Book excerpt: In the future, global warming has all but destroyed the earth. Now, the last of the remaining human population and wildlife seek inhabitable land. In this shrinking world, they all have to fight for the right to live. Earth is divided literally into polar opposites-more technologically advanced humans in Antarctica and the wild ones, living face-to-face with nature, in the Arctic. The people of Antarctica call themselves the Antar, while the Artic contingent is called the Narrs. The Narrs and the Antar know nothing of each other ... until now. Seismic activity and volcanoes are destroying what is left of the earth, but some lands are still able to support life. These are the Last Lands, sought by all remaining humanity in order to survive. However, both the Narrs and Antar will soon learn a terrible lesson: we cannot destroy the world; we can only destroy ourselves.