From the bestselling author of The History of Bees
Longyearbyen, 2110: Far to the North, buried deep in the mountains, is a massive vault filled with seeds from every corner of the Earth. Tommy grows up in the brutal landscape of Spitzbergen alongside his two brothers, for whom he would do anything, and his grandmother, the seed keeper of the vault. Life just to the South of the North Pole is demanding, but their tiny community has found its shape. It has been many years since they cut off contact with other countries, and in their isolation, they live in harmony with nature.
When Longyearbyen is hit by a disaster, Tommy, his brothers, and his grandmother are among the few survivors. Six lonely people in a deserted landscape, in possession of a treasure the world thought forever lost.
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Maja Lunde es escritora y guionista, y actualmente es una de las autoras más relevantes de Noruega. Su primera novela para adultos, Bienes Historie (Historia de las abejas), obtuvo un gran éxito internacional e importantes galardones, entre ellos el Premio de los Libreros de Noruega. Su producción para el público infantil y juvenil, entre la que cabe destacar su obra Snesösteren (La hermana de nieve), también ha sido igualmente notable.