Most of the novel is concerned with conflicts over the protection or development of Antarctica. But the novel ends with the agreement to establish a system that would be environmentally sound and put the future of Antarctica in the hands of those who care for it rather that companies concerned with making a profit. While there are few details and nothing on how it works out, the novel is regularly classified as a utopia.
}, year = {1997}, month = {01/1997}, publisher = {HarperCollins}, address = {London}, note = {U.S. ed. New York: Bantam Books, 1998.
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