Antarctica A Novel
Antarctica A Novel by Kim Stanley Robinson, published by Random House Worlds on July 6, 1999, is a compelling exploration of one of Earth’s last untouched frontiers. This first edition spans 672 pages and is presented in English. The narrative unfolds in the stark and inhospitable landscape of Antarctica, where survival is a constant challenge. As the international treaty protecting the continent begins to dissolve, the story delves into the competing interests of corporations, adventurers, and environmentalists, all vying for control over its resources and beauty.
Readers will encounter a vivid portrayal of the continent’s eerie allure and the complex dynamics at play as various factions clash over its future. The novel examines themes of nature and the environment, highlighting the tension between exploitation and preservation. As the characters navigate their agendas, the narrative reveals the intricate relationship between humanity and this majestic wilderness, making for a thought-provoking journey into the heart of Antarctica.
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The award-winning author of the Mars trilogy takes readers to the last pure wilderness on Earth in this powerful and majestic novel.
“Antarctica may well be the best novel of the best ecological novelist around.”—Locus
It is a stark and inhospitable place, where the landscape itself 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 which protects the continent is about to dissolve, clearing the way for Antarctica’s resources to be plundered, its eerie beauty to be savaged. As politicians wrangle over its fate, major corporations begin probing for its hidden riches. Adventurers come, as they have for more than a century, seeking the wild, untamed land even as they endanger it with their ever-growing numbers. And radical environmentalists carry out a covert campaign of sabotage to reclaim the land from those who would destroy it for profit. All who come here have their own agenda, and all will fight to ensure their vision of the future for the remote and awe-inspiring world at the South Pole.
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