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Island at the Top of the World: Formerly Published as The Lost Ones (original 1969; edition 1985)

by Ian Cameron (Author)

Series: The Lost Ones (1)

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Title:Island at the Top of the World: Formerly Published as The Lost Ones
Authors:Ian Cameron (Author)
Info:Avon Books (1985), Edition: Later Printing, 190 pages
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Island at the Top of the World by Ian Cameron (1969)

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This was a fun little adventure book that was an entertaining, easy read. It was my first time ever reading anything set in the Arctic, and, I believe, my first foray into Eskimo lore. It made for an interesting read with a good amount of entertainment and suspense. Of course, the thing I most love about the book is that it introduced me to a new, very odd word, which I really enjoy. When I first saw "cwm" I thought it was a typo, then I saw it again, and again. A cwm, pronounced koom, is a bowl-shaped, steep-walled mountain basin carved by glaciation, often containing a small, round lake. Cool, huh? And it works in hanging with friends, haha! (well if you pluralize it, since you need four letter words, aka cwms) but I haven't had the opportunity to try it in words with friends. Something to look forward too...I lost track of what I was doing here... Oh yeah... Book review... Fun little read, enjoyed it!
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  MrMet | Apr 28, 2023 |
A reread from my childhood. I like the Jules Verne style, but honestly the plot holes are large enough to drive a sperm whale through. Still, for two bucks it was decent enough. ( )
  5hrdrive | Nov 14, 2011 |
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To boys of all ages who enjoy a tale of mystery and high adventure
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I first met the captain and his friend Professor Somerville aboard the SS Dunvegan , an anceint cargo-cum-passenger liner running between Quebec and Baffin Island.
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    VANISHED!

A sea captain searches for his only son - who disappeared while seeking the legendary whale's graveyard. But in his search, the brave captain finds a puzzle far stranger than his son's disappearance. Caught in the mysterious of a bizarre civilization, a remnant of the ancient Vikings, the captain must battle both a strange people with the defiant forces of nature in his harrowing trek across frozen wastes and raging seas.
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