Publisher's Synopsis
A crew of castaways races to uncover what's heating up an icy planet, in this science fiction adventure by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author.
Seemingly marooned on the freezing cold planet of Tran-ky-ky, Ethan Frome Fortune doesn't know if he'll enjoy the warmth of his old home ever again. That is, until a group of scientists at the Brass Monkey outpost detect something unusual in the atmosphere.
Aboard the massive icerigger Slanderscree once again, Ethan and his companions are headed south to investigate a mysterious warm spot on the ice planet. However, no one is prepared for what they find-open water. And this global environmental disaster is not a natural phenomenon . . .
Ethan helped bring civilization to the Tran, but civilization seems to be pushing back. Now, he and his crew must determine the causes of this chaos before their friends are out of a planet . . .
