Echo Harbour

From Bill Stewart, author of Genesis Rising, comes a second, spellbinding foray into the depths of science fiction — a near-future tale where the planet itself learns to speak. When an Arctic research station unearths a mirror-like phenomenon beneath the polar ice, physicist Dr Mairi Lennox and field captain Calder Reyes awaken something vast and ancient — an intelligent resonance woven through the oceans and sky. As data turns to music and machines begin to dream, humanity's instruments falter, the seas start to hum, and the boundaries between science, faith, and memory dissolve. Pursued by the remnants of a secretive corporation that would harness the phenomenon, Mairi and Calder must decide whether to silence the new awareness or let it evolve — even if that evolution rewrites the world itself. Blending the intimacy of character-driven storytelling with the awe of speculative science, Echo Harbour traces one quiet apocalypse and the fragile peace that follows it. It's a journey across ice, sea, and consciousness — perfect for readers of Kim Stanley Robinson, Jeff VanderMeer, and Emily St. John Mandel who crave thought-provoking, atmospheric science fiction rooted in nature's mysteries. The world went silent once. In the stillness, something began to listen back.