First published 2009
Paleoecologist Evan Marshall travels to Alaska's Federal Wilderness Zone to study climate change effects. The Zone ranks among Earth's most hostile environments. Marshall's team discovers something extraordinary: a massive prehistoric animal trapped in ice. Local villagers warn against disturbing the creature. Marshall grows worried too. The expedition sponsors ignore these concerns. They want the beast extracted, thawed, and displayed on live television. The team cuts the animal from its icy prison. Then the creature vanishes. Something terrible escapes into the arctic wilderness. Marshall must confront an ancient horror that threatens everyone in the desolate landscape. The discovery that promised scientific breakthrough becomes a fight for survival against a force that should have remained buried in ice.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, horror, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: ancient-horror, fight-for-survival
Setting: Alaska, Federal Wilderness Zone
Period: present-day
320 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday
Content warnings: body-horror, graphic-violence