Blood on the Ice

Blood on the Ice
By JIM KJELGAARD
Edited by Dave Hallier
Word Count: 2,958

In the 1940's and 50's, Jim Kjelgaard was a favorite author of boys, who devoured his series of "Big Red" books, and men, who loved his outdoor and western tales.

This classic short story, which has been out of print for over 60 years, is reminiscent of Jack London's Yukon stories. It tells the tales of three wanderers in the vast, barren frozen North, all facing starvation.

- Agtuk, the Eskimo, is far from his village and is the last survivor of an ill-fated scientific expedition.

- A polar bear plods through the windswept landscape, searching for seals that are no longer there.

- The little Arctic fox is a scavenger whose only hope for survival lies in the ability of someone to kill something.