AntarcticaVoyager, 1998 - 562 sider Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Hugo and Nebula award-winning Mars trilogy, is one of the most original and visionary writers of fiction today. Now, in his latest novel, he takes us to a harsh, alien landscape covered by a sheet of ice two miles deep. This is no distant planet--it is the last pure wilderness on earth. A stark and inhospitable place, its landscape poses a challenge to survival; yet its strange, silent beauty has long fascinated scientists and adventurers. Now Antarctica faces an uncertain future. The international treaty that protects the continent is about to dissolve, clearing the way for Antarctica's resources and eerie beauty to be plundered. As politicians and corporations move to determine its fate from half a world away, radical environmentalists carry out a covert campaign of sabotage to reclaim the land. The winner of this critical battle will determine the future for this last great wilderness. |
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Side 136
... sleeping pads . In the long red sacks . ' ' Ah . ' These too were very light . ' All this gear is so light . ' ' Yes . The new aerogels are fantastic . Here , blow it up . ' ' It's an air mattress ? ' ' Not exactly , it's like a ...
... sleeping pads . In the long red sacks . ' ' Ah . ' These too were very light . ' All this gear is so light . ' ' Yes . The new aerogels are fantastic . Here , blow it up . ' ' It's an air mattress ? ' ' Not exactly , it's like a ...
Side 370
... sleeping bag made of bubblewrap . It worked , as X recalled , in a manner similar to the antiquated handwarmers that some old iceheads still carried around in their Carhartts in Mac Town ; the act of getting a person inside the bag ...
... sleeping bag made of bubblewrap . It worked , as X recalled , in a manner similar to the antiquated handwarmers that some old iceheads still carried around in their Carhartts in Mac Town ; the act of getting a person inside the bag ...
Side 405
... sleeping bag next to Wade , and gestured for X to do the same . He struggled into a sleeping bag much too small for him , lay against the rock wall next to Val . Down on the pebbles it was remarkably calm . Given the insulating power of ...
... sleeping bag next to Wade , and gestured for X to do the same . He struggled into a sleeping bag much too small for him , lay against the rock wall next to Val . Down on the pebbles it was remarkably calm . Given the insulating power of ...
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Ice Planet | 1 |
Science in the Capital | 34 |
In the Antarctic Grain | 51 |
Copyright | |
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Amundsen Antarctic Treaty Antarctica anyway Barwick Valley beakers blimp blue called Cape Crozier Cape Evans Carlos clients climbed cloud cold course crevasse door Dry Valleys ecotage Elspeth everything expedition feng shui ferals glacier going happened hard haul head helo hiked hovercraft ice shelf inside Jack Jamesway kilometres kind Kiwi laughed live looked Mac Town Mai-lis McMurdo Michelson Misha Mohn Basin mountains never nodded okay parka Phil Pliocene polar cap pulled radio ridge Roberts Roberts Massif rock Ross Ice Shelf Ross Island Ross Sea scientists Scott sea ice Shackleton Glacier shouted side Sirius sledge sleeping slope snow Spiff stared station sure Sylvia talk tell tent there's things thought took Transantarctics trip turned Val's Wade asked walked wall warm wind Yeah