Ice's End

Set in a starkly plausible near future, “Ice’s End” is a literary climate fiction novel that explores water scarcity, corporate overreach, and ecological legacy through a dual-timeline narrative. In 2123, Roscoe Slake is sent to Antarctica to intern for Spigot, a regional water company operating under the influence of StarCross Corporation. His assignment in the archives seems like a bureaucratic dead end—until he uncovers the logbooks of the 19th-century Ross Antarctic Expedition. What the expedition discovered beneath the ice could hold the key to Earth’s survival—or its collapse. Blending speculative fiction with historical mystery, “Ice’s End” examines what happens when environmental desperation meets unchecked power. With themes of survival, memory, and moral reckoning, the novel will resonate with readers of “Blackfish City” and “The Overstory” alike.