A super plague engineered in secret by the world's foremost superpower is discovered by US Navy surgeon Stefan Falconer in this military thriller set on the Antarctic continent, a terrifying frontier of 50-knot winds and subzero temperatures. After threatening to make his discovery public, Falconer is forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game that offers a sobering commentary on betrayal and capitalistic intrigue. A bracing realism permeates this survivalist drama drawn from firsthand experiences on the ice of the seventh continent and current concerns about bioterrorism and national security.