Ice Hunt

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Summary: Terrific Techno-Thriller
Review: In Ice Hunt, James Rollins has written a fast-paced thriller of 500+ pages that incorporates everything a reader of this genre would want. There are well-developed and believable protagonists, evil villians, and many characters that are not what they seem to be. There is a huge amount of techonology and off-the-edge science that makes the book a real departure. Rollins is a ready user of the cliffhanger, thrill-ride approach. It has been a long time since I have been so transported by the relentless threats our heroes face. This nice fat book gives ample time for a very complex plot to evolve, develop the characters and set the technology / biological issues in motion. I highly recommend it for a fun, exciting escapist read. It leaves you breathless at the end, like a world class rollercoaster.

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Summary: A little boring toward the end, not my favorite
Review: This book was ok, not my favorite Rollins at all. In this one the writing wasn't as annoying as it was in Amazonia, not the kind of repetitive dialogue there was in his last paperback.
Ice Hunt is a thriller that is typical Rollins. And adventure mission, a secret, and of course impossible ferocious man eating beasts thrown in. I really liked Subterranean and Excavation but this one really dragged on. The first third of the book was really good, but after awhile I got tierd of ending each chapter with "His time was running out" and "all went dark" and "He knew he would die". That and "The russians are coming! The Russians are coming!" just seriously all the time.

If this is going to be your first Rollins book, I recommend 'Subterranean' and 'Excavtion' first! It will give you a chance to give him a chance :)

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Summary: Average Thriller
Review: Nothing spectacular in this book, kind of between a Michael Crichton book and a Mathew Reilly book, science meets adventure. Not as good as Crichton,, but not as outlandish as a Reilly. A Russian Ice Station dating to the 1930's is discovered by a research US Navy Sub, insuing chaos begins, and there is a possible world threatening catastrophe as the ultimate outcome unless the heros stop the MADNESS. Oh, sorry I forgot about the undiscovered man eating creatures called Grendels. Combined with Delta Force commandos and Russian Leopard Corps there's plenty of action at the top of the world. But little else, if you like sensless action, pseudo science, and chaotic sequence of events, then by all means pick it up.

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Summary: fun read, but a bit too mushy
Review: Since I used to live in Alaska I thoroughly enjoyed the cold climate story-telling. That brought back memories. Being ex-military I could also relate to lots of the story. I liked the exciting pace, and was never bored. Some stretches were too Harlequin romance novel for me, though. I just rolled my eyes, skipped the couple of sappy lines here and there (and most of the epilogue) and moved on. All in all, it didn't spoil it for me, but I knocked a star off for it. A little hanky-panky is fine, but when we're moving to reunite families and crying over children and squeezing tears out all over the place, it's just too much for my taste.

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Summary: Beware of the Grendels
Review: What is hidden in the ice may surprise you. Rollins, not at his finest but not far from it writes a with a magical methodology that makes him not simply a storyteller but more of a screenplay writer. His writing allows you to see what is going on through his imagination. this is fine writing and deserves commendations. While his novels tend to have less detail than those of Clancy, he and Steve ALten write techno-thrillers that are at the top of their class and Ice Hunt is no exception. Any novel you pick up from Rollins is worth the read. This allows a long plane ride to pass faster than a trip on the Concorde so sit back and enjoy what can be only classified as a successor to Coonts Clancy and Bond. Welcome James Rollins!!!

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Summary: A great adventure!
Review: This book is all about non-stop action. It was a really fun read.

Rating:
Summary: TOO-TOO-TOO MUCH!
Review: THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ROLLINS WORK I HAVE READ, BUT IT SURELY IS THE WORST--HANDS DOWN!

I JUST FINISHED IT AND I'M EXHAUSTED. COLD ARTIC STORMS, FALLING AIRPLANES, CHASES AD NAUSEUM, ONE CALAMITY AFTER ANOTHER--AND JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE--OH MY GOD HERE COMES ANOTHER. MONSTERS REBORN, CRASHING COPTERS, SINKINGS SUBS AND THE OBLIGATORY NUCLEAR THREAT- OH HORROR OF ALL HORRORS.

BUT THROUGH IT ALL, LOVE WILL OUT AND OUR HERO AND HEROINE, SOMEHOW MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVE.

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!

HOESY