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Arctic
They thought the cold would kill whatever was on that plane. They were wrong.
When a distress signal crackles through the radio, Bram Keller and his small crew at a remote Arctic station are ordered to respond. What they find isn’t wreckage—it’s a massacre. The pilots are dead… but still moving. And the snow around the fuselage is stained with something far too fresh.
What starts as a rescue turns into a desperate fight for survival as the infected swarm the ice, relentless and fast. With communications down and a storm closing in, Bram’s team must seal the station, or be overrun.
In the frozen dark, there’s nowhere to run—and nowhere to hide.
When a distress signal crackles through the radio, Bram Keller and his small crew at a remote Arctic station are ordered to respond. What they find isn’t wreckage—it’s a massacre. The pilots are dead… but still moving. And the snow around the fuselage is stained with something far too fresh.
What starts as a rescue turns into a desperate fight for survival as the infected swarm the ice, relentless and fast. With communications down and a storm closing in, Bram’s team must seal the station, or be overrun.
In the frozen dark, there’s nowhere to run—and nowhere to hide.
- GenresHorror
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 21, 2025
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May 6, 2026
The Tip of the Iceberg...
ARCTIC
by Brad Knight
5 stars. The temperature outside at the Narvic Arctic outpost was minus forty-seven degrees...
The silence, not the weather, kept station chief Bram Keller awake. He'd been at this outpost three months...
True Arctic silence was distilled sound...
It was reduced to its most essential components: the hum of generators, the ping of the heating system starting and stopping, even his own breath...
That night, something felt different...
Walking down the hall to the common area, he found communications tech Ellie Coutier hunched over her console, listening to a crackling beneath the atmospheric static...
It was an SOS signal...
Then she heard a single word: Help
But there were no flight paths within 500 kilometers of their position, military or civilian...
If there were survivors, they wouldn't last long in these weather conditions...
Bram and three others used two snow cats and went out looking for survivors before a massive storm hit...
Later...
They found the crash site. The wreckage had no identifying numbers or letters. It appeared to be damaged from the inside out...
Blood was found on the fuselage...
Strange footprints led away from the wreckage into darkness...
Suddenly...
They were surrounded by humanoid beings trying to kill them...
They ran for the snow cat and headed for the safety of their outpost while the creatures chased them down with unnatural speed...
Back at the outpost...
One of the creatures broke in and said: Infected. Not dead. Trapped...
The SOS they'd managed to send was received by the mainland, but due to the extreme weather, help was 14 hours away...
The group needed to find a way to survive the next 14 hours with the creatures already in their outpost...
However, that was just the tip of the iceberg...
This excellent story was an edge-of-your-seat nail-biter from the first page to the end. It was way better than I expected from an author who said he had retired from working as a gardener. I would classify this story as sci-fi and as good as it gets. Maybe better.
Highly recommended!
ARCTIC
by Brad Knight
5 stars. The temperature outside at the Narvic Arctic outpost was minus forty-seven degrees...
The silence, not the weather, kept station chief Bram Keller awake. He'd been at this outpost three months...
True Arctic silence was distilled sound...
It was reduced to its most essential components: the hum of generators, the ping of the heating system starting and stopping, even his own breath...
That night, something felt different...
Walking down the hall to the common area, he found communications tech Ellie Coutier hunched over her console, listening to a crackling beneath the atmospheric static...
It was an SOS signal...
Then she heard a single word: Help
But there were no flight paths within 500 kilometers of their position, military or civilian...
If there were survivors, they wouldn't last long in these weather conditions...
Bram and three others used two snow cats and went out looking for survivors before a massive storm hit...
Later...
They found the crash site. The wreckage had no identifying numbers or letters. It appeared to be damaged from the inside out...
Blood was found on the fuselage...
Strange footprints led away from the wreckage into darkness...
Suddenly...
They were surrounded by humanoid beings trying to kill them...
They ran for the snow cat and headed for the safety of their outpost while the creatures chased them down with unnatural speed...
Back at the outpost...
One of the creatures broke in and said: Infected. Not dead. Trapped...
The SOS they'd managed to send was received by the mainland, but due to the extreme weather, help was 14 hours away...
The group needed to find a way to survive the next 14 hours with the creatures already in their outpost...
However, that was just the tip of the iceberg...
This excellent story was an edge-of-your-seat nail-biter from the first page to the end. It was way better than I expected from an author who said he had retired from working as a gardener. I would classify this story as sci-fi and as good as it gets. Maybe better.
Highly recommended!
April 13, 2026
Epic sci-fi horror. RTC.
December 9, 2025
Far better than expected!
Arctic is a sci-fi/survival thriller set at an Arctic research station when a parasitic organism which takes over human hosts, "vessels", turning them into horrible abominations, however, they don't become zombies, but something worse, still harboring a sort of intelligence and are completely immune to the cold Arctic weather. The book is very well written, especially Bram's experience while infected. The characters are so well written that the reader gets a good idea of their traits and individual strength and bravery/ self sacrificing. The descriptions of both the creatures and the Arctic environment are also clear and do a very job at world building. Overall 4/5 stars, highly recommended to fans of outbreak and survival thrillers!
Arctic is a sci-fi/survival thriller set at an Arctic research station when a parasitic organism which takes over human hosts, "vessels", turning them into horrible abominations, however, they don't become zombies, but something worse, still harboring a sort of intelligence and are completely immune to the cold Arctic weather. The book is very well written, especially Bram's experience while infected. The characters are so well written that the reader gets a good idea of their traits and individual strength and bravery/ self sacrificing. The descriptions of both the creatures and the Arctic environment are also clear and do a very job at world building. Overall 4/5 stars, highly recommended to fans of outbreak and survival thrillers!
February 6, 2026
Excellent book. Good characters, good story. Creepy and entertaining
Great alien!
Great alien!
March 19, 2026
I read a lot of books in my 78 years and this is one of the very best! The way it was written and characters that made you care about each of them was a wonderful read. Then the story is a wonder and though i read about the " fungus from down deep in our Arctic ice" i found in other reads this was taken much deeper. It was expanded which with this story to not put it down till was finished.
Give it a try and you will not be disappointed.
I really hope there is more coming from Brad. Ok Brad?
Give it a try and you will not be disappointed.
I really hope there is more coming from Brad. Ok Brad?
February 18, 2026
Hollywood movie material
I saw this in my head as a movie. It had that kind of pacing. I really liked that, unlike other sci-fi stories, there was accommodation and working together between the species instead of destruction being the only option. It made the story more hopeful.
I saw this in my head as a movie. It had that kind of pacing. I really liked that, unlike other sci-fi stories, there was accommodation and working together between the species instead of destruction being the only option. It made the story more hopeful.
March 3, 2026
Really good sci fi
Very well written sci fi story. Research team finds some interstellar biological entity in the ice, it escapes and so it begins. Great characters, good fun in the frozen arctic. Enjoyable.
Very well written sci fi story. Research team finds some interstellar biological entity in the ice, it escapes and so it begins. Great characters, good fun in the frozen arctic. Enjoyable.
March 18, 2026
Unique, action packed, and enjoyable.
Arctic is a wild ride. An incredibly unique take on the zombie trope. I thoroughly enjoyed it because it was incredibly different from the norm.
Arctic is a wild ride. An incredibly unique take on the zombie trope. I thoroughly enjoyed it because it was incredibly different from the norm.
May 13, 2026
wonderful.
I really loved this book. It was interesting and thought provoking and I recommend everybody to read it. the characters are human and you feel for them. I hope he continues with more books like this or a series.
I really loved this book. It was interesting and thought provoking and I recommend everybody to read it. the characters are human and you feel for them. I hope he continues with more books like this or a series.
May 15, 2026
Nice read
Good story, great pace, very good action, suspension of disbelief is essential, but then again, it is a sci-fi novel, so, all part of what is expected. I liked the protagonists, and it was a very creative antagonist(s). A good cold weather story.
Good story, great pace, very good action, suspension of disbelief is essential, but then again, it is a sci-fi novel, so, all part of what is expected. I liked the protagonists, and it was a very creative antagonist(s). A good cold weather story.
October 31, 2025
This took some fun twists for a "Zombie" story that i did not see coming. I would like to se a continuation of the storyline.
November 14, 2025
Wow
This book is super scary. A group of people find themselves isolated and battling something both foreign and ancient. They must somehow survive and stop the spread.
This book is super scary. A group of people find themselves isolated and battling something both foreign and ancient. They must somehow survive and stop the spread.
January 27, 2026
Good Sci-Fi Tale
What comes to mind is a cross between The Thing and The Andromeda Strain. A fun story with good characters and a dose of realism.
What comes to mind is a cross between The Thing and The Andromeda Strain. A fun story with good characters and a dose of realism.
February 26, 2026
It was good
March 30, 2026
amazing
This book hooked me right from the start. I couldn’t put it down and finished it in one 6 hour reading session.
This book hooked me right from the start. I couldn’t put it down and finished it in one 6 hour reading session.
May 13, 2026
I really enjoyed that this moved quickly. I really was on the edge of my seat with the suspense and thrill moments. A solid scifi read!
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