Ice's End

A climate fiction thriller of survival, discovery, and reckoning—with two timelines, one deadly secret, and Earth's last frontier. In the year 2123, Earth is parched, privatized, and dying. Roscoe Slake thinks he's found his escape when he's accepted into a prestigious internship at StarCross Corporation. But instead of joining the elite in orbit, he's sent to the company archives—where Earth's last secrets are buried, not broadcast. There, Roscoe uncovers logbooks from the 19th-century Ross Antarctic Expedition. The journals suggest the expedition uncovered something extraordinary in the polar ice. Something powerful. Something dangerous. If true, this discovery could change everything about humanity's fight for water—or doom it completely. Shifting between the expedition's perilous past and Roscoe's unraveling present, Ice's End is a gripping eco-thriller and survival story that probes the edges of climate fiction, corporate conspiracy, and what we owe to both history and the future. **"P. Finian Reilly is a fresh new voice in sci-fi—**Ice's End is a deeply researched historical novel from the age of Antarctic exploration and an imaginative view of our harsh climate future on the harshest continent on Earth. From glacier mining to water credits to secret missions, Reilly twists today's climate crisis into a future environmental thriller. Through it all, he maintains suspense, humor, and plenty of heart. Ice's End is a propulsive read that responds to our times." —Adrian Horton, arts writer for Guardian US "P. Finian Reilly's Ice's End plunges readers into Antarctica's icy secrets, ones that may hold the key to the survival of a planet whose drinking water supply has nearly run dry. Its propulsive plot brings the cautionary tales of early Antarctic exploration into a futuristic world whose power-hungry entrepreneurs have learned too little from the past. A page-turner from the get-go, with a sense of urgency that resonates in a warming world. " —Gwen Florio, award-winning author of the Lola Wicks and Nora Best mysteries and Silent Hearts Perfect for fans of Blackfish City, The Water Knife, and Waste Tide, this speculative fiction debut combines near-future dystopia, Antarctic adventure, and a lost expedition mystery that may hold the key to Earth's survival.