City of Ice and Dreams

By: J.G. Follansbee

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

What if the key to your past lay at the end of the world?

In the year 2261, the ice is melting and humanity is on the move. City of Ice and Dreams follows Sento, a brilliant but tormented young woman obsessed with Isorropia, a legendary Antarctic refuge said to be humanity’s last hope. After surviving a shipwreck, she leads a desperate band of climate refugees on a one-way journey across the frozen continent. Their survival depends on courage, sacrifice, and the will to endure Antarctica’s unforgiving wilderness.

Inside Isorropia, First Citizen Elita Soares rules with a cold determination. She has sworn to keep the gates closed to outsiders, even as whispers spread that her half-sister is among the approaching pilgrims. The clash between Sento and Elita threatens not only the city’s survival, but the fragile balance of power in a world reshaped by climate change.

With its blend of climate change science fiction, post-apocalyptic survival storytelling, and a female protagonist who refuses to give up, City of Ice and Dreams is both a thrilling adventure and a haunting meditation on hope, exile, and justice.

Fans of Kim Stanley Robinson (The Ministry for the Future), Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Paolo Bacigalupi (The Windup Girl) will be drawn to this gripping tale of resilience in the face of a collapsing planet.

This is the third book in the series, Tales From a Warming Planet. It can be read as a standalone novel or as part of the series. The other books are The Mother Earth Insurgency, Carbon Run, and Restoration.