Ice Station
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Ice Station

by Matthew Reilly

1998•Action•462 pages

Taste attributes: actionthrilleradventurescience fictionfastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeVery fast and heightened: a dark book, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

A great roller coaster of a thriller. Scarecrow leads a crack team of Marines into Antarctica for what is believed to be a UFO buried beneath the ice. Before arriving there are several mysterious deaths and a French incursionary force to contend with, then the British SAS arrive followed by other foreign teams all set to kill for the secret UFO or else blow everyone and it up.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionThrillerAdventureScience fictionRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Australian AuthorAntarctica in fictionScientistsKiller WhaleAmericanActionMarinesDiscovery and exploration

Details

Author
Matthew Reilly
Published
1998
Pages
462
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