# Martin Holt — An Antarctic Mystery character guide

> Martin Holt in An Antarctic Mystery by Jules Verne.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Holt, Both Martin Holt

**First appearance:** 0005-vi-an-ocean-waif

## Snapshot

A sailor pulled half-dead from the Antarctic ice, whose rescue binds the Halbrane's crew to a brother's fate and a promise made in the frozen south.

## Who they are

Holt enters the story as a survivor hauled from an iceberg, a man whose ordeal in the polar wastes makes him both a warning and a clue for everyone aboard. His connection to his brother Ned, lost in the same treacherous waters, gives the voyage a human stake beyond geography and gain. His presence turns abstract ambition into a debt that must be paid, quietly shaping how the crew weighs every mile southward.

## Relationships

### [Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/hunt)

_family_

Hunt is revealed to be the father of Martin Holt, though their relationship is strained by past abandonment and secrecy.

### [Hearne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/hearne)

_rivalry_

Hearne and Martin Holt are in conflict, as Hearne's mutinous plans clash with Holt's loyalty to the captain.

### [Captain Len Guy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/captain_len_guy)

_professional_

Martin Holt is a crew member under Captain Guy, and their relationship is one of command and duty.

### [Dirk Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/dirk_peters)

_friendship_

Peters and Martin Holt are fellow crew members who share a sense of camaraderie and mutual respect.

### [Captain Len Guy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/captain_len_guy)

_professional_

Martin Holt is a crew member under Captain Guy, and their relationship is one of command and duty.

### [Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/hunt)

_family_

Hunt is revealed to be the father of Martin Holt, though their relationship is strained by past abandonment and secrecy.

### [Dirk Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/dirk_peters)

_friendship_

Peters and Martin Holt are fellow crew members who share a sense of camaraderie and mutual respect.

### [Dirk Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/dirk_peters)

_friendship_

Peters and Martin Holt are fellow crew members who share a sense of camaraderie and mutual respect.

### [Captain Len Guy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/captain_len_guy)

_professional_

Martin Holt is a crew member under Captain Guy, and their relationship is one of command and duty.

### [Hearne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/hearne)

_rivalry_

Hearne and Martin Holt are in conflict, as Hearne's mutinous plans clash with Holt's loyalty to the captain.

### [Hearne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/characters/hearne)

_rivalry_

Hearne and Martin Holt are in conflict, as Hearne's mutinous plans clash with Holt's loyalty to the captain.

## In the story

### [IX: Fitting Out the Halbrane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/chapters/ix-fitting-out-the-halbrane)

Assists with masts and rigging as sailing-master.

### [Between the Polar Circle and the Ice Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/chapters/xii-between-the-polar-circle-and-the-ice-wall)

Falls overboard during the tempest; rescued by Hunt; later notes Hunt avoids him.

### [XVI: Tsalal Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/chapters/xvi-tsalal-island)

Part of the landing party, mentioned as one of the eight men in the boat.

### [Land?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/chapters/xix-land)

Martin Holt is mentioned in connection with the secret about his brother Ned Holt, and he later asks about Hearne's fate.

### [Amid the Mists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/chapters/xxi-amid-the-mists)

Questions about his brother Ned, indicating his secret is partially known.

### [XXII: In Camp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/an_antarctic_mystery_se/chapters/xxii-in-camp)

Capable of navigating the boat, hesitates during the mutiny when Hearne reveals Peters killed his brother.

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