by Julio Verne · Calambur Editorial, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483596012
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Julio Verne, as a member of the Paris Geographical Society, leverages his extensive knowledge to document marine routes in this fascinating novel. Verne not only displays his rich imagination but also pays tribute to his admired colleague Edgar Allan Poe by continuing the adventure started in 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym'. The crew of the Halbrane must face the dangers of the icy Antarctic plains, navigating through storms and icebergs. Captain Len Guy leads this expedition with the goal of discovering the fate of his brother William, who disappeared on the schooner Jane, while the crew is haunted by superstitious dread of the mysterious Sphinx of the Ice, a formation that, according to legend, leads ships to their doom.
