Frostlines

A breathtaking and epic exploration of the transforming Arctic.

Magnificent and moving . . . This stunning book—part travelogue, part history, part popular science—will give you a new appreciation for a place, and its people, and how they together are confronting the upheaval of the modern world.

Profound and moving. In prose that shines with insight and astute observation, the intersecting stories of people, animals, and the land come to vivid life in these pages. Shea’s brilliant writing offers clear-eyed and respectful meditations on the meanings of community and belonging in times of upheaval, in the past, present, and future.

From wolves and whales to weaponized borders, Neil Shea cinches a singular storyline across the Arctic cap of our rapidly changing planet, bearing witness to loss and conflict while holding tight to wonder and awe

With evocative and time-bending writing, Neil Shea honors the historic agency of animals and peoples too often idealized and ‘managed.’

Frostlines transports readers to far-flung regions of the Arctic, where they encounter majestic wolves and elusive caribou . Neil Shea’s captivating prose reveals the Arctic’s extraordinary diversity and illuminates the ecological, social, and cultural consequences of a changing climate

Lush and heartbreaking . . . lays the Arctic bare to reveal a place of life, beauty, and ancient interdependencies. Neil Shea is both a careful observer and a gifted writer, weaving a narrative steeped in loss, wonder, and warning

Enchanting and fascinating, full of wonder and wildlife. In each region, S hea creates a deep and meaningful 'sense of place'. His knowledge of the complex connections between people and ice, community and wildlife, nature and cold is remarkable . . . Frostlines is an extraordinary and necessary read

For more than 15 years Neil Shea has written for National Geographic , reporting around the world at the intersections of conflict, climate science and cultural change. He’s a co-creator of the Peabody Award-nominated podcast Unfinished: Deep South , and he also writes for film and television, scripted and documentary. Frostlines is his first book.