Ice Station
Book description
A fast-paced thriller from bestselling author Matthew Reilly, Ice Station.
Antarctica is the last unconquered continent, a murderous expanse of howling winds, blinding whiteouts and deadly crevasses. On one edge of Antarctica is Wilkes Station. Beneath Wilkes Station is the gate to hell itself...
A team of U.S. divers, exploring…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Ice Station as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
With this stunning introduction to Shane “Scarecrow” Schofield, Reilly hits the heights of adventure like few before him.
The action is non-stop and just when you think you have a chance to breathe, the frigid Antarctic conditions rear their head. Not so much a full on foe, as a general hindrance, I loved Ice Station because Reilly’s sparse descriptions of the landscape and inhospitable weather were just enough to bring a sympathetic shiver to me before the action kicked off again.
From Graham's list on where the weather is a character and a foe.
Ice Station was the first novel I read by Matthew Reilly.
Being jam-packed full of action, with tonnes of cliffhangers at the end of each chapter made it impossible to put it down. This proved to be quite counter-productive as I was meant to be engrossed in my studies at university at the time. But, oh man, what a book!
Written by a fellow Australian, who has continued to write an abundance of action-packed novels and even direct a film, Ice Station will captivate the reader who loves explosions, gun battles, and never ceasing suspense.
This author had an enormous…
From Robert's list on suspense to lose yourself in.
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