National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters delivers a moving, classic love story with a coming out theme and a modern twist. The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At four thousand tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to … billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find for his new museum. Stocking a cargo ship with the finest scientists and engineers, he builds a flawless expedition. But from the first approach to the meteorite, people begin to die. A frightening truth is about to unfold: The men and women of the Rolvaag are not taking this ancient, enigmatic object anywhere. It is taking them.more
Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston are most known for their Agent Pendergrast novels. The Ice Limit is a stand alone book that takes you to an island off the southernmost tip of Chile. A billionaire wants to own the largest known meteorite ever to strike the earth and has sent a team of scientists and engineers on an expedition to bring it back so …
It was a great read very interesting story
Loved the it! The book was a great read.
Give me a book with a major mean of transport which goes on water, air or space and I’m going to enjoy it for sure. This book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child does nothing but confirm this fact, especially since beside the ship are also the difficulties to bring her in an extreme environment like the Antarctic Ocean. In the face of all these …
Just a great read with good plot and interesting characters.
I have loved every book written by Preston and Child and this was one of the best.
It’s inevitable to compare this pair of writers with Michael Crichton, who is probably the reference in scientifically accurate thrillers. But I must say that Preston and Child didn’t seem to emulate Crichton in any way — and they did a good job not doing so.
First thing you must know about «The Ice Limit» is that there aren’t any heroes. The …
Great story, it reminded me of The Thing!
A good series