"Polar exploration is utter madness. It is the insistence of life where life shouldn't exist. And so,
Labyrinth of Ice shows you exactly what happens when the unstoppable meets the unmovable. Buddy Levy outdoes himself here. The details and story are magnificent." --Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington "Buddy Levy's
Labyrinth of Ice is the harrowing saga of A.W. Greely's doomed polar exploration of 1881. Every page shivers with high-stakes drama and survivalist instinct. There is never a dull moment in this thoroughly researched epic. Highly recommended!" --Douglas Brinkley, Author of
American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race "
Labyrinth of Ice is a must-read for armchair adventurers everywhere. Buddy Levy's research is thorough and his writing fast-paced, making for an epic page-turner."
--Martin Dugard, #1
New York Times Bestselling Author
No one brings the narratives of history to life more brilliantly than Buddy Levy. With laser accuracy, keen intelligence, exhaustive research, exhilarating detail, and genuine compassion, he takes us on wondrous journeys so packed with stunning moments of heroism, hope, fear, and survival that we feel that we are witnessing the events not in the past, but in the present. In Levy's most recent book
Labyrinth of Ice, moments of unimaginable human endeavor, folly, and sacrifice become something more than myth, more than legend, more than history itself: they become an unforgettable part of our own reality." --Kim Barnes, Author of
In the Kingdom of Men and the Pulitzer Prize Finalist
In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country
"Few tales of survival against great odds and even greater misfortune can top that of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. Levy has produced a page-turner that tells in fascinating detail the story of Lt. Adolphus Greely--who ranks as one of the 19th-century's most intrepid and ruthless explorers -- and the two dozen men of his command who battled the Arctic elements and each other to try to survive one of the most harrowing voyages of discovery ever recorded."--Tom Clavin,
New York Times bestselling author of
Dodge City and
The Heart of Everything that Is "Buddy Levy's Labyrinth of Ice is a thrilling and harrowing story. If it's a cliche to say I couldn't put this book down, well, too bad: I couldn't put this book down." --Jess Walter, bestselling author of
Beautiful Ruins"
Labyrinth of Ice is another masterful narrative by America's premier historiographer of harrowing, character-baring expeditions into the unknown. A tour de force of vivid detail and voluminous research!" --Alex Shoumatoff, editor of
DispatchesFromTheVanishingWorld.com
"Buddy Levy's
Labyrinth of Ice is riveting. It's a true tale of unparalleled discovery, endurance, survival and patriotism, set in one of the world's most unforgiving places: the Polar North. Levy writes history with a novelist's timing and describes the stunning landscapes with precise, imagistic language. A gripping, unforgettable story."--Erik Weihenmayer: Global Adventurer, Speaker, and Author.
