num_pages: 250
description: When a French expedition in Antarctica reveals ruins of a 900,000 year old civilization, scientists from all over the world flock to the site to help explore &amp; understand. The entire planet watches via global satellite tv, mesmerized, as they uncover a chamber in which a man &amp; a woman have been in suspended animation since, as the French title suggests, 'the night of time'. The woman, Eléa, is awakened. Thru a translating machine she tells the story of her world, herself &amp; her husband Paikan &amp; how war destroyed her civilization. She also hints at an incredibly advanced knowledge her still-dormant companion possesses, knowledge that could give energy &amp; food to all humans at no cost. But the superpowers of the world are not ready to let Eléa's secrets spread, &amp; show that, 900,000 years &amp; an apocalypse later, humankind has not grown up &amp; is ready to make the same mistakes again.
language: English
title: The Ice People
titlecomplete: The Ice People
characters: Paikan, Coban, Elea
genres: Classics, France, Roman, Fantasy, Novels, School, Romance, French Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 12560
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Prix des Libraires
publisher: Pyramid