Antarctica’s Frozen Chosen

On board ‘The Polar Scientist’, Antarctic ‘boffins’ know of a genetic mutation causing infertility – crossing from ‘beasties’ to humans. Kyle gets involved while counting ele-seals. Activist girlfriend Jade is with the Red Herrings, an Internet cyber-protest group, and e-mails daily.Kyle is unaware of the rogues gallery of dodgy ship owners until e-mailed by Jade who demands he protest against threats to pristine Antarctica. She is his first girlfriend. He doesn’t want to lose her, and in icy isolation, e-mails matter. Jade warns about illegal fishing vessels, Patagonian tooth-fish poachers, and the Red Herrings web chat-line. After a crazy haircut, an Antarctic ritual like ice-dipping nude, Kyle faces questions of mateship, ownership – and how far you go to protect a friend, even one who calls you ‘Big K’. Meanwhile,expeditioners face the dilemma of whether their scientific knowledge should be shared if others will misuse it.

Hazel’s Antarctic publications include  picture book Antarctic Dad,  memoir ‘Antarctic Writer on ice’ , Antarctic Close-up, and classroom scripts in ‘ Right or Wrong; Plays to Make You Think’

Available on Kindle  are Antarctic Dognapping  and Shooting Antarctica, an easy reading mystery for developing adult literacy.

‘Outback Ferals‘ is the sequel, starring eco-warrior Kyle, but in the outback and around Darwin (NT) , tackling a pandemic threat & questions of mateship.