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In Antarctica, the crew of the research facility Cold Corners comes under attack by a consortium using the continent as a dumping ground for nuclear waste. This series was created by Tom Clancy and Martin Greenberg. Book # 5
Quick Summary
In "Tom Clancy's Power Plays: Cold War," the crew at the remote Antarctic research facility Cold Corners must survive when a dangerous consortium attacks the station and uses the frozen continent as a dumping ground for nuclear waste, forcing the researchers into a high-stakes survival situation against ruthless polluters. The book explores themes of environmental destruction, scientific ethics, teamwork under extreme pressure, and the clash between corporate greed and ecological preservation in one of Earth's most unforgiving environments. If your kid likes "The Escape" by Robert Muchamore or other CHERUB spy thrillers, they'll love this tense, geopolitically charged survival story. This book is ideal for teens in 9th-12th grade who are comfortable with a 98440-word count and want a mature, plot-driven read at a 7th-grade reading level.