Project Gutenberg 2010-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 217 Bates, Harry 1900 1981 Bates, Hiram Gilmore Winter, H. G. Seed of the Arctic Ice Produced from Astounding Stories February 1932. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Seed of the Arctic Ice" by H.G. Winter is a science fiction novel published in the early 20th century. The narrative follows the character Kenneth Torrance, a torpooner aboard the whaling submarine "Narwhal", as he embarks on a thrilling underwater adventure in pursuit of killer whales beneath the Arctic ice. The story delves into themes of survival, exploration, and encounters with intelligent marine life. The plot centers around Ken Torrance, who, while hunting killer whales for their valuable oil, becomes embroiled in an unexpected struggle for survival when he is captured by a mysterious group of seal-like creatures that exhibit human-like intelligence. The narrative unfolds Ken's desperate quest for escape and his attempts to communicate with his captors, who he realizes are the descendants of human-like beings adapted to life in the ocean. Ultimately, the tale reflects both the perils of underwater hunting and the wonder of discovering intelligent life in unexpected forms, culminating in an intense battle for freedom as Ken fights against time and the harsh Arctic environment to reunite with his fellow crew members. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Whaling -- Fiction Science fiction Submarines (Ships) -- Fiction Arctic regions -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 93746 2025-06-13T07:48:09.947110 text/html 90733 2021-01-06T11:40:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 87181 2021-01-06T11:40:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155163 2025-06-13T07:48:14.711072 application/epub+zip 153959 2025-06-13T07:48:11.863085 application/epub+zip 99127 2025-06-13T07:48:10.646112 application/epub+zip 250861 2025-06-13T07:48:16.737094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243502 2025-06-13T07:48:13.954099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152932 2022-09-14T16:03:18.705744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 85126 2025-06-13T07:48:09.588105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85012 2021-01-06T11:40:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 33236 2021-01-06T11:40:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 85003 2021-01-06T11:40:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33218 2021-01-06T11:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21822 2025-06-13T07:48:16.886068 application/rdf+xml 12691 2025-06-13T07:48:11.195096 image/jpeg 3632 2025-06-13T07:48:10.919094 image/jpeg 151416 2025-06-13T07:48:09.961112 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