Matthew Reilly's "Ice Station", #4

[katikat]

Non-stop action thriller with some sci-fi elements. Definitely a page turner. On the other hand, the action is so fast that you basically have no time to properly delve into the characters. And some of the stunts that Schofield pulls are humanly impossible. But it really is suspense pure, from fist-fights to nuclear bombs - you name it, the book definitely has got it. Also, I got some Stargate Atlantis flashbacks: Schofield and Renshaw kind of remind me of Sheppard and McKay.

Comments

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

I read this book easily six years ago, and I still remember thinking that the stunts in it could not possibly ever happened. Ever. But yeah, total page-turner.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, some of Schoffield's actions made me tilt my head and go "huh!" but basically, it's an action movie in a book form :P

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was so willing to forgive a lot of the "huh?" moments because the whole thing was very much like watching a movie. It's kind of an amazing style of writing.