“Once they were steady on the bucking deck, Pierce glanced south. The looming walls of the ice shelf and the surrounding icebergs, which seemed much bigger now that he was looking at them at eye level, were terrifying. If the ship struck any of those steel-hard formations, it would sink in minutes. Speed and precision were their only hope of completing their search and assess, then research and recover mission—if there were any survivors here in the first place.”
Capsule Summary:
In the endless daylight of the Antarctic summer, CIA operative Mark Pierce is lying low—until an abandoned Russian research ship reveals evidence of a nightmare virus capable of killing millions. With communications failing and rival powers closing in, Pierce is forced into a deadly race across the ice to find the secretive Ice Station Vector before its lethal cargo falls into the wrong hands.
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Locations:
Southern Ocean (International Waters), Davis Station (Antarctica), Frozen Interior (Antarctica), Barrier Reef (Australia), Cape York (Australia).
Allies:
- Ethan Corby — Australian special forces lieutenant (SASR)
- Juliet Sharp — Australian biologist and whale expert
- Emily Oxford — senior intelligence officer (ASIO)
- Ben Petersen — Australian special forces corporal (SASR)
Villains:
- Sergei Kazako — Russian special forces (Spetsnaz)
- Haoyu Hu — Chinese special operations forces colonel (PLA)
- Shen Liying — Chinese special operations forces lieutenant (PLA)
Major Action Sequences:
Boarding of an abandoned Russian research vessel (Southern Ocean), killer whale attack (Amery Ice Shelf), Russian special forces engagement (Prince Charles Mountains), Chinese Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft battle (Great Barrier Reef), Wild outback firefight (Cape York Peninsula).
Aiden Bailey 