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

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

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

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

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