About this audiobook
An expedition sets out to search for a land believed to lie beyond the Arctic ice. The possibility of an unknown region draws together geographical curiosity and the hope that the world still contains places capable of overturning accepted assumptions. Reaching such a destination, however, requires the travellers to confront conditions that cannot be mastered by enthusiasm alone.
Vladimir Obruchev combines an adventure of exploration with a scientific imagination informed by his interest in geology. The imagined landscape brings questions about climate, life and the limits of observation into the story. Discoveries create new difficulties, making the task of understanding an unfamiliar environment as important as the original search.
The novel considers resourcefulness, cooperation and the uncertainty that accompanies an expedition beyond reliable knowledge. It offers an invented Arctic world rather than a documentary account of a proven discovery, allowing the possibilities of science and the demands of survival to shape the adventure together.
