Four-star review of The
Survivors by Hammond Innes
This old suspense/thriller
(from 1949) is action-packed. Duncan Craig joins The Southern Cross, part of a
whaling convoy in the Antarctic, although he’s never done any whaling before.
After a series of events, he’s stranded with part of the crew on a moving
iceberg. As their food dwindles, the situation goes from bad to worse, mainly
due to the antics of the son of The Southern Cross’s captain. The rapid-fire
action and the character development are old-school but made this an enjoyable
read. Even the romances are handled in an old-fashioned way. I enjoyed this
quick read.
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