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Summary: Fantastic
Review: See synopsis above.After I read 'Amazonia' I put James Rollins on my must read list. I am so glad I did. In 'Ice Hunt' he takes adventure to a new level. The book's intense, the main subject very interesting (cryopreservation), and it reads like a combination of 007, Indiana Jones, and Dirk Pitt. A well rounded--and researched--adventure sure to please anyone with a taste for quality adventure.
I have to agree with the Amazon reviewer, though. The cover art gives it a somewhat hokey look (mass market?). Most highly recommended.
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Summary: Another great book from James Rollins
Review: I have just finished reading Ice Hunt and it was as exciting as all his previous ones. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who wants a good action packed adventure. Now only if Hollywood would take an interest in this or any of his previous novels; it would be great to see them on TV as a mini series.
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Summary: Rockin and Rollin adventure
Review: More adventure from James Rollins! This time at the top of the world! Russians, Black ops teams, carnivorous predators, ex-wives...everything that sends a chill down the spine then freezes it in place in the lonely wilds of Alaska and the Polar Ice Cap. Fun from the opening line in chapter one ("Always respect Mother Nature...especially when she weighs four hundred pounds and is guarding her baby.") to the chilling final lines of the novel (and no, I'm NOT going to write it down here). Go buy the book! Really, I mean it! Click the "buy it now" feature! I dare ya!
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Summary: A rollicking good adventure
Review: I have read all but one of Mr. Rollins' previous novels and I must say that this one tops them all. A perilous location and non-stop action keep the reader turning the pages to find out how the characters escape their current predicament. Don't look for a deep message here. Just enjoy the smoothly flowing plot, the great scenary and an adventure that sometimes stretches belief but is nonetheless a very enoyable read. I look forward to this author's next novel.
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Summary: ICE HUNT WILL LEAVE YOU CHILLED WITH THRILLS!
Review: DEFINITELY HIS BEST BOOK TO DATE! ENOUGH ACTION FOR THREE BOOKS! REMINISCENT OF MATT REILLY'S ICE STATION, BUT WITH BETTER CHARACTERIZATION,JUST AS MUCH ACTION, AND A MORE COMPLEX PLOT!
JUST PICK IT UP, AND READ IT! YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! A WHOLE LOT OF FUN TO READ!!!
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Summary: Beneath the ice, Hell has frozen over!
Review: It's almost an accident: a research sub stumbles upon a lost military base settled deep beneath the ice--Ice Station Grendel. At first, it all seems dead; but then they realize that there is indeed life...but it's not human... Enter Admiral Viktor Petkov, commander of the Russian Northern Fleet. Petkov's father oversaw Grendel's research facility...and Petkov is determined to restore his father's legacy, even if it means throwing the world into a new ice age... Matt Pike is a Fish and Game officer, former Green Beret, and divorced from Inuit sheriff Jennifer Aratuk. The couple find themselves in the middle of events, thanks to a mysterious reporter who still has a few secrets up his proverbial sleeve. Along with a whole slew of characters, they are about to discover the secrets of Ice Station Grendel, and are about to experience the most horrifying days of their lives. Because in a covert battle between the Russian and American governments, the enemy isn't always clear, and those closest to you may in fact be your worst enemies. James Rollins has written some outstanding novels. His first, "Subterranean," remains one of my favorite books of all time. "Ice Station" comes close to topping that list, too. With all the adventure of his previous four books, plus some amazing character development (even the evil Petkov is drawn as a human figure; I felt myself feeling sorry for the poor guy several times), "Ice Hunt" is a bonafide thrilling ride. It fits the two big "U's" of great suspense novels: unpredictable and unforgettable.
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Summary: Definitely an "Eeeeeee" Ticket!
Review: Ice Hunt was a fun surprise for my reading circle. Our consensus: Hoo-yah! Each of us liked it, often for very different reasons. I enjoy how Rollins mixes people, critters, and circumstances to give us a rippin' good, high-energy tale. The people in this story kept us turning the pages from one fast-paced scene to the next. Even the secondary characters are interesting, but I must admit that I had found my favorite in Matt, the Fish & Game guy, by page 2 of chapter one. Ice Hunt presents a vivid sense of place, whether in the "Cyclops" chamber of a research submarine, the Brooks Range in Alaska, or the turns and wormhole twists of a creepy crawlspace carved into the polar ice. Rollins weaves science and nature into the plot (boy, does he!) and lets characters use their expertise in their own branch of science to deal what is thrown at them. I recommend this heartily. The only caution I have is: be careful how much caffeine you drink before and while reading. This story will get your blood pumping!
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Summary: Ice Island
Review: This was my first Rollins book, finished a month ago. The first thing that popped into my head: you get your money's worth. Rollins's book is thick, and took longer for me to get through than most books. I found this quality intriguing, to say the least, since I almost feel like Rollins isn't leaving any details out.
Let me get this out of the way: the title *is* a little awkward and it's since grown on me. Still, while reading, I always imagined that I would've picked up the book sooner had it been titled with a little more panache.
Rollins's characters are built up, with backstories, twists, and realistic physical descriptions, combined to help you actually visualize the character, rather than someone your mind just 'plus in' until the book is through.
***Sort of a Possible Spoiler***
My only regret is the second half of the book. There's just too much ding-dang fighting. In first half, you have adventure, discovery, characters doing fun things with the ice... but the second half is non-stop accusing, escaping, explosions, weather being bad... if I were an editor, it could've been trimmed 50 pages.
*** End Sort of Possible Spoiler***
Anyway, this book has me hooked. I'm including Rollins in my usual fare of annual reads.
For a quick additional read, I recommend reading this article on sonar before beginning the book. I found that sonar is a little more confusing than I grew up believing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar
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Summary: Preposterous Plot, Convoluted Conspiracies - Disappointing!
Review: After finishing James Rollins' "Sandstorm," my first book by the author, I couldn't wait to read another of his novels. I was hoping for an equally intelligent, exciting, rollercoaster ride of an adventure. "Ice Hunt" was my choice and I am very disappointed. There is too much going on at once here. I am a believer in multi-tasking, but Mr. Rollins' various plots, and several subplots, along with too many protagonists and minor characters, are simply mind-boggling! All action and little depth is the best way to describe "Ice Hunt." Even the main plot, takes a backseat to movement. And, unfortunately, the storyline is preposterous. I enjoy fantasy fiction, and "Sandstorm" - a definite 5 Star novel - certainly stretched my imagination, in the best possible way. However," Ice Hunt's" exotic wildlife, the rationale and priorities of several characters, and the manner in which many problems are resolved, left me incredulous, and at times rolling my eyes!
The USS Polar Sentinel, a brand new sub and test model for future generations of attack vessels, is presently being utilized for scientific research. A startling discovery is made during a routine mission. The sub's equipment detects a vast inverted ice mountain containing a secret scientific laboratory. It is an abandoned polar station, originally built and utilized by the former Soviet Union during and after WWII. The base was actually constructed inside the ice. The Polar Sentinel's commanding officer decides to occupy the station to explore, conduct research, discover the reason for the station's highly confidential existence, and the reason why the Soviet scientists, who once worked here, had been left to die tragically - their fate unknown, even to their families.
Meanwhile, a Russian admiral, the son of the man who was once in charge of the polar station, is on another submarine - this one Russian, making its way toward the now US occupied polar station. He has dangerously original plans of his own for the future of the base, the iceberg and the Arctic polar ice cap.
Max Pike, a Fish and Game officer cataloging bear populations in the remote Brooks Range, who is also a former Green Beret, (convenient), finds a small plane, which has been shot out of the sky. Matt rescues the only survivor, who says he is a journalist traveling to the polar station. They barely have a chance to exchange names when they find themselves relentlessly pursued by black clad Russian special forces, who aim to kill. Somewhere along the way, Matt's Inuit ex-wife, her father, and their dog join the two men, and attempt to escape their pursuers in the ex-wife's airplane. Eventually everyone winds up at the polar base. And the action hasn't even begun.
There's yet another base on the polar ice cap, (the Arctic has become quite crowded!), the US Omega Drift Station, but I won't confuse you with the details. Too many convoluted conspiracies, an over abundance of conflict, and a pace that could win marathons. Threads dangle at the conclusion. Many characters are just too shallow, so their motivations appear irrational at times.
I did enjoy, immensely, Mr. Rollins' descriptions of life at the Arctic circle. His knowledge of the elements and the unbelievable landscape, above and below the ice, is impressive and fascinating. I also really enjoyed the first part of the novel, before I felt like the action and speed took over the narrative.
JANA
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Summary: Ice Hunt v. Ice Station
Review: James Rollin's Ice Hunt shares a number of similarities with Matt Reilly's Ice Station. So, which one is better? Let's see.
Both take place in polar enviroments, one in the North the other in the South. Both involve accidental discoveries of "something buried in the ice" that two or more parties are more than willing to kill for, to either take possession of or destroy. Both sites are adjacent to lairs of mutant, man-eating killer beasts.
What follows is an exciting series of chases, gunfights, betrayals, captures and escapes. When it comes to writing combat scenes, the edge has to go to Reilly. Few can write gunfights better,IMHO. What I like about Rollins is that he spreads the action around among several of his characters. This gives the story a little believability, or at least as much as one could manage when reading this type of story. Reilly gives his main character the bulk of the action scenes which even Superman would have a hard time handling. Sure, both books have scenes of their characters making extremely, unlikely and miraculous escapes from certain death situations but with Rollins, at least you're not reading about it happening to the same person over and over again.
So who's the winner? You, the reader, are. If you're a fan of this genre, you can't go wrong with either book. My reccomendation is to read them both. Just don't read them back to back.
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