{"id":14669,"date":"2022-09-20T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=14669"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:08:13","slug":"the-best-arctic-circle-philosophical-suspense-books-towardswhite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/the-best-arctic-circle-philosophical-suspense-books-towardswhite\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Arctic Circle Philosophical Suspense Books #TowardsWhite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do the following books have in common?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8216;Frankenstein: Or The Modern Prometheus&#8217; by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Deception Point&#8217; by Dan Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Miss Smilla&#8217;s Feeling for Snow&#8217; by Peter H\u00f8eg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Burial Rites&#8217; by Hannah Kent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Into the Wild&#8217; by Jon Krakauer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;Towards White&#8217; by me! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer is: they&#8217;re the <a href=\"https:\/\/bookdna.com\/best-books\/arctic-circle-philosophical-suspense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best Arctic Circle philosophical suspense books<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookdna.com\/best-books\/arctic-circle-philosophical-suspense\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Best-Arctic-Circle-Philosophical-Suspense-Books-1024x431.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14672\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Best-Arctic-Circle-Philosophical-Suspense-Books-1024x431.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Best-Arctic-Circle-Philosophical-Suspense-Books-300x126.jpg 300w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Best-Arctic-Circle-Philosophical-Suspense-Books-768x323.jpg 768w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Best-Arctic-Circle-Philosophical-Suspense-Books-150x63.jpg 150w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Best-Arctic-Circle-Philosophical-Suspense-Books.jpg 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookdna.com\/best-books\/arctic-circle-philosophical-suspense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BookDNA<\/a> is a new book discovery platform for readers and authors, designed to make discovering a new book a magical experience where the search is part of the fun. By creating \u2018Best Book\u2019 lists, readers can stumble upon books similar to others they&#8217;ve enjoyed, opening them up to new experiences, all the while promoting authors. This particular &#8216;Best Book&#8217; list encapsulates the following elements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Arctic Circle setting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ie. \u2018Towards White\u2019 is set in Iceland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A philosophical offering <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ie. here are some things readers have said of &#8216;Towards White&#8217;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201can interrogation of the mystery of life wrapped in a Nordic sci-fi noir story\u2026 a delibrate unfolding of the layers of truth.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/leifeshallcross.com\/\"><strong>Leife Shallcross<\/strong>, author of \u2018The Beast\u2019s Heart\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c\u2018Towards White\u2019 expands the mind, and the mind\u2019s eye\u2026 Suspense that takes you to the brink, then pushes you over.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimfalconer.com\/home.html\"><strong>Kim Falconer,<\/strong> author of \u2018The Blood in the Beginning\u2019, an Ava Sykes Novel<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIf you like your science fiction intelligent, pacy and thought-provoking, \u2018Towards White\u2019 is for you. Great philosophical science fiction in a noir thriller package. Crime and a challenging new technology with profound implications for humanity \u2013 I thoroughly enjoyed this SF thriller.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pamelafreeman.com\/\"><strong>Pamela Freeman<\/strong>, author of \u2018The Castings Trilogy\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<em>Shapter blurs the line between technology and spirituality&#8230; a novel that delves deep into the nature of justice, religion and death<\/em>.<em>\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/joanneanderton.com\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joanne Anderton<\/strong>, award-winning author of \u2018Debris\u2019&nbsp;and \u2018The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c\u2018Towards White\u2019 shows the conflict and chaos of a meeting between the unstoppable force of scientific progress and the immovable object that is human nature\u2014and what happens to those caught in the middle.\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcdonaldspage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>David McDonald<\/strong>, author of \u2018Guardians of the Galaxy: Castaways\u2019 and \u2018Captain America: Sub Rosa\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full of suspense<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ie. here&#8217;s the blurb for &#8216;Towards White&#8217;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>They know what\u2019s going to happen to you\u2026 after you die.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Scientists in Iceland think they\u2019ve figured out one of our greatest mysteries \u2013 where the electrical energy in our brains goes after we die. According to the laws of physics,&nbsp;one form of energy must always become another form. So the electrical energy in our brains and nervous system can\u2019t simply disappear\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When ex-lawyer Becky Dales travels to Iceland to track down her missing brother, she doesn\u2019t care about the groundbreaking discoveries, or the positive-thinking practiced by the Icelanders \u2013 she just wants her brother back. Having stumbled on something she thinks the Icelandic government wants covered up, Becky must piece together the answers fast\u2026 before she becomes a victim herself.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-front-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-front-195x300.jpg 195w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-front-664x1024.jpg 664w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-front-768x1184.jpg 768w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-front-97x150.jpg 97w, http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Zena-Shapter-Towards-White-front.jpg 876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve already read &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/portfolio\/towards-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Towards White<\/a>&#8216; (thank you!), then this \u2018Best Book\u2019 list invites you to consider reading other similar books you might enjoy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven\u2019t read &#8216;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/portfolio\/towards-white\/\" target=\"_blank\">Towards White<\/a>&#8216; yet, but you have read one or more of the others on the list \u2013 what are you waiting for? <a href=\"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/portfolio\/towards-white\/\">Get reading &#8216;Towards White&#8217;!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you haven\u2019t read any on the list\u2026 you sure have some exciting and thought-provoking reads ahead of you!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you BookDNA for including this incredible \u2018Best Book\u2019 list, and of course for promoting authors \u2013 including me! Read more over here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bookdna.com\/best-books\/arctic-circle-philosophical-suspense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Arctic Circle Philosophical Suspense Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do the following books have in common? The answer is: they&#8217;re the best Arctic Circle philosophical suspense books! BookDNA is a new book discovery platform for readers and authors, designed to make discovering a new book a magical experience where the search is part of the fun. 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