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Empire Antarctica
Ice, Silence & Emperor Penguins
Series: Canons
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WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Prize, RSL Ondaatje Prize, Banff Adventure Travel Prize and Saltire Book of the Year AwardBook of the Year for the Financial Times, Sunday Herald, ScotsmanA travel book pick for the Sunday Times...
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Recognised by five literary awards, Book of the Year for five broadsheets and receiving instant acclaim, this is bestselling author Gavin Francis's account of a year as base camp doctor in Antarctica
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WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Prize, RSL Ondaatje Prize, Banff Adventure Travel Prize and Saltire Book of the Year Award
Book of the Year for the Financial Times, Sunday Herald, Scotsman
A travel book pick for the Sunday Times and the National Geographic
Gavin Francis spent fourteen months in one of the remotest places in the world: Halley, a research station in Antarctica. Storm-locked and frozen, it is said to be easier to evacuate a casualty from the International Space Station than it is to bring someone out of Halley in winter.
In the icy emptiness of Antarctica, where one misstep outdoors can mean death but the confined corridors of Halley can drive you mad, Gavin challenges himself to thrive at the ends of the earth. In the penguin colonies, a species utterly adapted to the harsh environment, he finds community, inspiration and joy.
Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Prize, RSL Ondaatje Prize, Banff Adventure Travel Prize and Saltire Book of the Year Award
Book of the Year for the Financial Times, Sunday Herald, Scotsman
A travel book pick for the Sunday Times and the National Geographic
Gavin Francis spent fourteen months in one of the remotest places in the world: Halley, a research station in Antarctica. Storm-locked and frozen, it is said to be easier to evacuate a casualty from the International Space Station than it is to bring someone out of Halley in winter.
In the icy emptiness of Antarctica, where one misstep outdoors can mean death but the confined corridors of Halley can drive you mad, Gavin challenges himself to thrive at the ends of the earth. In the penguin colonies, a species utterly adapted to the harsh environment, he finds community, inspiration and joy.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781837263912
Publisher: Canongate Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canongate Canons
Edition: Main - Canons
Illustration: 8pp colour plate section
Contributors:
- Introduction by Sara Wheeler
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 214g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
Gavin Francis is an award-winning writer and GP. He is the author of ten non-fiction books, most recently The Bridge Between Worlds: A Brief History of Connection. His books include Island Dreams, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2020; Adventures in Human Being, which was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the Saltire Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award; and Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence, which was a Sunday Times bestseller. He has written for the Guardian, The Times, the New York Review of Books and the London Review of Books. His work has been translated into nineteen languages, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
X: @gavinfranc
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