The year is 2050 something. The world is baking. On the West Yorkshire moors, an environmental scientist is trying to determine the impact of a controversial wind farm on the local peat bogs. She camps up by Turbine 34. However, there is something else on the moors, something that knows her, something that shouldn't be there.
This is a nice quick read that builds its atmosphere with great efficiency. The images and visions she experiences are at times genuinely unnerving.
The acknowledgements highlight the strong environmental message that runs through the story about the importance of the peat bogs as habitats for the wildlife, and flood defence etc. The book manages to carry these messages without overloading the story.
However, I do think the ending was fluffed quite badly. The twist to the tale really doesn't work for me. It's a shame because I was really enjoying it up until that point.
Your mileage may vary. This was a damned good trip, even though the destination was a bit of a letdown.
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