Ice Cathedral: A Novel

by George Leonard

When loner Mark Kessler, trying to prevent the slaughter of birds in a wildlife sanctuary, kills a man, he experiences an unexpected pleasure in killing that drives him finally to retreat beneath the ice-covered water of Long Island's Great South Bay

221 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1984

About the author

George Burr Leonard (b. 1923) was an American writer, editor, and educator who wrote extensively about education and human potential. He was President Emeritus of the Esalen Institute, past-president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, President of ITP International, and a former editor of Look Magazine. He was also a former United States Army Air Corps pilot, and held a fifth degree black belt in aikido.


Leonard was a co-founder of the Aikido of Tamalpais dojo in Corte Madera, California. He also developed the Leonard Energy Training (LET) practice for centering the mind, body, and spirit. Leonard died at his home in Mill Valley, California on January 6, 2010 after a long illness. He was 86 years old.