer of synthetic drugs. While he still sees his drug business as a game, he is already caught up in a dangerous spiral of power, addiction and violence. Anyone who feels the pull is already in the middle of it. In her new novel, Ulrike Almut Sandig draws a symbolic arc over the pressing questions of our time. How much do we need each other in the storm?