Science Fiction Antarctica

Antarctica is the most alien place on the planet, the only part of the Earth where humans could never survive unaided. Out of our fascination with it have come many books, most of which focus on only one aspect of its unique strangeness. None has managed to capture the whole story - until now. Drawing on her broad travels across the continent, in Antarctica Gabrielle Walker weaves all the significant threads of life on the vast ice sheet into an intricate tapestry, illuminating what it really feels like to be there and why it draws so many different kinds of people.

Herr Lehmann ist ein Gartenzwerg. Doch er ist kein gewöhnlicher Zwerg, denn er kann sprechen und sein sehnlichster Wunsch ist es, seine griesgrämige Besitzerin, Frau Sauertopf, glücklich zu machen. Das gelingt jedoch nur, wenn ihr interessante und abenteuerliche Geschichten aus aller Welt erzählt werden. Doch leider kommt niemand zu Frau Sauertopf, um ihr solche Geschichten zu erzählen. Also fasst Herr Lehmann den Plan, sich heimlich im Koffer von Herrn Reisegern zu verstecken, um in der weiten Welt Geschichten zu sammeln.

IS THE SOUTH POLE HOME TO AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD? AND WHY IS THE VATICAN WILLING TO KILL FOR IT? After being hunted down at an eatery in Rome by a young female archaeologist, Chase suddenly finds himself on the run from a Vatican priest who wants them both dead. But what the treasure hunter is about to find out is that evidence exists of a previously unknown pyramid that's not only billions of years old, but that contains the truth about human existence on earth and God in heaven. From NY Times Thriller Award winning author Vincent Zandri. Grab this pulse...

Two kind and caring sisters. A community that never takes more than it needs. A greedy, obnoxious troll. A gravely injured Mother Earth. About the power of resolve, and how trust, love, humility and spirit can provide the strength that might just turn this ship around.

"Being an independent, 19-year-old female reporter dedicated to finding and covering real stories, I was barely able to pay my bills. There have been numerous rumors about a military cover-up in Antarctica, and I intend to uncover the truth. During the summer, Antarctica has around 5000 scientists, and during the winter, around 1000. The military is heavily supporting whatever the scientists are after. The lower numbers of them during the winter has piqued my curiosity even more."

Join Jon Michaels and his marine-biologist mother as they battle the 60-foot storm seas around Cape Horn on their way to Antarctica. Near Palmer Station, Jon enjoys an outdoor bath in volcano-heated water. Then he scuba dives in the cold, clear waters off McMurdo Station before braving a deadly whiteout flying to the South Pole.