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Icebound
Icebound
Author: Dean R. Koontz
A secret Arctic experiment becomes a frozen nightmare, when a team of scientists are set adrift on an iceberg--with a murderer in their midst, and a massive explosive charge only hours away from detonation. 
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ISBN-13: 9780345384355
ISBN-10: 0345384350
Publication Date: 12/28/1994
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 233 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 9
Icebound is a departure from Koontz's horror genre. This is strictly a techno-thriller. The action is nonstop--never a dull moment, and all very, very well done. It is about a group of scientists who are carrying out an assignment in the arctic...very believable scenario, I might add. As a result of severe weather storm conditions and sub-oceanic quakes, a large chunk of ice breaks off and they find themselves stranded on an iceberg upon which they had implanted explosives scheduled to go off in 12 hours. There are no American ships that can rescue them because of their distance and the severe weather. Only a Russian sub on a clandestine mission is close enough and has the ability to possibly rescue the team of scientists.

The stories of the men, especially the submarine captain, make you really care about the outcome. Although Koontz, in his afterword, is humble enough to diminish his technological detail as compared with a Tom Clancy, I found the whole thing so real that I was there! I love submarine adventures and to me, this numbers with the best of them.
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Helpful Score: 3
A tidal wave of storms, cold, a psychopathic killer, sixty ticking bombs..A continuous and sometimes futile battle against nature.
DustyShu avatar reviewed Icebound on + 67 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Not your usual Dean Koontz, but an excellent read.
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Helpful Score: 2
Put a warm blanket over you, a LARGE cup of hot cocoa and turn the fire up. This one is a chiller.
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Helpful Score: 2
A little different from many Koontz books, this one is very action oriented. Koontz's skill with a plot and energy to carry it forward at breathtaking speed is in full swing here.
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jdyinva avatar reviewed Icebound on + 408 more book reviews
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The clock ticks away as 60 bombs are set to explode at midnight. Can the American scientists escape their icy prison during a storm that rages over them?
bookluvr7 avatar reviewed Icebound on + 7 more book reviews
I absolutely loved this book. Such a shame Koontz does not write more in this style. The suspense makes the book a true page turner.
liz13676 avatar reviewed Icebound on + 6 more book reviews
A good read. A++


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