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Cold Earth (eBook)
Short Description for Cold EarthA darkly atmospheric, intelligent first novel about a team of young archaeologists in Greenland, unearthing the remains of an extinct Norse community while a plague rages in the outside world -
Full description- Publisher: GRANTA BOOKS
- Published: 03 June 2010
- Format: eBook 288 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9781847082862 ISBN 10: 1847082866
Full description for Cold Earth
Six young people meet on an archaeological dig in a remote corner of Greenland. Excavating the unsettling remains of a Norse society under attack, they also come to uncover their own demons, as it becomes apparent that a plague pandemic is sweeping across the planet and communication with the outside world is breaking down. Increasingly unsure whether their missives will ever reach their destination, each of the characters writes a letter to someone close to them, trying to make sense of their situation and expressing their fears and dwindling hope of ever getting back home...

