Below Zero

Twelve-year-old Zak is plane-wrecked on an abandoned research
outpost in the Antarctic with his sister and parents. Here, a series

of nightmarish occurrences and bizarre visions suggest a link to
something else - a presence beneath the ice - which only Zak can
understand ...

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Expect non-stop action and heart-pounding uncertainty
in this icey adventure from Dan Smith!
"It's a genuine page-turner that is a must-read for those
who love fast-paced, scary stories." THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN



Twelve-year-old Zak, who has an inoperable brain tumour, is with
his sister and parents when their private plane is disastrously
diverted. Wrecked on a remote research outpost in the Antarctic,
they find themselves in an abandoned base.


Then Zak's parents disappear, and the base's equipment starts
3D-printing nightmarish spider-like creatures.


Zak's bizarre visions appear to suggest a link to something else
- beneath the ice - which only he can understand ...





A fresh and exciting no-holds-barred thriller by award-winning
author Dan Smith.

Centres on a trapped creature beneath the icy wasteland
of Antarctica - a discovery unravelled only through non-stop action,
sheer danger and heart-pounding uncertainty.


Environmental and scientific themes underlie a plot which
focuses on a protagonist with a life-threatening illness.