Recs if you like The North Water...

does it matter if you’re shivering from fear or the cold?

for anybody else who loved amc's the terror. a mix of fiction and non-fiction exploring both the artic and antarctica. i may also throw in some non-polar naval disasters such as the whaleship essex. i have not read all of these but they're all at least on my tbr

Tier 3 of the Disturbing Novel Icberg. Stories are more graphic with darker themes.

Note: some books are missing due to lack of access.

exploration, shipwreck, waves, storms, beasts

wet, coastal, slimy, foggy, oceanic, ghostly, watery

Antarctica, Patagonia, Alaska, Canada, upper Great Lakes, somewhere in the mountains, wintertime, etc. (fiction and nonfiction)

Fiction inspired/influenced by Melville's masterpiece (or sometimes just by Melville)

Looking for nonfiction? Check out my list Special Interest: Moby-Dick.

Grimdark is about the dirt, the blood, and the crushing weight of reality in a world where "might is right." The genre takes its name from the tagline of 'Warhammer 40,000': "In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war." Here is a list of 100 essential Grimdark works including standalone novels, series starters, and graphic novels.

Sea voyages, space missions, and exploration (colonialism, stage one) Suggestions welcome