ISBN: 9780330360890
My rating: 3/5
| At a remote ice station in Antarctica, a team of US scientists has made an amazing discovery. They have found something buried deep within a 100-million-year-old layer of ice. Something made of METAL. |
| Led by the enigmatic Lieutenant Shane Schofield, a team of crack United States marines is sent to the station to secure this discovery for their country. They are a tight unit, tough and fearless. They would follow their leader into hell. They just did… |
My thoughts
Truth be told - it wasn't my cup of tea. I felt like actually being at an ice station, getting hot and cold as I read along. I almost gave up after only the first twenty or so pages. As a movie I would've probably liked it but as a book .....
Shane Schoefield (Scarecrow) is a great new hero, but IMHO Reilly exaggerated just a few times too often in how he escapes death; falling off a cliff in a hovercraft, blowing up a sub ... I like the story in general, it was a great setting, in theory a great plot, but too long in battles, personally to gruesome and as a lover of killer whales ... yup didn't like their portrait of hunting down people. (which didn't influence the rating ;-) )
Not sure whether I'd go for another Reilly book.
I've met Matt Reilly and he signed my copy of Ice Station and Scarecrow. He acknowledges that his novels are fast paced and over the top and that is because as a young reader he disliked flat spots in exciting novels. He's very enthusiastic about his work, and he has a lot of time for his younger readers. Whilst his novels aren't great literature his enthusiasm is infectious and he is such a nice guy that I have found myself to be a fan of his.
ReplyDeleteIt was still a good read in a way, just sometimes not quite my liking. And I agree, I might just not be the target audience.
DeleteGood on ya for having met him. I've heard he's a great bloke.
And thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Much appreciated.
Hi Iris. Ice Station is early Matthew Reilly and he does get a lot better. Ice Station was obviously written for a younger audience, with all the italics which drove me mad, and some crazy scenes which were well over the top. But I know young readers who don't read anything else so the fact that Matthew puts 'em out so regularly is great. I really like Contest and Scarecrow. Read a few more. Ice Station, IMO, is his worst.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that often the case, that Authors go from strength to strength. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Denise. I promise I will make and effort and read another Scarecrow :-)
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