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"Ea has always felt like an outsider. Suffering from a type of deafness, she cannot master the rituals that unite her pod of spinner dolphins. When tragedy strikes her family and Ea knows she's partly to blame, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave. As Ea ventures out without the protecton of her pod, she discovers dangers everywhere. But just as she is coming to terms with her solitude, a chance encounter witha group of arrogant bottlenoses will irrevocably alter the course of her life. In her terrifying, propulsive novel, Laline Paull explores the true meaning of family, survival, sacrifice--the harmony and tragedy of the pod--within an ocean that is no longer the sanctuary it once was, one which reflects a world all too recognisable to our own."--Back cover

An electrifying story of friendship, power and betrayal by the bestselling, Baileys-prize shortlisted author of The Bees. `A memorable eco-thriller. This is a world of arms dealers, heroic arctic adventurers and power crazed captains of industry. And that's just the ladies' The Times A frozen corpse emerges from a melting glacier and after three years of uncertainty, Sean Cawson can finally put the past behind him. Tom Harding, Sean's friend of thirty years was lost in an accident and Sean was the last person to see him alive. Tom's body is not the only secret hidden in the ice. As global businesses and global powers jostle for territory in this new, lawless frontier there are big opportunities for those with the courage - or mendacity - to seize them. And equally big risks. For years Sean has navigated these dangerous waters, loving the glamour and influence they bring. But as the inquest into Tom's death begins, the choices made by both men - in love and in life - are put on the stand. Soon everything Sean has believed about his friends, his position and himself is thrown into question. Just how deep do the lies go?

Flora 717 is geboren in de laagste klasse van haar hiërarchische gemeenschap. Ze is een schoonmaakster, die alleen mag opruimen en de dode bijen uit haar bijenkast moet verwijderen. Werk en op offering zijn de grootste deugden in de gemeenschap, en het aanbidden van de geliefde Koningin is de enige religie. Maar wanneer Flora de belangrijkste wet schendt en de vruchtbaarheid van de Koningin aan de kaak durft te stellen, brengt ze chaos in het rigide en ordelijke leven van de bijenkast. Haar instinct om te dienen en te offeren wordt overschaduwd door een diepere behoefte. Dit verlangen brengt haar in conflict met haar hart en geweten, en zal haar wereld voor altijd veranderen.