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Ice Station

Shane Schofield, Book 1

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Ice Station

By: Matthew Reilly
Narrated by: Sean Mangan
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 At a remote ice station in Antarctica, a team of U.S. 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 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...©2002 Matthew Reilly (P)2002 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary

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Critic reviews

"Some of the wildest and most sustained battles in an action thriller in a long time...non-stop action, lots of explosions--and a little bit of conspiracy." ( Chicago Tribune)
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely, it is fast paced and edge of the seat stuff. I couldn't put it down

What did you like best about this story?

The action, and the suspense which built up

Which character – as performed by Sean Mangan – was your favourite?

Shane Schofield of course

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Close to the end

Any additional comments?

If you like military style action books this won't disappoint, although being a brit there was one painful facet.

Gripping Action from Start to Finsih

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I read this book when it came out years ago and loved it , therefore I wanted it now as an audiobook read out to me - and again I loved the book, as I had forgotten all about the plot ...
fast moving and enticing ...

I enjoyed this thriller ....

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Non stop action, edge of seat. Couldn't wait to get back to it. This is one extremely lucky guy though. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Ice Station - nonstop action

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Ice Station was the second Matthew Reilly book that I ever listened to and I fell in love with the characters.
If you're looking for a great action adventure series featuring larger than life characters then Ice Station is a great introduction.

Based in and around an Antarctic research station where Shane Schofield (Scarecrow) and his team have been sent in to provide assistance after an emergency signal was received.

The book is action packed and full of twists and turns that the first-time reader doesn't see coming. I've listened to this book several times and I don't see some of them coming, even now.

Spaceships, multi-national military forces, diving bells, killer whales and more all feature in this book.

I have just finished listening again and I'm waiting patiently on book 5 in the series.

Sean Mangan's narration is perfect. His characterisations just fit so well.

I love Scarecrow!

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Weak plot, too many "deus ex machina". Maybe ok for a reader after a few solid drinks, once brain is running at 20% of its normal operation.

Weak plot, too many "deus ex machina".

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Keeps you engaged from start to finish, really would recommend this book to anybody for an engaging read or listen 😉!

Great book

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A couple of things going against it...really bad attempts at accents and irritating halts in the narrative. Aside from that it's entertaining enough I guess.

Okay

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Another great book by Matthew Reilly, I first read it many years ago and am now working my way back through his book with Audible. Once again, the book was narrated excellently by Sean Mangan

fantastic book

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Why a crane? Because if you are going to read this book you need something seriously powerful to help you suspend your disbelief. So much so that it cost the book a couple of rating stars. There are so many staggering coincidences that a couple of times I actually laughed out loud.
Still, if you can put these (and a host of other similarly astonishing implausibilities) to one side it's an enjoyable enough piece of action escapism. It gets a bit sloppy (careless rather than schmaltzy) at the end which is unfortunate because it left me without any desire to read more by the author.

Now where did I put that crane?

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Rip roaring ride from start to finish. Keeps you turning pages until there's none left to turn.

Best Author Ever

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