For centuries, it has waited beneath the Arctic ice.

No one knows who built it.

No one knows what it can do.

Everyone wants it.

They call it simply "the object."

When an American research ship disappears in the frozen waters of the Chukchi Sea, a U.S. Coast Guard special operations team is sent to investigate. What they find is impossible: an abandoned vessel, a destroyed power system, bombs hidden aboard, and evidence of a discovery powerful enough to change the world.

But the Americans are not alone.

A Russian oil platform nearby is hiding its own secret?a mysterious energy source buried beneath the ocean floor. If Russia recovers it, the geopolitical balance of the planet could collapse overnight.

Now two nations are locked in a deadly race for the greatest discovery in human history.

The Russians will kill to control it.

The Americans will kill to stop them.

And somewhere in the darkness below the Arctic Ocean ... the object is waking up.

A Clive Cussler?style Arctic techno-thriller with Tom Clancy?level geopolitical stakes.

Editorial Reviews:

"Taken all together, Polar Melt is another brilliant accomplishment by Martin Roy Hill, once again demonstrating his undeniable skill as a writer; excellent writing, a highly imaginative and exciting plot, and gripping nautical action sequences all merge together to create a first-rate military action thriller that's a sure-fire hit." - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer "Martin Roy Hill's Polar Melt is the fast lane to the headlines of the future. Fasten your seat belts and hang on! You're in for on a wild ride." - G.M. Ford, author of the Leo Waterman PI series "...[A] compact military suspense novel with science fiction and folklore woven through it. It was easy to get immediately drawn into it, and the pace at which the story moved meant it was hard to put down." - Sci-Fi & Scary "I have reviewed a few other of Martin's works and ... each and every one of them I have thoroughly enjoyed. This one is no exception. The author put his experience from when he was in the U.S. Coast Guard and other branches of the military to use in writing this novel to make it feel like it is something happening now." - World of Sleuths "Polar Melt ends in a way that really makes you want that this wouldn't be just a standalone." - San Francisco Book Review "I thoroughly enjoyed Martin Roy Hill's Polar Melt for its strong characters and spell-binding sea mystery. I loved Hill's interweaving of marine tales into the mystery, like the phantom Flying Dutchman, the Kraken, giant stingrays, Inuit mythology, high-speed underwater objects, and even gremlins! I liked Hills's use of real unexplained submarine disappearances as it added depth to the science fiction. ... A gripping sea story from start to finish!" - Reader's Favorite - 5-star review