Scott Eathorne Quikmark Media W: www.quikmarkmedia.com.au
The Ross Ice Shelf in the Antarctic, a lump of Ice about the size of France, is forecast to collapse into the sea creating a fifteen metre tsunami that will race around the globe destroying much of the world as we know it. This dire prediction, made by the British Antarctic Survey, New Zealand Scientists, and the Pentagon, is ignored by most of the world’s population, and forms the basis for the forthcoming sci-fi adventure story, Icefall (Short Stop Press, May, $29.99).
Icefall follows the story of street smart Tanya and her family, who after recognising the threat to their existence abandon their city lifestyle to create a secure settlement in the Blue Mountains, enabling them to survive the catastrophe and witness the complete destruction of Sydney and all of Australia’s coastal cities. From this, the depths of despair, they find ways to start to rebuild the vibrant society that once existed. A fast-faced sci-fi adventure epic based on true climate change research, Icefall is the compelling fifth novel from Sydney writer Guy Hallowes.
