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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.
- GenresHorrorScience Fiction
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 21, 2025
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March 14, 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.
August 4, 2026
Actual rating is 3.5 stars.
This book is about a few members of an Arctic outpost that visit a plane crash that should not happen in that remote area. There was not ordinary cargo on that plane and now the members of the outpost are fighting for their lives.
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if The Thing from John Carpenter did a crossover with Venom from Marvel Comics? Well you don't have to imagine anymore because someone wrote that book and here it is. This book evoked both of those works numerous times and I was here for it. There is the remote cut off atmosphere of the outpost in the most dreaded conditions on Earth. Meanwhile an unknown entity is attacking and infecting members of this outpost. And for fun throw in one of these members who has been infected and doing his best Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impersonation. Basically I am saying this is a fun book that does not let up its pace at all.
This book put the thrill in thriller. I did think the final battle was a little out there and that is why I deducted the half star. I will say this easily exceeded my expectations. In fact the whole time I was reading this I kept on saying this should be an action movie. I would love to see this book in its visual form as it was made for it.
This book is about a few members of an Arctic outpost that visit a plane crash that should not happen in that remote area. There was not ordinary cargo on that plane and now the members of the outpost are fighting for their lives.
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if The Thing from John Carpenter did a crossover with Venom from Marvel Comics? Well you don't have to imagine anymore because someone wrote that book and here it is. This book evoked both of those works numerous times and I was here for it. There is the remote cut off atmosphere of the outpost in the most dreaded conditions on Earth. Meanwhile an unknown entity is attacking and infecting members of this outpost. And for fun throw in one of these members who has been infected and doing his best Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impersonation. Basically I am saying this is a fun book that does not let up its pace at all.
This book put the thrill in thriller. I did think the final battle was a little out there and that is why I deducted the half star. I will say this easily exceeded my expectations. In fact the whole time I was reading this I kept on saying this should be an action movie. I would love to see this book in its visual form as it was made for it.
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 5, 2026
Excellent book. Good characters, good story. Creepy and entertaining
Great alien!
Great alien!
September 7, 2026
5 stars ⭐️
(Correctly) 0 chili peppers 🫑
Similar to how watching a movie in theaters is made better by its communal experience, this book was immediately elevated when a water bug landed on my partner around the 30% mark, in the middle of the night — meaning I then had to be removed from the ceiling by force. And then proceeded to stay up way too late because this is a must-read-in-one-maybe-two-sittings type of story.
The mood in “Arctic” is amazing, it goes from The Thing to Stranger Things to Resident Evil but never did I spend time thinking of other media. The pace is (no pun intended) break-neck and Knight makes some narrative shortcuts which actually heighten the tension. Neither you nor the characters get time to ask too many questions even after the initial action is over. What you do get to see is how they care for one another — and with no reason other than they’re all humans in various survival situations — which is a nicely positive message in an otherwise horrifying story. I really enjoyed the unspoken camaraderie — I understand clearly the denial of the hero’s call — and how their fears have to evolve alongside the threats, internal and otherwise.
This does what the best science fiction and horror stories do: challenges unfettered advancement, acknowledges sacrifice, values autonomy and collaboration simultaneously, accepts wrongdoing, brings the destabilization to any reader.
One note, and it was easy to ignore, there are a few editing issues where words or phrases are repeated in close proximity to one another. Not terrible and not enough to distract from the story, but noticeable.
I’m so glad to have discovered Brad Knight’s work. And highly recommend a double feature with Iain Rob Wright’s novella “Dark”.
(Correctly) 0 chili peppers 🫑
Similar to how watching a movie in theaters is made better by its communal experience, this book was immediately elevated when a water bug landed on my partner around the 30% mark, in the middle of the night — meaning I then had to be removed from the ceiling by force. And then proceeded to stay up way too late because this is a must-read-in-one-maybe-two-sittings type of story.
The mood in “Arctic” is amazing, it goes from The Thing to Stranger Things to Resident Evil but never did I spend time thinking of other media. The pace is (no pun intended) break-neck and Knight makes some narrative shortcuts which actually heighten the tension. Neither you nor the characters get time to ask too many questions even after the initial action is over. What you do get to see is how they care for one another — and with no reason other than they’re all humans in various survival situations — which is a nicely positive message in an otherwise horrifying story. I really enjoyed the unspoken camaraderie — I understand clearly the denial of the hero’s call — and how their fears have to evolve alongside the threats, internal and otherwise.
This does what the best science fiction and horror stories do: challenges unfettered advancement, acknowledges sacrifice, values autonomy and collaboration simultaneously, accepts wrongdoing, brings the destabilization to any reader.
One note, and it was easy to ignore, there are a few editing issues where words or phrases are repeated in close proximity to one another. Not terrible and not enough to distract from the story, but noticeable.
I’m so glad to have discovered Brad Knight’s work. And highly recommend a double feature with Iain Rob Wright’s novella “Dark”.
September 19, 2026
So this is Venom right? Mixed with the Thing? And Bram is an alien telephone for a technically skilled goo ball? This book was messy, and yet still entertaining. The goo alien villain exposition was a bit MUCH and I swear I never want to hear the words "psychic shriek" again. I like Bram, but the other characters didn't seem to have much depth to them and I kept forgetting about them. There were so many inconsistencies and so many times I have to pause reading to go over the convoluted mess that was in my head. The action is good though and keeps coming, and I wanted to keep reading to know what happens next. The last half started to pick up once the exposition was done. I like that the alien tried to strike a deal with Bram to work together. In the end to no one's surprise the government was the enemy all along and Bram and ice Venom go off to fight another day.
September 8, 2026
3.4
A bit too technical at times, and I'm not believing the type of ending totally
But, higher than middle engagement and an interesting concept
A bit too technical at times, and I'm not believing the type of ending totally
But, higher than middle engagement and an interesting concept
June 15, 2026
The Thing meets Venom. Very interesting concept and great writing with the only big downfall for me was that it was just sort of predictable.
Overall good story and very creepy imagery, but it did have some pretty slow parts that dragged out for me.
Overall good story and very creepy imagery, but it did have some pretty slow parts that dragged out for me.
September 16, 2026
Decepcionado.
La historia está repleta de inconsistencias en el argumento. Tiene un comienzo prometedor pero al pasar de 25% los eventos, habilidades y objetos que tienen los personajes cambian únicamente para el conveniente avance de la historia.
Ejemplos : velocidades de infección de velocidad inmediata a varias horas, capacidades de los infectados de zombies lentos y renqueantes a super zombies a matables de un simple disparo a zombies ultra maratonistas en el artico con ultra fuerza y velocidades sobre humanas a zombies matables de un disparo.
Podría continuar mencionando las inconsistencias por qué las hay a montones, pero no tiene caso.
En resumen comenzó como una versión alternativa de Who Is there / frozen hell de Campbell Jr. / The thing de Carpenter a felicidades obtienes un simbionte negro / Venom sumiso.....
Ciencia ficción : 1/5
Historia : 1/5
Terror : 1/5
La historia está repleta de inconsistencias en el argumento. Tiene un comienzo prometedor pero al pasar de 25% los eventos, habilidades y objetos que tienen los personajes cambian únicamente para el conveniente avance de la historia.
Ejemplos : velocidades de infección de velocidad inmediata a varias horas, capacidades de los infectados de zombies lentos y renqueantes a super zombies a matables de un simple disparo a zombies ultra maratonistas en el artico con ultra fuerza y velocidades sobre humanas a zombies matables de un disparo.
Podría continuar mencionando las inconsistencias por qué las hay a montones, pero no tiene caso.
En resumen comenzó como una versión alternativa de Who Is there / frozen hell de Campbell Jr. / The thing de Carpenter a felicidades obtienes un simbionte negro / Venom sumiso.....
Ciencia ficción : 1/5
Historia : 1/5
Terror : 1/5
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?
June 16, 2026
Fun and fast paced read - Highly Recommend!
Finally, a stand alone story that is not spread across multiple books.
The story moves at an engaging pace and just when you thought the story was over, it kept going (but in a pleasant I-didn't-want-the-story-to-end-anyway kind of way).
Finally, a stand alone story that is not spread across multiple books.
The story moves at an engaging pace and just when you thought the story was over, it kept going (but in a pleasant I-didn't-want-the-story-to-end-anyway kind of way).
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.
July 15, 2026
4.5 stars
Sub-300 pages and well-paced made this an easy read. It’s a cosmic horror that’s not particularly gory. More of a survival thriller. There’s some death but the focus is more on the terror of possibilities ahead than the description of injuries as they’re inflicted.
Sub-300 pages and well-paced made this an easy read. It’s a cosmic horror that’s not particularly gory. More of a survival thriller. There’s some death but the focus is more on the terror of possibilities ahead than the description of injuries as they’re inflicted.
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August 8, 2026POSSIBLE ?
I'm certainly not qualified to judge whether
this premise could actually become reality, but Brad has definitely given me much to consider & imagine.
And I have loved it!
I'm certainly not qualified to judge whether
this premise could actually become reality, but Brad has definitely given me much to consider & imagine.
And I have loved it!
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!
June 9, 2026
A cold entity!
This is a complete book, which is great! I enjoyed it from start to finish. I can see this happening.. 🤔
This is a complete book, which is great! I enjoyed it from start to finish. I can see this happening.. 🤔
August 1, 2026
I had such high hopes
August 7, 2026
Entertaining sci fi thriller.
I was pleasantly surprised by how this story turned out. It was scary, it was thrilling, it was hopeful. Definitely enjoyed reading this one
I was pleasantly surprised by how this story turned out. It was scary, it was thrilling, it was hopeful. Definitely enjoyed reading this one
September 14, 2026
Fast paced action
This is an excellent story that took off right from the beginning. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading very enjoyable read I highly recommend this book.
This is an excellent story that took off right from the beginning. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading very enjoyable read I highly recommend this book.
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