The White Thaw

"Redemption lies deep beneath the ice. So does the infection."

Dr. Lena Petrova was once a rising star in paleo-biology until a single mistake destroyed her reputation. Now, she has one last chance at redemption: a covert expedition to Vostok-4, a Soviet research station abandoned for decades and recently exposed by the melting Siberian permafrost.

But the station isn't empty. Inside the sealed biosphere, Lena and her team discover a breathtaking, bioluminescent white fungal colony. It is bea...