Project Gutenberg 2009-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 182 Bates, Harry 1900 1981 Bates, Hiram Gilmore Winter, H. G. Under Arctic Ice Produced from Astounding Stories January 1933. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Under Arctic Ice" by Harry Bates is a scientific adventure novelette written in the early 20th century. The story follows Kenneth Torrance as he embarks on a perilous journey to rescue the crew of the missing submarine "Peary", believed to be trapped beneath the Arctic ice and at the hands of intelligent creatures known as sealmen. This tale combines elements of science fiction with a thrilling exploration of human endurance and courage in the face of dire circumstances. The plot centers on Kenneth Torrance, who, after being released from a sanitarium, learns about the missing "Peary" and feels compelled to act. Despite others dismissing his earlier encounters with the sealmen as insanity, he is determined to find and rescue the crew. After narrowly escaping a storm and crashing his plane into the icy waters, he utilizes a torpoon to navigate under the ice. Kenneth discovers the "Peary" ensnared by the sealmen, who harbor grudges against humans due to past conflicts. The story escalates to a tense climax as Kenneth devises a plan involving explosives to free the submarine's crew, while fighting against both time and sealmen seeking revenge. The narrative explores themes of survival, the intersection of man and nature, and the depths of desperation when faced with overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Submarines (Ships) -- Fiction Arctic regions -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 121395 2025-08-12T07:58:14.239877 text/html 118967 2009-07-21T07:03:24 text/html 252039 2025-08-12T07:58:18.865825 application/epub+zip 252503 2025-08-12T07:58:15.991856 application/epub+zip 108123 2025-08-12T07:58:14.892851 application/epub+zip 364062 2025-08-12T07:58:21.104823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348570 2025-08-12T07:58:18.193861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181592 2022-09-13T15:33:27.174874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110166 2025-08-12T07:58:13.882858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110079 2009-07-21T07:03:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110078 2009-07-21T07:03:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21304 2025-08-12T07:58:21.233807 application/rdf+xml 12151 2025-08-12T07:58:15.389842 image/jpeg 3149 2025-08-12T07:58:15.141845 image/jpeg 42088 2009-07-21T07:03:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 180487 2009-07-21T07:03:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 42071 2009-07-21T07:03:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 243546 2025-08-12T07:58:14.257859 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia