num_pages: 214
description: When avalanching glaciers thrust a massive Antarctic ice sheet into the open ocean the captain of an atomic submarine must risk his vessel to rescue the survivors of a smashed polar research station; in Washington the Presidents top advisor scrambles to spin the disaster to suit his masters political aims; and meanwhile two intrepid newsmen sail south into the storm-lashed Drake Passage to discover the truth. Onboard the submarine as the colossal ice sheet begins its drift toward South America and the world begins to take notice scientists uncover a secret that will threaten the future of Americas military power and change the fate of humanity.And beneath the human chaos one brave Blue Whale fights for the survival of his species.Excerpt.  Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.As though connected by rods Kate and the two men turn south. South toward a marvel that is part of the everyday existence here. It is a cliff a hundred meters high that thrusts up out of the ocean. They still call it The Barrier.It is the seaward edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.Not a level sheet the Shelf is an icescape where plates the size of suburban neighborhoods shift with the seasons shaped by the slow processes of wind and tide.But now Kate can see swift movement where there should only be frozen stillness. All across the southern horizon the edge of the world lifts. Atlas has shifted his grip on the globe and there is a shockwave in the ice.
language: English
title: Fragment
publisher: Thistledown Press