AntarcticaFrom the bestselling author of The Mars Trilogy comes a spectacular new novel of the near future. Beneath its ice and frozen wastes, Antarctica contains great riches of mineral wealth. Antarctica tells the story of the greedy conflict of nations and political extremists who battle for control of the planet's final frontier. |
Contents
CHAPTER ONE Ice Planet | 1 |
CHAPTER Two Science in the Capital | 31 |
CHAPTER THREE In the Antarctic Grain | 46 |
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