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FIRST EDITION

Designed by JoAnne Metsch

Printed on acid-free paper

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PUDlication Data

Rollins, James, 1961-Ice hunt fames Rollins. 1st ed.
p. cm-ISBN 0-06-O52156-2

1. Cryonics Fiction. 2. Polar regions Fiction. I. Title.

PS3568.O5398 128 2003

To Dave Meek, the next star on the horizon

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A book is seldom the work of the author alone, but usually the
collaborative effort of many folks. This novel is no exception. First,
Steve Prey must be mentioned as the chief engineer and draftsman for
this novel, whose painstaking work on constructing the station
schematics both inspired and changed the story. Then I had a posse of
language experts who helped with countless details. Carolyn Williams,
Vasily Derebenskiy, and William Czajkowski helped with the Russian
translations, while Kim Crockatt and Nunavut.com were integral to
finding my Inuit translator: Emily Angulalik. I also must thank John
Overton of the Health News Network for his assistance in collating
historical information used in this novel.

Additionally, I must heartily acknowledge my friends and family who
helped shape the manuscript into its present form: Carolyn McCray,
Chris Crowe, Michael Gallowglas, Lee Garrett, David Murray, Dennis
Grayson, Penny Hill, Lynne Williams, Laurel Piper, Lane Therrell, Mary
Hanley, Dave Meek, Royale Adams, Jane O'Riva, Chris "the little" Smith,
Judy and Steve Prey, and Caroline Williams. For the map used here, I
must acknowledge its source: The CIA World Factbook 2000. Finally, the
four folks who continue to remain my most loyal supporters: my editor,
Lyssa Keusch; my agents, Russ Galen and Danny Baror; and my publicist,