Download or read book The Elder Ice written by David Hambling and published by Macabre Ink. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic 1920s science fiction novella ¿ with a 2015 twist. Ex-boxer Harry Stubbs is on the trail of a mysterious legacy in South London. A polar explorer has died, leaving huge debts and hints of a priceless find. Harry's informants seem to be talking in riddles, he finds that isn't the only one on the trail ¿ and what he's looking for is as lethal as it is valuable, leaving a trail of oddly-mutilated bodies. The key to the enigma lies in an ancient Arabian book, leading to something more alien and more horrifying than Harry could ever imagine. Harry is not be an educated man, but he has an open mind, bulldog persistence and piledriver fists ¿ important assets when you're boxing the darkest of shadows.The story of mystery and horror draws on HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos and is inspired by Ernest Shackleton's incredible real-life Antarctic adventures.