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Arctic Rising [Hardcover]

Tobias S. Buckell
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Book Description

February 28, 2012

Global warming has transformed the Earth, and it's about to get even hotter. The Arctic Ice Cap has all but melted, and the international community is racing desperately to claim the massive amounts of oil beneath the newly accessible ocean.

Enter the Gaia Corporation. Its two founders have come up with a plan to roll back global warming. Thousands of tiny mirrors floating in the air can create a giant sunshade, capable of redirecting heat and cooling the earth's surface. They plan to terraform Earth to save it from itself—but in doing so, they have created a superweapon the likes of which the world has never seen.

Anika Duncan is an airship pilot for the underfunded United Nations Polar Guard. She’s intent on capturing a smuggled nuclear weapon that has made it into the Polar Circle and bringing the smugglers to justice.

Anika finds herself caught up in a plot by a cabal of military agencies and corporations who want Gaia Corporation stopped. But when Gaia Corp loses control of their superweapon, it will be Anika who has to decide the future of the world. The nuclear weapon she has risked her life to find is the only thing that can stop the floating sunshade after it falls into the wrong hands.


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“Tobias Buckell is stretching the horizons of science fiction and giving readers a hell of a lot of swashbuckling fun in the bargain.”
—John Scalzi, bestselling author of Old Man's War

“Buckell delivers double helpings of action and violence in a plot-driven story worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster.”
Publishers Weekly on Sly Mongoose

“Buckell’s world-building, full of strong Aztec and Caribbean elements, is spectacular; the story, finely tuned and engrossing.”  —Booklist on Sly Mongoose

“Zombies. Interplanetary battles. Alien races. A hero that can destroy a city in a single bounce. What’s not to love? Light enough for a beach read, smart enough for bedside, this novel can be enjoyed on multiple levels.”  —RT Book Reviews on Sly Mongoose

“Buckell represents an important force behind the genre’s change. Buckell’s work deals with complex racial issues in a way worthy of the self-proclaimed ‘literature of ideas’: head-on, with no visible flinching, while still managing to give its readers a rollicking good time.”  —The Seattle Times

About the Author

Tobias S. Buckell is a Caribbean-born writer who grew up in Grenada, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Halo: The Cole Protocol.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (February 28, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0765319217
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765319210
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #789,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tobias S. Buckell is a Caribbean-born speculative fiction writer who grew up in Grenada, the British Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He now lives in Ohio.

He has published stories in various magazines and anthologies. He is a Clarion graduate, Writers of The Future winner, and Campbell Award for Best New SF Writer Finalist. His work has appeared in the Year's Best Science Fiction anthologies. His novel Ragamuffin was nominated for the Nebula and Prometheus awards.

You can visit his website at www.TobiasBuckell.com.

Customer Reviews

All in all a worthwhile purchase and an enjoyable book to read. Robert V  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Premise good, editing horrible... April 21, 2012
Format:Hardcover
I won't go into the story line. Enough has been written about that. Though I finished this book, it was a struggle and I will probably never again read a book edited by Paul Stevens. The mistakes were downright embarrassing! Since I was reading a library copy, I didn't underline all the typos, grammatical errors, or gibberish encountered, but I will give one example taken from page 297, sentence #6: 'Then he left them to hopped his down into the palatial main cabin, looking for tools...' Enough said.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great sci-fi/eco thriller! March 2, 2012
Format:Hardcover
Arctic Rising begins with somewhat of a bang when Anika Duncan is shot down in her airship after she and her partner attempt to investigate a ship that may be smuggling dangerous material. Anika survives the attack, but her partner, Tom, is injured, and after visiting him in the hospital, she returns home to recuperate. Relaxation is short-lived, however, when she receives a call bearing more bad news, plus she's asked to identify the men that supposedly attempted to shoot her down. Something else is in the works, though, something much worse than the dumping of hazardous materials. After taking a tour of the ship that attacked her, she finds a mysterious floating orb and smuggles it out, only to have to turn it over to higher officials. It turns out these orbs are part of a plan by the Gaia Corp. to stop warming and halt the melting of the Arctic ice. But, is this the best thing for the earth? Someone doesn't think so, and plans to use a nuclear weapon to stop Gaia. Anika Duncan, bent on revenge, will have to use every one of her resources to get justice, but will it cost her her life?

In a future world where global warming is no longer just a warning, and where the polar ice is melting at alarming rates, things have certainly changed, and the author wastes no time mining this scenario to create a fascinating setting for Arctic Rising. Anika, still young and a bit idealistic, wastes no time making the decision to go after the bad guys, especially after attempts on her life. She's no innocent though, and her background gave her plenty of backbone and bravery. After teaming up with a former mercenary,and a beautiful drug dealer, Anika pretty much stops at nothing to do the right thing, and this is what I really liked about her. The author has plenty of fascinating ideas on the environment, eco-terrorism, consumerism, and the possible future of our world, which are on prominent display here, but he also focuses on the humanity of his characters, even the "bad guys". You might want to cuddle up with a warm blanket while reading this one though, because even though the Arctic is warming, it'll still make you shiver, for more reasons than one. Fast-paced, exciting, and sometimes brutal, fans of sci-fi and ecologically focused thrillers will love this one. Definitely not to be missed!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Arctic Failing October 30, 2012
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A leading magazine recommended this book, but alas, I cannot in good conscience do the same. A mere forty pages in, it became painfully obvious that the author has watched perhaps one too many James Bond movies. And this is well before the blatant Bond reference that appears later in the storyline. The characters are all 2D cardboard cutouts with no dimension to their personalities, nor is there any meaning as to why they behave as they do. The story careens from one incident to the next with improbable reality and predictable swashbuckling, with everyone from spies to "ladies of fantasy" wielding all manner of automatic weapons. The premise of the story is intriguing enough, but the development of the plot is as thin and unsatisfying as a Roger Moore era Bond film. Others have commented on the atrocious editing, so I won't belabor this point, but merely concur.

Yes, I finished the book, but with no interest in the characters, good or evil, but merely to see how the author resolved the tiresome plot. Reading this book is like eating a chocolate bar to stave off extreme hunger. It satisfies for a fleeting moment, but ultimately leaves you all the more hungry for something of substance. If a page turner with an endless succession of one sentence paragraphs is what you crave, this book should fit the bill nicely. If you want more substance with a plausible scenario, you may want to skip this and read Matthew Glass' "Ultimatum."
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read!!
This is a fast paced read! Definitely worthwhile! Just when you think you have it figured out, you don't! Lots of twists and turns...
Published 3 days ago by Maggies Choice
3.0 out of 5 stars Implausibility mars "Arctic Rising"
"Arctic Rising" (Tor, $24.99, 303 pages) isn't exactly cheery, and has more than its fair share of violence, but Tobias Buckell doesn't lose track of the near future impacts of... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Clay Kallam
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great thriller; heroine is reminiscent of James Bond
This was a really great adventure story in a pretty interesting setting. What if the ice caps do melt? What will the world look like? Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ted Lemon
4.0 out of 5 stars Arctic Rising - Good Read
The arctic is melting. Actually, it's pretty much melted, the Northwest Passage has been open water for a while, and the gold rush has opened northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Spoon
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun climate scifi with strong characterization and a well-researched...
A very solid novel that succeeds on merit of its ideas and protagonist. It's a thrilling, somewhat straightforward story with everything you could ask for a quick light read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mister Stark
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth purchasing/reading
The premise of an arctic "nation" was certainly interesting, the characters were certainly interesting, and the overall plot moved at a quick pace. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Robert V
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun eco-thriller
A good read with some very creative characters, but the most interesting part of the book is its vision of a near-term possible future for our planet and how in many ways... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Michael Zap
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting take on near-term future under changed climate...
I would have given it fewer stars for plot, but the author did a great job describing a near-term future of the world where climate change has shifted the balance of power among... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Theodore Holzem
4.0 out of 5 stars Thriller set at the top of the world
A good thriller from Tobias, with a interesting main character. Full of politics, and some interesting discussions about democracy and local small governments.
Published 4 months ago by H. Carter
4.0 out of 5 stars Geo-engineering a great topic for fiction
As many reviewers write, the premise of this book is timely and interesting: what happens when the Arctic becomes open year-round due to climate change? Read more
Published 5 months ago by Reader
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