What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I've recently read some great historical fiction adventures, and I had a dream about Nordic whaling ships. Now I am in the mood for a story set at sea or frozen isolation. Bonus for mystery.

I've mostly read YA fiction, but MG and adult recommendations are welcome as well.

Thanks!

Polar Star is good. Set in the Arctic sea. It's #2 in a series, I do recommend you read them in order, although you don't absolutely have to. The first in the series is the famous Gorky Park. Really the main reason to read them in order is to get to know the detective, Arkady Renko, better from book to book, and follow the developments in his life, including various girlfriends/wives.

Ice Station Zebra matches your requirement. It's a bit dated now, but the action and adventure part are great. It's also a mystery.

Ice Hunt

When an American research team discovers a hidden Russian ice station in the frozen abyss of the polar ice cap, a frenzied dual cover-up takes place, trapping an Alaskan couple in the middle of a horrifying scientific experiment.

Ice Station

The discovery of a metallic object buried in a 100-million-year-old layer of ice--a discovery of immeasurable value--brings Lieutenant Shane Schofield and a team of Marines to Antarctica, where they will risk their lives to secure this discovery for the United States.

Revolver is YA set in an isolated cabin in the Arctic Circle.

Oooh, thanks for all the suggestions! I shall check them out.

The Terror was a great book.

Laurie wrote: "The Terror was a great book."

this was what I was going to recommend

Fresno Bob wrote: "Laurie wrote: "The Terror was a great book."

this was what I was going to recommend"

The book went into great detail about life in the Artic as I recall and was a learning experience for me as well.

ICE is a YA retelling of East of the Sun, West of the Moon set in Alaska.

At the Mountains of Madness Is a Cthulu classic horror novella about an expedition to Antarctica.

This one is great and nonfiction makes it even more of a thriller!
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

I'll second The Terror and At The Mountain Of Madness. I'll also throw in Who Goes There? by John Campbell. It's the story that the various "The Thing" movies were based on. A group of antarctic researchers find a dead alien frozen in the ice and bring it back to base. Then they find out that not only is it not dead, it can also change shape to hide among them. Fantastic story.

For my money, the better of the Thing movies was the John Carpenter take in 1980 or so. The novelization of that movie,The Thing, was also a great read. It was much more of a horror story than the original, which was more purely science fiction. It was written by Alan Dean Foster, as required by law for all sci-fi movie novelizations in the 70's and 80's. Foster's novelizations were always worth reading because he added a lot of interesting details, and The Thing was no exception. If you like the Campbell original story, this one's worth a look, too.

For pure mystery, Whiteout by Greg Rucka is a graphic novel about a US Marshall stationed in Antarctica. It's a pretty boring gig until she has to investigate a murder.

Afterlands
The Sentinel
The Last Ship
The Surfacing
The Killing Ship
The North Water
The Ice-Cold Heaven
The Journal of Brian Doyle
The Collector of Lost Things

Storm Birds

A Haunting in the Arctic