North by Due North

"North by Due North" is a Cthulhu Mythos short story by author David M. Hoenig. It was first published in the Jesse Dedman-edited Deadman's Tome anthology Ancient Ones II in March 2018 Title: "North by Due North" at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database .
==Synopsis==
The story offers the glimpse into the life of the unnamed narrator, a well-connected American man on a mission to thwart the plans of the Old Ones. As he makes his way to the North Pole aboard a Norwegian Coast Guard cutter, the expedition is attacked by enormous tentacled creatures from the deep. Using the firepower carried aboard the ship's two helicopters, they are able to repel the assault, although with heavy casualties, before continuing on with the job at hand. 
==Behind the Mythos==
Amongst the Cthulhu Mythos elements mentioned in the stories are Othuum and Shoggoths, as well as the "Windwalker" and the Book of Eibon.
==References==
Category:David M. Hoenig works
Category:Expanded Mythos Works