The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Ice Limit
Book Review: Below their own normally high standard
Summary: 3 Stars
PLOT: Billionaire Palmer Lloyd wants the largest meteorite on earth for his new museum in New York. Too bad that this meteorite is extremely large, very heavy and on top of that buried deeply on a Chilean island just north of the Ice Limit surrounded by the brutal forces of nature. Luckily with enough money Lloyd can hire the best: Eli Glinn (president of Effective Engineering Solutions), Rachel Amira (mathematician genius) and Manuel Garza (construction engineer) as well as Sam McFarlane (brilliant meteorite hunter) and Sally Britton (supertanker captain). As soon as the salvage mission begins, the team must battle various obstacles, as well as defend their lives.
I am a huge fan of the writer duo Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. So far all of their former books were entertaining, thrilling and also a bit scary. Overall always a great mixture between mystery and science. As a result their books are way above the average. At least until I read this one.
This is about the planning of the salvage, overcoming the (technical) obstacles, about developing a romance and the forces of nature. The initial idea is ok and the book starts well but the story development is slow and the tension is not constantly rising. As a result the whole story lacks pace and suspense. On top of that there is no real mystery and no horror at all. It is more an adventure story than anything else. Too bad it is neither really thrilling nor entertaining. Therefore this is the first Preston/Child book that did not keep me glued to my seat and made me want to read for hours.
The best part of the book is the very last sentence. Here the book stops with a BANG! The ending gives the whole story a completely new twist. Now I wished to read more but exactly when the story finally gets intriguing the book ends.
Bottom line:
The book is not really bad because the initial story is ok and the writing style is good (as usual). Unfortunately, overall the book is a bit boring. I would recommend reading their previous novels instead because they are just so much better! Especially "The Relic" and "Riptide" kept me awake for long hours and chilled me to the bone.
Book Review: Best and most shocking ending of all thrillers!
Summary: 5 Stars
While this book is very entertaining and interesting, it has the most shocking and best ending of all thrillers I have read so far. It gave me a big: "WHAT????????". Great and unforgetable.
Read it!
Book Review: Beyond the Edge of the World
Summary: 5 Stars
The largest meteorite known to man has been found on a remote island off the coast of southern Chile after being buried for eons and billionaire collector Palmer Lloyd wants it for his museum. To achieve his goal he organizes a secret and sophisticated salvage team to get it.
On the island, they uncover the meteorite is more than they bargained for, it's a deep red, twenty feet in diameter and it emits periodic bursts of electricity of up to a billion volts, killing anybody close to it. Team members are dying and when they try to take the meteorite back, they soon learn they aren't taking it anywhere, it's taking them. It had been waiting.
This is a very scary book that is a lot of fun to read, way better than TV.
Book Review: Brilliant, scary, page-turning..... ? *worried*
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm a big fan of these authors, I've read everything they have. So naturally, when I heard about this one coming I was really eager to get into it. Apart from the plot itself, which is really quite amazing as a concept, the book was really disappointing. That's why I was so surprised to read the latest reviews here, from other fans who are saying it's brilliant? Get past the basic premise of moving a rock, and.... well, there's not much left really. Some vaguely interesting characters, some really technical engineering feats (after all, it is a SODDING big rock) and that about wraps it up.
It was just really really disappointing...
Book Review: Cheesy but fun -
Summary: 3 Stars
"The Ice Limit" is almost Sci-Fi, but mostly just social interaction with thrills & cheese thrown in. This book got me to read several other books written or co-written by Mr. Preston. Not as believable as "Thunderhead" or as scary as "Relic" but a good read. If you like fast moving books with a little bit of science and lots of character strife this one's for you.