Cold People

Sci-fi is definitely not my usual go-to genre but, after hearing about this on the Currently Reading podcast and previously enjoying Child 44 from this author, I decided to give it a go.

This starts when an alien fleet suddenly appears in the sky and tells the people of the world they have 30 days to get to Antarctica where they will be allowed to live. Anyone who does not get to Antarctica will be destroyed. Naturally panic ensues.

There is very little focus on the alien invasion itself - this is much more a story about survival and resilience, how human's decide what is right and wrong in the face of disaster and how those decisions have lasting implications.

I had some issues with the pacing at times, the time jumps were a little jarring and there were perhaps a few plot holes, but overall this is enjoyable and engrossing. This reminded me quite a bit of books by James Rollins, so if you like his stuff give this one a go.