A Winter Amid the Ice: And Other Thrilling Stories

by Jules Verne

When his son Louis and members of the crew of the ship Jeune-Hardie, do not return from sea, Jean Cornbutte decides to refit the ship and go north to find them. Accompanying him on this trip is his son's fiancée, Marie, and the man who would be his son's rival for her affections, the ship's first officer, André Vasling. When the missing party is found in the extreme north, the only thing left to do is survive the bitter cold and rivalry.

Jules Verne wrote this adventure novel in 1855.

Genres: Classics, Short Stories, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fiction

436 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2001

About the author

Novels of French writer Jules Gabriel Verne, considered the founder of modern science fiction, include Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).

This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).

Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."

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Reviews

[Diva · Rating 4 out of 5]

read this one from one of my most beloved writers after a long time, I find with pleasure that I am yet susceptible to his magic :D I have a suspicion that I shall continue to do so.

[Michael Dennis · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Doctor Ox's Experiment" is still my favorite of all of the stories, although I did enjoy the disquiet in "Master Zacharius". I think I will remember that story for a long time. "A Winter Amid the Ice" isn't a great story, to me, but I was on the edge of my seat during the growing tension between the crew members as they awaited the thaw.

Paul Verne's "The Fortieth French Ascent of Mont Blanc" doesn't have the suspense and the danger of other mountain climbing books I've read, but it felt authentic and the impact of the achievement and the sights high upon the rooftop of the world is evident.

[Matt Kelland · Rating 2 out of 5]

A short and rapid read, but quite shallow. The survival aspect was fine, though the love triangle subplot and subsequent denouement was clumsy. The translation I read was irritating: too many thou's and dost's, which made it feel antiquated, and the writing was full of double or triple negatives, which made it convoluted. But still, a good evocation of surviving a winter in the Arctic, for its time, and interesting to see Verne developing his storytelling skills.

[Andrew Ives · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of five stories of varying lengths, they are very much like B-sides to Verne's better-known hits.



The 1st, set in Belgium, is faintly amusing but rather overlong, complex and tiresome for what it is. The 2nd, about a clockmaker in Geneva, despite being livelier and having a decent moral is quite ridiculous. The 3rd is the shortest - a brief tale of a balloon ride - and possibly the most enjoyable. The 4th, the main Winter Amid The Ice story is rather depressing and somewhat unfulfilling of early promise. The last, by Paul Verne, about Mont Blanc is a very matter-of-fact account of someone making an early ascent, and was for me one of the better stories. Altogether a mixed bag of well-written but somewhat average stories.

[SeRRo · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Jules Verne applies his magic he can turn a simple short story into a very enjoyable read.
This book is for those that like arctic expeditions and a well built intrigue. Readers will also find that hope is the main theme here mixed with lots of realism and upheavals.

[Jannelle Rempillo]

where is the copyright of this story

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

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