Polaris of the Snows

"Polaris of the Snows" by Charles B. Stilson is a thrilling science fiction story centered around Polaris, a remarkably strong young man, as he bravely travels into a frozen, remote wilderness. Driven by his father's dying wish to go north, Polaris journeys into a land filled with challenging survival situations and emotional grief, especially considering he has never seen death until his father. He bids farewell to his past and faces the perils of the wild, eventually encountering a new civilization along the way. This encounter with humanity exposes him to both violence and beauty, forcing him to reconcile his primitive roots with the complexities of the wider world.