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Summary: A great adventure!
Review: This book is all about non-stop action. It was a really fun read.
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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: 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
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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: 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: FRIGID AIR
Review: While Rollins' ICE HUNT is derivative in many ways, he still manages to give the reader a roller coaster of a ride, complete with covert governmental operations and a thrill a minute chases in improbable scenarios. Rollins can't quite come up to the amazing level of Matthew Reilly or Lincoln and Childs, but he nonetheless is pointed in the right direction.
What's right about the novel is the characterization of its two leads, Matt Pike and Jennifer, the ex-wife sheriff. They have the essential heroic qualities, but maintain their human flaws as well. Bane, the superdog, is right out of a Dean Koontz book, and the villains of the piece (of which there are many)offer little in the way of novelty.
Another flaw is the fact that our own US government is just as villainous as the Russians. In this time of let's stay behind our government, Rollins' use of them as devious and covert echoes the lack of creative writing. So many books paint us as villains, it would be nice if a writer would cut us some slack.
All in all, though, it's an enjoyable what if vehicle, and would make a great movie.
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Summary: Rollins dilivers the thrills and chills again!!!
Review: With Ice Hunt, James Rollins creates a wonderfully fast paced and thrilling story that will once again leave you very satisfied at the end. Matthew Pike, is a wonderful character that we meet at the start of the novel. From the opening pages we are thrown into a world of ice and snow, where the thrills are fast and furious. Ice Hunt is full of the twists and turns that Rollins fans have come to expect. Ice Station Grendel is described in great detail, and it feels like you are there with the characters. Ice Hunt has the mix of fantasy as well as reality that makes Rollins books so much fun. Like all of Rollins' previous works, a scientific phenomenon has been discovered in some remote place. This time however there are a couple of differences, first and foremost the setting is not the steamy hot rain forest, or jungle, rather the Polar Ice Cap. Second, there is this element of political involvement in this book, seeing that Ice Station Grendel is a Russian Ice Station and it is discovered by Americans. But like the other Rollins novels, Ice Hunt delivers a fun and entertaining story that will keep the pages turning. From the opening chapter to the end of this book, Rollins grabs hold of the reader and takes you on a roller coaster of twists and turns that you don't expect. A must read for fans of Rollins, and a great way for soon to be fans to start reading one of the best writers around today! I highly recommend Ice Hunt, you will not be disappointed.
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