![]() Robinson's characteristic multiple-protagonist style is employed here to show many aspects of polar life among the viewpoints presented are those of X, an idealistic young man working as a General Field Assistant at McMurdo Val, an increasingly embittered trek guide and Wade Norton, who works for the California Senator Phil Chase (Wade and Phil also appear in the " Science in the Capital" trilogy). Most of the story is centred on McMurdo Station, the largest settlement in Antarctica, which is run as a scientific research station by the United States. It incorporates many of Robinson's common themes, including scientific process and the importance of environmental protection. It deals with a variety of characters living at or visiting an Antarctic research station. ![]() Antarctica (1997) is a science fiction novel by American writer Kim Stanley Robinson. ![]()
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