"Arctic Inferno" by author, Geza Tatrallyay is a sequel to his novel "Arctic Meltdown", published by Black Opal Books in 2021. Lead character is Hanne Kristensen, an attractive Danish geologist who is now the newly appointed Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources for newly independent Greenland. Deeply passionate about the Arctic, the effects of climate change and the need to reinstate a more environmentally friendly Arctic Treaty, Hanne must foil an attempt by the Chinese to control the region’s natural resources as well as help defend her adopted country against an aggressive Russia looking to expand into Greenland, a sparsely populated, fledgling country. Her journey towards a new version of the Treaty is beset with obstacles, particularly when the Russian administration is taken over by a rogue element which takes hegemonic bullying to new heights when it invades such a small, defenceless nation. With the Americans, Chinese, Canadians and Scandinavians all anxious to get involved, things could very easily get out of control. Hanne and those sympathetic to her cause will have to use all the tenacity they can gather, to avert the aggression deteriorating into another world war.

The Preface to "Arctic Inferno" is really the author’s factual basis against which the fictional tale is set and it concludes with a useful map for those not familiar with the Arctic. Once the story gets under way, the action lights up the page from the get-go. Geza Tatrallyay has woven an interesting cast of characters together and his central character, that of Hanne Kristensen, is the most complex of them all. As in the first in the series, "Arctic Meltdown", Hanne has two love interests, Richard and Kristi. Enough said. As the scenes unfold, the reader is taken on a journey of discovery as the author’s meticulous research identifies the problems this part of the world may soon face, yet he doesn’t detract from the suspenseful narrative. As always with this author, the story is intelligently written, the subject matter fascinating, the dialogue script-like and believable. Whether you accept the concept of anthropogenic climate change or not, "Arctic Inferno" is a thriller with a difference.