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Antarctic storms and ruthless scientific enemies stalk Tom
Swift and his latest invention, an atom-powered tunneling machine designed to
penetrate the hidden depths of the earth.When Tom proposes to drill for valuable
molten iron at the South Pole, even his closest friends raise their eyebrows.
But Tom’s enemies, agents of a foreign power, turn the bold project into a race
with death. With his pals Bud Barclay and Chow Winkler and a group of
top-flight technicians, the young inventor braves the white fury of the
Antarctic ice to set up operations. But have Tom’s determined Kranjovian foes
beaten him to his goal? The outcome hangs in the balance to the very end of
this thrilling story, as Tom and his friends witness the most phenomenal gusher
known to man!