Rare Earths is an original science fiction series by Sven von Vittorelli, with Shackleton Ridge being the first novel. The story sets off a few decades from now, in a world ravaged by climate change and biosphere collapse. When Raymond Houston, CEO of the world’s most powerful management consulting firm, finally develops a conscience, events are being set in motion that will shape the lives of generations.

The book introduces three point-of-view characters in two different eras of the near- and distant future. Together, they have to deal with the terrible consequences of Houston’s guilt-driven crusade, while making discoveries that will define humanity’s future.