Icebound

by Claire Chilton

The world is about to become icebound...
The world is ending, and Thea Jackson needs to head south before the Ice Age appears if she wants to survive, but she’s trapped in her apartment under house arrest.

If she tries to leave her apartment, the implant in her shoulder will make her heart explode, meaning she’s trapped in a room that is about to become icebound.

When her boyfriend, William Devlin appears to take her to safety, she has to choose between him and survival. William doesn’t know she’s a criminal, but if she wants to get out of here, she’s going to have to admit to her crimes.

Icebound is the first thrilling story in The Iceworld Series a sci fi fantasy romance series set in a frozen apocalyptic world.

About This Edition
Language: British English
Category: Sci Fi Fantasy Romance Series
Rights: Claire Chilton

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27 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 20, 2014

About the author

After completing her honors degree in English Literature, Claire Chilton was interviewed to work for MI5. Fortunately, for the sake of the United Kingdom, she did not get the job. Now a web designer and graphic designer with a passion for great stories, she writes about the adventures she'd like to have.

A prolific writer with wide-ranging interests, Claire specializes in romantic and speculative fiction, which includes genres such as mystery, science fiction, fantasy, horror, comedy and romance. Her mystery romance novel, Hustle, won Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write contest in 2013, and her previous books in The Demon Diaries won the Most Read award on Wattpad.

After exploring the world in her misspent youth, traveling across Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean, she now lives in an ancient Roman city in Yorkshire with a fluffy kitten called Shadow, who is convinced she is a bigger cat than she is.

You can find Claire online at claire-chilton.com.

Reviews

[Buffybot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Original sic fi romance with a strong female character

I find it hard to write a review for a short story without giving away spoilers but I liked it so much that I’m willing to give it a try. Icebound is a story about a strong but terrified young woman Thea Jackson who is trapped in her apartment while the next Ice Age is about to begin.
The realistic descriptions of the people outside and inside her building becoming all instinct as they flee the cold while Thea can’t escape, made Thea’s sense of desperation more poignant. Of course, as it’s a short story, the story quickly moves on to her boyfriend who arrives because he hopes to take her with him.
Thea is a great, kick-ass heroine, willing to risk herself to expose a criminal organization. The short story is described as a sci fi romance short story, but if I compare this to all the other romances I have read, I would say that it’s very different from those. Claire Chilton’s male character isn’t alpha male. William Devlin is a sweet, young man. He doesn’t blame her for her crimes and acts optimistic when he says, “Maybe the next world will be a better one.” Thea seems a lot tougher than him.
There’s a mystery about Thea in the end that I found very intriguing and I hope I don’t have to wait long for the second book to arrive so I can find out what it is.

[Big Book Theory · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this short, short story. It was nicely written and I could imagine her panic of being stuck in a room while the end of the world is looming. I loved the description of the smoke stack falling - I could actually imagine it as it happened. Also, I quite like William.