Frostlines

A breathtaking and epic exploration of the Arctic, blending nature, travel and science writing. 'A book to treasure' - The Sunday Times 'Magnificent and moving' - Steve Brusatte 'Full of wonder and wildlife ' - Annie Worsley author of Windswept 'There can be few better or more enjoyable ways of learning about the many Arctics' - Daily Mail The Arctic was once a place seemingly frozen in time. Now, while the old cold world can still be glimpsed in the herds of caribou, the hidden lives of wolves, and the hunting skill of an Inupiat elder, there is a new Arctic emerging. National Geographic writer Neil Shea begins his journey with the wolves of Canada’s Ellesmere Island, and travels among the Indigenous Netsilingmiut and Tlicho peoples of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. In the Barren Lands, perched on an esker, he watches bears, or Big Men. In Alaska he tracks the patterns of caribou, now shifting after thousands of years of predictability, and in the European Arctic he explores