Synopsis "Floe"
Though The Ice is receding as the next Ice Age ends, much of Earth remains frozen, and thevast Ice Sea has its pirates, among them the notorious and notable Captain Lork, whoprofitably raids mountain peak towns in the far North. Through grievous misfortune, duringtheir exploration of the Ice Sea, the twin brothers Thist and Thusk and their flying machine, Una, are captured by Captain Lork. The two wildly different cultures, previously unknown toeach other, must then adapt to their knowledge of new worlds. Eventually, many travel backto Motherland, where unexpected romance and palace intrigues await them--rebellions, betrayals, corruption, wars, death-until all the main players on Earth and Moon arrive atunexpected destinations and circumstances, each going their own way, drastically changedby their common experiences.
