Icerigger -

Alan Dean Foster

Del Rey

1981

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ISBN-13: 9780345301499

Ethan Fortune was simple salesman -- knowledgeable and civilized . . . a sophisticated traveler between many worlds. But he had certainly never thought of himself as a hero. Skua September, on the other hand, never thought of himself as anything else. A matched pair, if ever there was one! When the two of them were suddenly stranded on a deadly frozen world, Ethan Fortune incredibly found himself cast in the role of Leader. And he didn't find that at all amusing . . .
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Odyssey on Ice:
Act I: On a space liner orbiting a frontier planet, there is a nameless drunk in the bar. Later, a different passenger paces quiet passageways. Ethan is just another trader taking his wares to new planets (much like a classic Norton story). But along the way, everyone's plans change- his to visit a trading post on an ice planet, criminals hoping to get rich, even the introverted school teacher without a purpose.
Act II: This is a tale of bending intelligence to solving problems of life and death. First, Foster writes with a rich imagination: the bitter cold, cutting winds, and frosty vegetation. Second, adapting to native foods and colorful customs. The plot takes their group through various perils as they struggle toward rescue.
If there is a quibble, it is that Ethan still thinks like a salesman, even when others see him as a warrior or object of affection. And at one point, his greed almost gets everyone trapped. Somehow, others...