Praised as “not only a gifted storyteller but also a master of speculative fiction” (Library Journal), bestselling author Stephen Baxter brings his epic Northland trilogy to a close as a once-thriving civilization faces winter without end....
Many generations ago, the Wall was built to hold back the sea. A simple dam, it grew into a vast linear city, home to scholars, builders, and merchants. Northland’s prosperity survived wars and unrest—and brought the whole of Europe together.
But now darkness is falling. Days grow shorter, temperatures colder, and in the wake of long winters come famine, destruction, and terror. As a mass exodus to warmer climes threatens to fracture Northland, one man believes he can outwit the cold, and even salvage some scraps of the great civilization—before interminable gloom settles over the land; before the fires of war lay waste to an empire; before the ice comes....
Praise for the Northland Trilogy
Iron Winter
“A journey that has not only thrilled, but enchanted me...a series that generated one hell of a ride from start to finish.”—Falcata Times
Bronze Summer
“An interesting world and a compelling narrative.”—Solar Bridge
Stone Spring
“A great piece of fiction...a strong, thought-provoking novel.”—Syfy (UK)
Praised as “not only a gifted storyteller but also a master of speculative fiction” (Library Journal), bestselling author Stephen Baxter brings his epic Northland trilogy to a close as a once-thriving civilization faces winter without end....
Many generations ago, the Wall was built to hold back the sea. A simple dam, it grew into a vast linear city, home to scholars, builders, and merchants. Northland’s prosperity survived wars and unrest—and brought the whole of Europe together.
But now darkness is falling. Days grow shorter, temperatures colder, and in the wake of long winters come famine, destruction, and terror. As a mass exodus to warmer climes threatens to fracture Northland, one man believes he can outwit the cold, and even salvage some scraps of the great civilization—before interminable gloom settles over the land; before the fires of war lay waste to an empire; before the ice comes....
Praise
Praise for the Northland Trilogy
Iron Winter
“A journey that has not only thrilled, but enchanted me...a series that generated one hell of a ride from start to finish.”—Falcata Times
Bronze Summer
“An interesting world and a compelling narrative.”—Solar Bridge
Stone Spring
“A great piece of fiction...a strong, thought-provoking novel.”—Syfy (UK)