Expect non-stop action and heart-pounding uncertainty
in this icey adventure from Dan Smith!
"It's a genuine page-turner that is a must-read for those
who love fast-paced, scary stories." THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
Twelve-year-old Zak, who has an inoperable brain tumour, is with
his sister and parents when their private plane is disastrously
diverted. Wrecked on a remote research outpost in the Antarctic,
they find themselves in an abandoned base.
Then Zak's parents disappear, and the base's equipment starts
3D-printing nightmarish spider-like creatures.
Zak's bizarre visions appear to suggest a link to something else
- beneath the ice - which only he can understand ...
A fresh and exciting no-holds-barred thriller by award-winning
author Dan Smith.
Centres on a trapped creature beneath the icy wasteland
of Antarctica - a discovery unravelled only through non-stop action,
sheer danger and heart-pounding uncertainty.
Environmental and scientific themes underlie a plot which
focuses on a protagonist with a life-threatening illness.
Dan Smith is the award-winning and bestselling author of books for both children and adults. His children's titles, which include My Friend the Enemy and Boy X, have won him numerous accolades including the Coventry Inspiration Book Award, the Essex Book Award, and nominations for the Branford Boase Award and the Young Quills Award. Dan lives in Newcast
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