Synopses & Reviews
Filmmaker and real-life adventurer Matt Dickinson has climbed Mount Everest and trekked the icy wastes of Antarctica, experiences which bring this edge-of-the-seat thriller to chilling life.
TRAPPED IN A FROZEN HELL
Adventurer Carl Norland and celebrity explorer Julian Fitzgerald have teamed up in an attempt to walk across Antarctica at its widest point, a crossing of some 2,000 frozen miles. Success would place their names alongside those of such polar legends as Scott, Shackleton, and Admundsen, but when their goal proves beyond their reach, a frantic rescue begins.
A DESPERATE BID FOR RESCUE BEGINS
Hundreds of miles away at drilling station Capricorn, scientist Laura Burgess and her team have made a discovery that will stagger the scientific world. News of their discovery must wait, however, as an urgent plea for rescue reaches the remote camp. Into a gathering storm, the rescuers race to snatch the dying adventurers from nature's hungry grasp.
WHILE A DEADLY SECRET THREATENS THEM ALL
But even the Antarctic's unending whiteness cannot hide the utter darkness of a madman's heart. Just as salvation seems imminent, a terrible secret threatens to turn the saviors into unwitting victims. And all the while, nature gathers her strength, determined to lay claim to them all...
Review
OUTSTANDING REVIEWS FOR MATT DICKINSON'S
BLACK ICE
"A really taut thriller full of suspense and genuinely exciting." --Publishing News (U.K.)
"A ripping good adventure yarn with a thoroughly admirable heroine, a suitably black-hearted villain and such vivid descriptions of the sheer agony and awfulness of Antarctica you'll be reaching for the central heating switch as you read." --Irish Independent
"Matt Dickinson writes a taut thriller set in the icy wastes in such a way that you have to keep reading. Reaching the end will leave you impatient for his next book." --Yorkshire Gazette & Herald (U.K.)
"Exciting and fascinating reading." --Daily Mail (U.K.)
THE CRITICS ALSO LOVE
MATT DICKINSON'S
THE OTHER SIDE OF EVEREST
"Dickinson has an eye for meaningful detail and storytelling talent--a rollicking, insightful, and harrowing ride." --The New York Times Review of Books
"Gripping--the action more than lives up to its promise. Dickinson takes the reader through the steps of his climb with humor, wisdom and a minimum of bravado--a thought-provoking exploration of nature and man's will to master it." --Los Angeles Daily News
"Dickinson brings the fresh perspective and wide eyes of the novice to mountaineering's most enduring saga--the result is an absorbing narrative that vividly portrays, step by agonizing step, his slow climb to the summit." --Mercator's World
"Although Dickinson's work follows in the tracks of Jon Krakauer's INTO THIN AIR and Anatoli Boukreev's THE CLIMB, it is anything but a 'me too' book about climbing Mt. Everest during the spring of 1996 ... Dickinson has his own story to tell, and he tells it very well.... [His] descriptions of climbing are careful and informative, taking nothing for granted. His forceful narrative makes a worthy addition to the growing Everest library." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review!)
"Dickinson's book reads like a thriller, pacy and exciting, giving a good flavor of the sublime misery of climbing at extreme altitude. It is a real page-turner ... fresh and vivid." --Guardian
"Gripping." --The Sunday Times (London)
"[His] excitement at being there is infectious." --Times Literary Supplement
"This is a gripping account of filming--and surviving--in the death zone." --Mail on Sunday (London)
Synopsis
Deep beneath the Antarctic ice cap, scientist Lauren Burgess has discovered a secret that could change the face of human knowledge. Then a desperate mayday call comes in. Two explorers, one of them the legendary Julian Fitzgerald, are stranded out on the ice and a rescue is their only hope. Lauren puts the ground breaking scientific work on hold as she leads a dangerous rescue mission into the frozen void. But after returning to the base, the pressure of isolation gradually takes its toll on Fitzgerald and his true dark nature is revealed. Lauren and her scientific team must fight for their very lives. On the run with injured members of the team, sub-zero conditions and a madman on the loose, the odds are against them and time is running out.
Synopsis
Deep beneath the Antarctic ice cap, scientist Lauren Burgess has discovered a secret that could change the face of human knowledge. Then a desperate mayday call comes in. Two explorers, one of them the legendary Julian Fitzgerald, are stranded out on the ice and a rescue is their only hope. Lauren puts the ground breaking scientific work on hold as she leads a dangerous rescue mission into the frozen void. But after returning to the base, the pressure of isolation gradually takes its toll on Fitzgerald and his true dark nature is revealed. Lauren and her scientific team must fight for their very lives. On the run with injured members of the team, sub-zero conditions and a madman on the loose, the odds are against them and time is running out.
About the Author
MATT DICKINSON is a filmmaker and a writer who specializes in documenting the world's wild places and indigenous peoples. He is the author of The Other Side of Everest and lives in England with his wife and their children.