A group of scientists and soldiers are hunted by mysterious enemies in a terrifying new climate thriller from the "Master of British SF"
Doctor Jasmine Marks is going back into hell.
The Hygrometric Dehabitation Region, or the "Zone," is a growing band of rainforest on the equator, where the heat and humidity make it impossible for warm-blooded animals to survive. A human being without protection in the Zone is dead in minutes.
Twenty years ago, Marks went into the rainforest with a group of researchers led by Doctor Elaine Fell, to study the extraordinary climate and see if it could be used in agriculture. The only thing she learned was that the Zone was no place for people. There were deaths, and the program was cut short.
Now, they're sending her back in. A plane crash, a rescue mission, a race against time and the environment to bring out the survivors. But there are things Marks's corporate masters aren't telling her. The Zone keeps its secrets, and so does Doctor Fell . . .
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Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed ten-book Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series, and other novels, novellas, and short stories. Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2016, and its sequel, Children of Ruin won the British Science Fiction Award in 2020). He lives in Leeds in the United Kingdom, and his hobbies include entomology and board and role-playing games.
Emma Newman is an author and a professional audiobook narrator, narrating short stories and novels in all genres. Her novel Between Two Thorns was nominated for the 2014 British Fantasy Award. She also cowrites and hosts the podcast Tea and Jeopardy, which was nominated for a 2014 Hugo Award for Best Fancast.