reads the penultimate line ofThe Pale Beyonds poetic prologue.

Kasha, though horrified at the suggestion, leaves the decision to you.

Hislop, on the other hand, turned toHoosh, a non-fiction account describing the culinary history of Antarctica.

The ship’s crew of the ill-fated arctic voyage in The Pale Beyond

Even in The Pale Beyonds fictional world, then, class pervades.

Good leadership, therefore, is vital to staying alive on the ice.

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Accordion player Grimley, a ‘Saltborn’ member of the crew in The Pale Beyond

The ship in The Pale Beyond tossed on the sea on a big storm

The cook Junior from the Pale Beyond, asking to throw a feast on the stranded ship