Chukotka
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My review -
This
is a stirring conspiracy-theory story concerning the HAARP project (High
Frequency Active Aural Research Program). Scott is a sailor and surfer and the
Bering Strait offers risk and excitement to him. It’s dangerously close to Russian
waters, though. He and a friend get a reasonable forecast for the straits off
the Chukotka Peninsula and set off, he for the surfing and his friend to make a
delivery. Their GPS loses signal, the compass spins and the weather breaks. Not
good. Umqy, an aged hunter, sets off on his final polar bear hunt. He is one of
the last to cling to traditional ways.
They
meet but are unable to understand one another. The resulting story and its
relationship to the secrecy of the HAARP project is both thrilling, exciting
and thoroughly thought-provoking. Young and old, modern and dying cultures
meet. It’s a substantial enough short story to give a full thriller/adventure
experience. A great example of the author’s style and skill.
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