Arctic Rising

I've started a number of Tobias Buckell books (SLY MONGOOSE, RAGAMUFFIN) but for whatever reasons did not finish them. Nothing against him or his writing, it probably had more to do with timing and library lending limits.

With this in mind, I put ARCTIC RISING on my hold list at the local library and didn't have anything in the queue when it arrived.

The story is fairly simple - in the near future, arctic waters are navigable and exploitable, but who should control it and should it be allowable? Mr. Buckell has written an entertaining near-future thriller. The story moves quickly and is well thought out. He also added some Heinleinian elements with societies running small micro-countries and how one must travel through them.

All in all, this was a fun book and a worthwhile read.