Heart of Ice

Joy McCann

Crystal upon crystal, snow falls and builds and compresses, giving birth to the life story of Earth’s coldest, driest continent.

Heart of Ice takes readers on a compelling journey into Antarctic’s icy world. Joy McCann – author of the internationally acclaimed Wild Sea – draws on a vast body of scientific and historical research to discover entangled stories of ice, humans and the myriad creatures that inhabit this frigid realm. She reveals intimate and surprising tales of resilience and fragility, connection and belonging, and invites readers to see the ice of the southern polar region in a different way – as a vibrant, storied, multispecies environment and a powerful agent that has shaped our history, our planet and our future.

Release
Nov-2025
ISBN
9781742237800
RRP (AUD)
$34.99
Pages
224
Format
Paperback & ebook

Joy McCann is an environmental and public historian whose writing explores the more-than human histories of oceans and ice.

NewSouth Publishing

NewSouth Publishing is the publishing division of UNSW Press Ltd, a leading Australian university press.