by James Blish
"I'm Julian Cole. I'm a science writer. I've read about every theory of
history you can name, and only one makes sense: the one which assumes
that every historical event is aimed personally at my very own head."
Sounds paranoid, doesn't it? But wait. Suppose you had the job given
to Julian Cole: official historian to a grand-stand Arctic explorer
who sets off on a disastrously ridiculous expedition to the far North.
Suppose _you_ had to cope with the explorer's highly pneumatic wife and
an assortment of characters one of whom is either a Martian or insane?
And, to cap it all, suppose you held in your hands proof of the biggest
science story of the century--and nobody would believe you?
Wouldn't you feel just a little like Julian Cole?
_JAMES BLISH is no newcomer to the field of science fiction. Indeed,
his is one of the names which has long signified quality to a
discerning audience._ THE FROZEN YEAR _is a highly topical novel set
against the back-ground of the International Geophysical Year. It has
biting and acid reflections to make on public relations, the inner
workings of large foundations--and demonstrates the surprising and
wonderful ways in which human beings react to the unexpected._
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