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The crew of the Arctic Promise are battered by an apocalyptic storm and find themselves lost amid thick fog, with broken navigation and communications. As a strange illness sweeps the ship, distrust rises; only deckhand Noah Cabot remains unaffected. The captain pushes on until the sea freezes, and the crew are forced overboard in a desperate attempt to free the vessel. The fog lifts to reveal a remote shape, and Noah leads the survivors across the ice into an uncertain future where they confront harsh elements, haunting memories, and their own fears.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Bracken MacLeod
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