Listen to the Birds : The Melt Trilogy: Book Three

After catastrophic global warming melts the ice caps, humans desperate for land colonize a de-iced Antarctica. Once-homesteader John Barrous, thrust into the presidency of this fledgling nation, must navigate his way through political landmines to create an environmentally balanced society. When a university expedition, including John's daughter and his former lover, Lowry Walker, is abducted by a charismatic cult leader, John races to save them--but intrigue reigns as the ensuing turmoil of the rescue exposes a traitor in his inner circle. 

Listen to the Birds is the final novel of The Melt Trilogy, weaving a complex tale of treachery and questioning who we are as humans and our relation to the Earth.

Excerpt:
Antarctica was a cruel mistress--both physically and mentally--her harsh winters and long months of darkness barely dented by the reflected sunlight from the grid of satellites. But living on a knife's edge invigorated the soul. In Antarctica, life was precious in its tragic drama.

K.E. Lanning was born in Houston, Texas and grew up a stone's throw from NASA's space program in the small Quaker town of Friendswood, TX, laced with white oyster shell roads and open fields dotted with huge live oaks—riding horses rather than bikes. Lanning is a fan and writer of commercial literary fiction and speculative science fiction, allowing the author to explore society, humanity, and our future.
She's indie-published a climate fiction trilogy titled, The Melt Trilogy: A Spider Sat Beside Her, The Sting of the Bee and Listen to the Birds, with each novel garnering excellent Kirkus Reviews, and the last novel the recipient of Best New Novels of 2019 from Kirkus Reviews. In addition, she's published a series of book reviews and author interviews, including authors Claire Vaye Watkins, Kazuo Ishiguro, Hugh Howey, Margaret Atwood, Emily St. John Mandel, Andy Weir, and Cixin Liu.