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A few years from now, climate change has produced global drought. Wars over water are
becoming commonplace.
When communications are cut from an Australian Antarctic station and two colleagues go missing,
maverick glaciologist Luke Searle and his team are unaware they have fallen victim to a plan to
harvest Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier for water. Yet the ruthless leader of this secret project has
a second plan, far more ambitious and destructive than the first, which will give his country
unchallengeable military power and make him exceedingly rich. But the plan risks destroying the
enormous West Antarctic Ice Sheet, causing sea level rises that will not only wipe out low-lying
cities, but whole countries.
With their station burned to the ground and the team under fire, Luke Searle must not only
survive the harshest environment on Earth but battle a mysterious assailant to stop a global
catastrophe. Who has hatched this plan, how far will he go, and what will it take to stop him?
With complex and intriguing characters, and plot threads skilfully woven together into a surprising
and dramatic climax, Thirst will entertain and enthral. Based on L.A. Larkins experiences in
Antarctica and her interviews of scientists who have visited the remote Pine Island Glacier, Thirst
is a chilling and explosive action thriller that is a startling reminder of the fragility and power of
Earth's most precious resource.
About the Author
L.A. Larkin is the author of the thriller The Genesis Flaw.
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this was an ok book, it didn't reach the heights i was expecting
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ISBN: 9781741967890
ISBN-10: 1741967899
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 352
Published: 1st August 2012
Publisher: Murdoch Books
Dimensions (cm): 23.6 x 15.6
Weight (kg): 0.44
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