Blood and Ice
Blood and Ice by Robert Masello, published by Harvill Secker in 2009, is a captivating narrative that follows troubled journalist Michael Wilde as he embarks on a commission to write about a remote research station in Antarctica. During a diving expedition, he uncovers two bodies from the nineteenth century, a man and a woman chained together in ice, along with a mysterious trunk. As the ice begins to thaw, the chilling story of these time-bound lovers unfolds, linking their past to significant historical events, including the Charge of the Light Brigade.
In this first edition, readers will find a blend of historical fiction and supernatural elements as Michael becomes increasingly entangled in the dark history surrounding the couple. The narrative spans five continents and several centuries, exploring themes of love, war, and the occult. With 495 pages, this English-language edition invites readers to delve into a haunting tale that traverses time and space, revealing the horrors that emerge when the past is reawakened in the present.
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Troubled journalist Michael Wilde takes on a commission to write a feature about a remote research station deep in the frozen beauty of Antarctica. On a diving expedition in the polar sea he discovers two bodies encased in ice. The pair, a man and a woman chained together, their dress from the nineteenth century, are brought to the surface u along with a trunk containing a strange, but sinister, cargo. As the ice around them begins to thaw, the mystery of these time-bound lovers begins to unravel. Michael is gradually drawn into a horrific story that starts in the London barracks in the 1850s and leads to the bloody battlefields of the Crimea and the tragic Charge of the Light Brigade. Now, in the Antarctic wastes, the Cavalry officer and his lover are reawakened into a world where the midnight sun lasts for months, where there’s nowhere to hide and no place left for the living to runa In this chilling supernatural thriller, spanning five continents and several centuries, Robert Masello weaves together an
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