One From the Vault: The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock

The first episode of our "One From the Vault" series where we try to explain a forgotten fantasy novel to our ever-patient listeners. We're covering The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock (1969), a fantastical retelling of Moby Dick set in an ice age where the Andrew Tate-esque captain Konrad Arflane sails an "ice ship" to the mythical city of New York to uncover secrets that could save humanity. Land whales are killed, sex is had, and science is denounced as uncool and confusing. That's right: this is Vintage Moorcock. To be clear, you do not need to have read this book to listen to the episode.