The Ice Tomb: An Action-Packed Archaeological Techno-Thriller

By: Cross, Thad

The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard was designed to withstand nuclear war and asteroid impacts. But it wasn't prepared for heavily armed mercenaries.

Dr. Harrison Blake, linguist Dr. Serafina Bellini, and tech expert Wyatt Lee are thrust into a deadly race at the edge of the habitable world. When a strike team from Boreas Industries breaches the vault using shaped charges to steal classified 1984 Soviet-era ice cores, Blake realizes they are hunting a room-temperature superconductor meteorite. This ancient power source, known as the Hyperborean Core, is buried deep inside a drifting Arctic glacier.

Led by the ruthless Russian oligarch Valeriya Rostov, the mercenaries intend to extract the meteorite from its ancient, glowing subglacial labyrinth. But removing the core from its magnetic cradle will trigger a catastrophic flash-melt, unleashing a localized mega-tsunami that will wipe Svalbard off the map.

Stranded in the deep pack ice after their hired Soviet river icebreaker is crushed by the frozen ocean, Blake's team must navigate deadly whiteouts, towering pressure ridges, and zero-visibility storms to survive. They must reach the heart of the "Clockwork God" before Rostov can unleash its apocalyptic heat.

A pulse-pounding blend of ancient history and cutting-edge science, this thriller will drag you to the darkest, deadliest corners of the frozen Earth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GVJKVZC6
• ISBN13: 9798254324454
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"