Cold People

Thoroughly enjoyable inventive Sci Fi / dystopian fiction .i wasn’t sure to begin with what was going to happen in this book and found the first few chapters rather confusing because of this .From the moment the aliens arrive and the worlds population has to move to the South Pole to escape destruction I was caught up in the story and didn’t want to put it down
The initial story of the worlds’s destruction and mass exodus was exciting and inventive I wanted to know more about the lives of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances ,the book however went even further than I was expecting with the addition of a new race of people who had had their genetics altered to become more adapted to the cold .I have to admit to finding these sections rather less engrossing as they became more and more far fetched and speculative .somehow it was a step too far for me
As so much happens there is less time for the emotional relationships of characters to be given as much time to develop and I missed this element in the story .
The author has an easily real accessible prose style and I’m sure this book will do very well
I read an early copy on NetGalley Uk the book is published in the Uk 1st March 2023 by Simon and Schuster Uk

I have reviewed Cold People for book recommendation site LoveReading.co.uk. I have chosen it as both a Star Book and Liz Pick of the Month for the month of publication. For full review please see the LoveReading website.

Cold People was not at all what I expected (I know, I could have read the blurb), but this isn’t a bad thing. I expected a variation on a spy thriller, possibly a Cold War vibe… not a future dystopian Antarctic with the earth’s survivors.
The science is… dubious… however the storyline is exciting enough to handwave any concerns away. Nicely structured, drawing on a neatly defined group of main characters’ perspectives to drive the story forward and handle the exposition as required.

Don’t think about it too hard, just enjoy it

This is an extraordinary book, with a concept that just pulls you in from page one. The author is already established as a splendid writer and this book meets that existing standard and excels it. First class.

An impossible task to review this compelling book; the storyline outlining the potential destruction of the world we live in forwarding into a bleak dystopian future. Given 30 days banishment from all countries of the world with the frozen Antarctic the only alternative to death, there commences a frenetic mass exodus of those selected from the world’s population in a race against time to avoid annihilation. From the decimation of everything from their past life emerges leaders , skill sets and talents that might preserve mankind. Genetic engineering alongside recombinant DNA technology offers a possibility of a future of cold people equipped to withstand the new world. A terrifying vision of where a careless world ignores the damage to their environment catapulting them into their worst possible nightmare, where survival of human beings is in question. A conclusion of epic inhumanity, with just maybe the possibility of a very different future screams for a sequel. Many thanks to author for yet another 5* spell binding book, publisher and Netgalley for allowing me the privilege of this ARC.

Phenomenal!
I was a bit alarmed by the appearance of aliens as I am not very keen on that as a genre but they were very much a vehicle to bring about cataclysmic change and did not feature heavily in the story, one of survival of the species in a hostile environment and hostile world.
Each aspect of the story, from the mass evacuation event to the building of a new city and life and the evolution of the species were so well described that you could feel the cold falling out of the pages.