Arctic Rising by Tobias S Buckell
The Arctic Cap has all but melted, oil has run low and Anika Duncan, former mercenary turned United Nations Polar Guard pilot, patrols the region to protect against pollution and smuggling. In a daring plan to terraform the planet, the Gaia Corporation develops a revolutionary new technology, but when they lose control, our best potential solution to global warming may become the deadliest weapon ever known. As a lethal game of international politics and espionage begins, it will be up to Anika to decide the fate of the Earth. Part techno-thriller, part eco-thriller, ARCTIC RISING is a fantastic dystopian science fiction adventure that will appeal to fans of everyone from Michael Crichton to James Bond.
..an intimate techno-thriller about an ecological showdown in an ice-free Arctic... ...moves swiftly... * Publisher's Weekly *
...Buckell shifts his narrative into overdrive, almost providing his readers with whiplash as they must keep up with his change of pace. This change occurs at the right time and Buckell successfully provides the reader with a book which not only offers action, but also explores the positives and negatives of global warming without too evidently landing on one side of the argument or the other... * SF Site *
Buckell sails into near future Earth science fiction with gusto. * SF Signal *
Only time will tell where Mr. Buckell will next ply his novel writing trade, but with Arctic Rising, he's penned an entertaining, thought provoking thriller that could have the wider appeal of some of Michael Crichton's better and stronger novels. * SFF World *
...Buckell shifts his narrative into overdrive, almost providing his readers with whiplash as they must keep up with his change of pace. This change occurs at the right time and Buckell successfully provides the reader with a book which not only offers action, but also explores the positives and negatives of global warming without too evidently landing on one side of the argument or the other... * SF Site *
Buckell sails into near future Earth science fiction with gusto. * SF Signal *
Only time will tell where Mr. Buckell will next ply his novel writing trade, but with Arctic Rising, he's penned an entertaining, thought provoking thriller that could have the wider appeal of some of Michael Crichton's better and stronger novels. * SFF World *
Tobias S. Buckell is a Caribbean-born US author who spent much of his younger life growing up aboard boats while growing up in Grenada, then on boats with various family in the British Virgin Islands, and again in the US Virgin Islands. Since 2006 he’s been a full time author and freelancer and also works for the excellent independent publisher Subterranean Press where he looks after their e-Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091953522 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091953529 |
| Title | Arctic Rising |
| Author | Tobias S Buckell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2013-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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