In the frozen desert of Antarctica, there lies a unique oasis of warmth and life - the Geyser Valley, home to the mysterious Anai people. When they came to the distant shores of Ross Island thousands of years ago, the Anai had to wage war against a colony of giant pterosaurs. Now, millennia later, the beasts are coming back to life - to the delight of scientists from McMurdo research station, who utterly disregard the threat to the Anai settlement. Researcher Scott Buckley, now married to the Anai chieftainness Ki Tahan, serves as the link between the Anai people and the administration at McMurdo. He strives to achieve balance between man and nature, but will it be possible with a new player on the field in the form of Sergey Pechersky, the unscrupulous Russian leader, and the dark secret he brings along?The second book in the epic Frozen World saga continues to delve into the mysteries of Antarctica and the corruption of human society.