Intrusions in Ice, with illustrations by artist M. Kasper, is a collection of prose tales depicting the unusual behaviors and movements of ice not only in nature and history but also in language and the imagination. Whether relating to the ambitions of a Saudi Arabian prince who plans to tow icebergs to the Middle East, or the elusive abominable snowman of the Himalayas, Stablein intersperses historical events with delvings into the "hierarchy of ice terminology."

Read how an ill-fated climbing expedition led to the discovery of the movement of glaciers or explore the phenomena of consumer ice or TV test-tube "snow." The style of these humorous tales is reminiscent of Stablein's well-received first book, The Census Taker.