Ice has been a book on my list for quite some time, but it was never available in audiobook — until recently. I was excited when I saw it was coming out in October and I featured it in my New and Notable post the week that it came out.
Ice was one of those books that at its heart has the feeling of a great adventure book, similar to Indiana Jones movies and books by David Wood, James Rollins, and Preston & Child. But it had a science fiction twist that even I didn’t see coming near the end. I won’t spoil it, but let me say that the book went from feeling like a straight up adventure novel to feeling a little bit like a dream. I was trying to explain what happened to my wife and it felt like trying to explain a dream. And then this happened, but that kind of makes sense but sounds crazy as I say it out loud. Now, I don’t say that to say that the book or the ending didn’t make sense. It did, but without mentioning the twist here, it’s something you’ll likely not see coming.
The storytelling really stands out in Ice. Tinto does a great job building up the tension and allowing the story to flow from one place to another without getting bogged down in too many details or too much “and it looked like this”. Each place was brilliantly described but not in a text-dump-way. Tinto was also great at creating characters that felt real but also were likeable and ones that were easy to root for. Leah Andrews is easily one of the stars of the book and every scene with her in it jumps off of the page.
Throw in great narration by a seasoned-pilot-turned-narrator, Pamela Almand knocks this one out of the park. She became Leah, but also didn’t drop the ball when it came to the male characters in the book. Sometimes narrators try too hard to do the opposite sex and it sounds bad. Almand didn’t and it was one of the first things I noticed. She really helped keep the pace that Tinto set and allowed the book to just fly off of the pages and into my ear.
Overall, a great book that kept me riveted to my seat. I couldn’t wait to figure out what happened and what was coming next. And, now that Tinto has me hooked, I wanted to check out the other two books in the series to figure out what happens to everyone.
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I loved the adventure and drama!! A lot of different events happen during the book and it all is so interesting!
Ice by author Kevin Tinto grabbed my interest from the very start! Ok, maybe I am a bit biased…I have hiked to find cliff dwellings in the American southwest and there lies my heart! I’ve spent hours sitting on a cliff ledge looking across the ravines and wondering what happened to the people who had once lived in those dwellings. So, I am excited to find a new author who writes with anthropological knowledge and a vivid sense of adventure.We start in the prehistoric past with a young girl who is with her mother and they are very afraid; trouble is coming for their people! As this scene fades, we are in current times. Everest guide Jack Hobson has the reader engrossed in the final ascent onto Everest with his client.We travel with Dr. Leah Day and her team in New Mexico who is determined to find answers to her questions about the Mogollon and Anasazi people who may have shared the same cliff dwellings, although at differing times. She finds a clue which could change the believed history of the travels of some of the Ancient Ones.Now the book really gets interesting when you add in political conflicts, governmental secrets, and the unbelievable find on an ill-fated trip to the Antarctic. A lot of different events happen during the book and it all is so interesting! Who has the power to control another humans life at the possible gain of scientific and historical knowledge?I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more! I loved the adventure and drama!!** The book needs another edit due to some grammatical errors. The errors did not affect the wonderful plot of the story, but professionally speaking, edits are needed.
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Karl_
One of the better fiction books I have read in years.
Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2023Miss H.
Just the right kind of Action & Adventure
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2024Ziggy Nixon
A mildly entertaining plot ruined by very poor writing and terrible editing
Reviewed in France on January 25, 2021
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História e ficção em boa dose
Reviewed in Brazil on January 14, 2017