Big Bad Wolf
The Route of Ice and Salt
By José Luis Zárate
24 Oct, 2020
Translation
José Luis Zárate’s 1998 The Route of Ice and Salt is a nautical horror novel. The 2020 English translation is by David Bowles.
The captain of the Demeter is a skilful, experienced mariner, known for his attention to his crew. Not all captains are as humane.
His latest commission seems straightforward enough. The route from Varna to Whitby is well charted. Nothing could be more harmless than a few crates of Transylvanian soil.