'To The Last Drop': Water War Between Texas and New Mexico

Andrew Wice sent me this notice about his forthcoming novel (it came on April 1). It's about a real water war between Texas and New Mexico.

The image is the Zia Crossbones, the symbol of the New Mexican resistance after Texas invades.

Here is what his WWW site says:

When a slacker biologist accidentally discovers water in the parched desert of   New Mexico, a war erupts. 

Texas invades New Mexico, renaming the territory "New Texas."   

A desperate insurgency fights the occupation with a brutal terror campaign in the cites, mountains and deserts.  To The Last Drop dramatizes today's  global water crisis.  This novel illuminates the development of the Southwest, the relationship between occupation and terrorism, and our unquenchable thirst for water.

Wait a minute, Andrew - a 'slacker biologist' discovers water in the parched desert of New Mexico? That'll curry favor with us hydrologists. But then again, this is a novel.

You can download Part 1 at his WWW site.

It goes on sale 21 April 2008. I'll give it a read.

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." -- Paul Rodriguez