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Gideon Crew #4
Beyond the Ice Limit
Warning: BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT is the sequel to THE ICE LIMIT. While BEYOND is a stand-alone novel, we want to warn potential readers that the copy below contains serious spoilers for THE ICE LIMIT, for those who wish to read that book first.
That thing is growing again. We must destroy it. The time to act is now...
With these words begins Gideon Crew's latest, most dangerous, most high-stakes assignment yet. Failure will mean nothing short of the end of humankind on earth.
Five years ago, the mysterious and inscrutable head of Effective Engineering Solutions, Eli Glinn, led a mission to recover a gigantic meteorite--the largest ever discovered--from a remote island off the coast of South America. The mission ended in disaster when their ship, the Rolvaag, foundered in a vicious storm in the Antarctic waters and broke apart, sinking-along with its unique cargo-to the ocean floor. One hundred and eight crew members perished, and Eli Glinn was left paralyzed.
But this was not all. The tragedy revealed something truly terrifying: the meteorite they tried to retrieve was not, in fact, simply a rock. Instead, it was a complex organism from the deep reaches of space.
Now, that organism has implanted itself in the sea bed two miles below the surface-and it is growing. If it is not destroyed, the planet will be doomed. There is only one hope: for Glinn and his team to annihilate it, a task which requires Gideon's expertise with nuclear weapons. But as Gideon and his colleagues soon discover, the "meteorite" has a mind of its own-and it has no intention of going quietly...
375 pages, Hardcover
First published May 17, 2016
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Douglas Preston
177 books13.4k followersDouglas Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1956, and grew up in the deadly boring suburb of Wellesley. Following a distinguished career at a private nursery school--he was almost immediately expelled--he attended public schools and the Cambridge School of Weston. Notable events in his early life included the loss of a fingertip at the age of three to a bicycle; the loss of his two front teeth to his brother Richard's fist; and various broken bones, also incurred in dust-ups with Richard. (Richard went on to write The Hot Zone and The Cobra Event, which tells you all you need to know about what it was like to grow up with him as a brother.)
As they grew up, Doug, Richard, and their little brother David roamed the quiet suburbs of Wellesley, terrorizing the natives with home-made rockets and incendiary devices mail-ordered from the backs of comic books or concocted from chemistry sets. With a friend they once attempted to fly a rocket into Wellesley Square; the rocket malfunctioned and nearly killed a man mowing his lawn. They were local celebrities, often appearing in the "Police Notes" section of The Wellesley Townsman. It is a miracle they survived childhood intact.
After unaccountably being rejected by Stanford University (a pox on it), Preston attended Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he studied mathematics, biology, physics, anthropology, chemistry, geology, and astronomy before settling down to English literature. After graduating, Preston began his career at the American Museum of Natural History in New York as an editor, writer, and eventually manager of publications. (Preston also taught writing at Princeton University and was managing editor of Curator.) His eight-year stint at the Museum resulted in the non-fiction book, Dinosaurs in the Attic, edited by a rising young star at St. Martin's Press, a polymath by the name of Lincoln Child. During this period, Preston gave Child a midnight tour of the museum, and in the darkened Hall of Late Dinosaurs, under a looming T. Rex, Child turned to Preston and said: "This would make the perfect setting for a thriller!" That thriller would, of course, be Relic.
In 1986, Douglas Preston piled everything he owned into the back of a Subaru and moved from New York City to Santa Fe to write full time, following the advice of S. J. Perelman that "the dubious privilege of a freelance writer is he's given the freedom to starve anywhere." After the requisite period of penury, Preston achieved a small success with the publication of Cities of Gold, a non-fiction book about Coronado's search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola. To research the book, Preston and a friend retraced on horseback 1,000 miles of Coronado's route across Arizona and New Mexico, packing their supplies and sleeping under the stars--nearly killing themselves in the process. Since then he has published several more non-fiction books on the history of the American Southwest, Talking to the Ground and The Royal Road, as well as a novel entitled Jennie. In the early 1990s Preston and Child teamed up to write suspense novels; Relic was the first, followed by several others, including Riptide and Thunderhead. Relic was released as a motion picture by Paramount in 1997. Other films are under development at Hollywood studios. Preston and Child live 500 miles apart and write their books together via telephone, fax, and the Internet.
Preston and his brother Richard are currently producing a television miniseries for ABC and Mandalay Entertainment, to be aired in the spring of 2000, if all goes well, which in Hollywood is rarely the case.
Preston continues a magazine writing career by contributing regularly to The New Yorker magazine. He has also written for National Geographic, Natural History, Smithsonisan, Harper's,and Travel & Leisure,among others.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/dougla...
As they grew up, Doug, Richard, and their little brother David roamed the quiet suburbs of Wellesley, terrorizing the natives with home-made rockets and incendiary devices mail-ordered from the backs of comic books or concocted from chemistry sets. With a friend they once attempted to fly a rocket into Wellesley Square; the rocket malfunctioned and nearly killed a man mowing his lawn. They were local celebrities, often appearing in the "Police Notes" section of The Wellesley Townsman. It is a miracle they survived childhood intact.
After unaccountably being rejected by Stanford University (a pox on it), Preston attended Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he studied mathematics, biology, physics, anthropology, chemistry, geology, and astronomy before settling down to English literature. After graduating, Preston began his career at the American Museum of Natural History in New York as an editor, writer, and eventually manager of publications. (Preston also taught writing at Princeton University and was managing editor of Curator.) His eight-year stint at the Museum resulted in the non-fiction book, Dinosaurs in the Attic, edited by a rising young star at St. Martin's Press, a polymath by the name of Lincoln Child. During this period, Preston gave Child a midnight tour of the museum, and in the darkened Hall of Late Dinosaurs, under a looming T. Rex, Child turned to Preston and said: "This would make the perfect setting for a thriller!" That thriller would, of course, be Relic.
In 1986, Douglas Preston piled everything he owned into the back of a Subaru and moved from New York City to Santa Fe to write full time, following the advice of S. J. Perelman that "the dubious privilege of a freelance writer is he's given the freedom to starve anywhere." After the requisite period of penury, Preston achieved a small success with the publication of Cities of Gold, a non-fiction book about Coronado's search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola. To research the book, Preston and a friend retraced on horseback 1,000 miles of Coronado's route across Arizona and New Mexico, packing their supplies and sleeping under the stars--nearly killing themselves in the process. Since then he has published several more non-fiction books on the history of the American Southwest, Talking to the Ground and The Royal Road, as well as a novel entitled Jennie. In the early 1990s Preston and Child teamed up to write suspense novels; Relic was the first, followed by several others, including Riptide and Thunderhead. Relic was released as a motion picture by Paramount in 1997. Other films are under development at Hollywood studios. Preston and Child live 500 miles apart and write their books together via telephone, fax, and the Internet.
Preston and his brother Richard are currently producing a television miniseries for ABC and Mandalay Entertainment, to be aired in the spring of 2000, if all goes well, which in Hollywood is rarely the case.
Preston continues a magazine writing career by contributing regularly to The New Yorker magazine. He has also written for National Geographic, Natural History, Smithsonisan, Harper's,and Travel & Leisure,among others.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/dougla...
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July 4, 2020
I needed to scratch that Preston & Child itch! I has been too long since I have read one of their books. Also, it has been a long time since I read The Ice Limit, so I have been living with that cliffhanger for a few years. Finally, I have closed the door on the mystery.
One thing that that led to my delay between The Ice Limit and this book is that, while The Ice Limit was presented as a stand alone with the possibility of a sequel, this book is the 4th book in the Gideon Crew series. So, I felt the need to get through those three books first. Some of you may be wondering how necessary it is to read them before reading Beyond the Ice Limit? Well, I am sure that some of the background of Gideon Crew won't make sense if you have not read the others, however, I don't necessarily think that is too distracting or integral to this story so as to be an impediment if you prefer to skip the Crew books (note: my friends and I who do Preston & Child buddy reads agree that the Crew series is not quite as enjoyable as the Pendergast series, so it would be understandable if you want to skip)
This is a pretty good sci-fi horror book along the lines of the movie Aliens. There are some very unique takes on alien life that I have not seen done quite this way before. Also, there are many "there is no way they are going to get out of this" situations which give it a lot of suspense. Maybe a little cheesy and over the top at points, but it definitely fulfilled my hunger for Preston & Child.
If you enjoyed The Ice Limit, be sure to complete the story by reading Beyond The Ice Limit! And, be sure to read The Ice Limit first - there really is no point in reading this one if you haven't read that one.
One thing that that led to my delay between The Ice Limit and this book is that, while The Ice Limit was presented as a stand alone with the possibility of a sequel, this book is the 4th book in the Gideon Crew series. So, I felt the need to get through those three books first. Some of you may be wondering how necessary it is to read them before reading Beyond the Ice Limit? Well, I am sure that some of the background of Gideon Crew won't make sense if you have not read the others, however, I don't necessarily think that is too distracting or integral to this story so as to be an impediment if you prefer to skip the Crew books (note: my friends and I who do Preston & Child buddy reads agree that the Crew series is not quite as enjoyable as the Pendergast series, so it would be understandable if you want to skip)
This is a pretty good sci-fi horror book along the lines of the movie Aliens. There are some very unique takes on alien life that I have not seen done quite this way before. Also, there are many "there is no way they are going to get out of this" situations which give it a lot of suspense. Maybe a little cheesy and over the top at points, but it definitely fulfilled my hunger for Preston & Child.
If you enjoyed The Ice Limit, be sure to complete the story by reading Beyond The Ice Limit! And, be sure to read The Ice Limit first - there really is no point in reading this one if you haven't read that one.
August 31, 2016
I haven't read any of the previous books in the Gideon Crew's series, despite being a long-time fan of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child nor have I read Ice Limit, the book that this is a sequel too. However, I did find that it was very easy to get into this book because the past events that happened in the Ice Limit are explained in the beginning of this book.
I did, however, find that I was struggling somewhat with the story when I started the book. A group of men trying to stop what was thought of as a meteor, but turned out to be an alien organism from space? How exciting can that be I wondered? However, it turned out it could be quite exciting and as I found at around midnight when I had to put down the book after I had read around half of it.
What I liked about the story is that I could not predict what would happen, the turns the story would take and that one could never be sure who would live and who would die and the extent the alien life form would take to ensure its survival. I especially loved the part of the book when everything started to go to hell on the ship. This is the kind of book that I would love to see turned into a movie (or a miniseries since movies sometimes are way too short).
So, the book started kind of slow to me, I was a bit worried that I would not love it as much as I love Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast series, but I was sucked into the story and I ended enjoying the book far more than I thought when I started it. One definitely doesn't have to have read Ice Limit, but I do think fans of that book will love this book!
I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy!
I did, however, find that I was struggling somewhat with the story when I started the book. A group of men trying to stop what was thought of as a meteor, but turned out to be an alien organism from space? How exciting can that be I wondered? However, it turned out it could be quite exciting and as I found at around midnight when I had to put down the book after I had read around half of it.
What I liked about the story is that I could not predict what would happen, the turns the story would take and that one could never be sure who would live and who would die and the extent the alien life form would take to ensure its survival. I especially loved the part of the book when everything started to go to hell on the ship. This is the kind of book that I would love to see turned into a movie (or a miniseries since movies sometimes are way too short).
So, the book started kind of slow to me, I was a bit worried that I would not love it as much as I love Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast series, but I was sucked into the story and I ended enjoying the book far more than I thought when I started it. One definitely doesn't have to have read Ice Limit, but I do think fans of that book will love this book!
I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy!
May 27, 2016
BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the long-awaited sequel to their outstanding novel, THE ICE LIMIT. (I was one of the many fans pestering them for a sequel)! The one thing I did not count on, was the involvement of their newer, recurring character, Gideon Crew. Having read a couple of novels staring Crew, I garnered enough knowledge to realize that I did not like him as a main character, whatsoever. I was--apprehensive--to say the least, about his inclusion in the sequel to the enigmatic Eli Glinn's story.
I'll admit that I had a few "eye-rolling" moments due to Gideon's actions in the first 25% of the novel. However, after that, his character seemed to meld better into the role. The dynamics between he, Garza, and Eli Glinn portrayed a more "realistic" scenario of the dramatic events that were unfolding. By about the 50% mark, this novel was running full-speed as one of the Preston/Child novels that I particularly relish.
There were scenes in this story that had me literally squirming in disgust and completely on edge for the "lives" of these characters. The characterization was taken up a notch for several mid-list individuals, and the entire plot held me completely captivated--hanging onto every sentence. As usual in most of Preston and Child's collaborations, enough background and scientific data was given to make me feel that this really COULD be taking place, while not bombarding me with too much at any one point.
The characters and scenes flowed very quickly through this last half, and the novel became (in my eyes) more than just a mere sequel--it became a great book all on its own merits. I loved having some familiar faces on board, but the new inclusions worked quite well, too. This was taken to depths that I never anticipated.
After a mediocre beginning, BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT branched out to showcase the incredible capabilities of both authors. For fans of this duo, this is a book you'll want permanently sitting on your shelves--be they physical or digital.
Highly recommended!
*I received an e-copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
I'll admit that I had a few "eye-rolling" moments due to Gideon's actions in the first 25% of the novel. However, after that, his character seemed to meld better into the role. The dynamics between he, Garza, and Eli Glinn portrayed a more "realistic" scenario of the dramatic events that were unfolding. By about the 50% mark, this novel was running full-speed as one of the Preston/Child novels that I particularly relish.
There were scenes in this story that had me literally squirming in disgust and completely on edge for the "lives" of these characters. The characterization was taken up a notch for several mid-list individuals, and the entire plot held me completely captivated--hanging onto every sentence. As usual in most of Preston and Child's collaborations, enough background and scientific data was given to make me feel that this really COULD be taking place, while not bombarding me with too much at any one point.
The characters and scenes flowed very quickly through this last half, and the novel became (in my eyes) more than just a mere sequel--it became a great book all on its own merits. I loved having some familiar faces on board, but the new inclusions worked quite well, too. This was taken to depths that I never anticipated.
After a mediocre beginning, BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT branched out to showcase the incredible capabilities of both authors. For fans of this duo, this is a book you'll want permanently sitting on your shelves--be they physical or digital.
Highly recommended!
*I received an e-copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
November 5, 2025
Beyond the Ice Limit
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
I love a good Preston and Child book and this was entertaining. Not one of their best but entertaining. Their books are uncomfortably comfortable. Comfortable because I know what I am getting when I pick their books. Creepy, unique, and mysterious. Uncomfortable because of the unknown, suspense, often supernatural.
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
I love a good Preston and Child book and this was entertaining. Not one of their best but entertaining. Their books are uncomfortably comfortable. Comfortable because I know what I am getting when I pick their books. Creepy, unique, and mysterious. Uncomfortable because of the unknown, suspense, often supernatural.
June 5, 2016
The Ice Limit Sequel...
Sometimes I just get in the mood for a little fun and entertainment and no one does it better then Preston & Child! Years ago when I first came across them, I devoured all of their individual and their combined books, one right after the other because I just couldn't get enough! They are that good & I've yet to come across a book of theirs that I haven't liked. Now some I rave over a little more then others of course, but every single book of theirs have been solid, well-written stories. I've tried to find other comparable authors so I can continue my arm chair adventures Preston & Child style while I'm waiting for a new book of theirs to drop but I've yet to come across anyone even remotely close to their capabilities. The other books I've tried usually have either corny characters I can't relate to or cheesy dialogue that's just annoying and distracts from the plot so needless to say, when a new Preston & Child book comes out I'm all over it!
This sequel to The Ice Limit especially, I've been waiting for. It's been a long time coming. If you're a big fan like me you're imagination has probably been running wild trying to guess which direction this sequel was going to go. I can honestly say my guesses were not even remotely close. I knew though that this sequel was going to have some pretty big shoes to fill because the original story was fantastic! Like with a lot of Preston & Child books though, you have to willingly suspend your disbelief and this one was no different but I found I had a harder time with this one. I just didn't care for the route it took with the 'alien' origins of the meteorite or the "worms." I also thought the ending was very anti-climatic! Overall, the sequel didn't live up to the original story unfortunately but it was still a fun story; good for when you want some entertainment that doesn't require a lot of brain power.
*I received this ARC from NetGalley & Grand Central Publishing in exchange for an honest review! Thank you!
Sometimes I just get in the mood for a little fun and entertainment and no one does it better then Preston & Child! Years ago when I first came across them, I devoured all of their individual and their combined books, one right after the other because I just couldn't get enough! They are that good & I've yet to come across a book of theirs that I haven't liked. Now some I rave over a little more then others of course, but every single book of theirs have been solid, well-written stories. I've tried to find other comparable authors so I can continue my arm chair adventures Preston & Child style while I'm waiting for a new book of theirs to drop but I've yet to come across anyone even remotely close to their capabilities. The other books I've tried usually have either corny characters I can't relate to or cheesy dialogue that's just annoying and distracts from the plot so needless to say, when a new Preston & Child book comes out I'm all over it!
This sequel to The Ice Limit especially, I've been waiting for. It's been a long time coming. If you're a big fan like me you're imagination has probably been running wild trying to guess which direction this sequel was going to go. I can honestly say my guesses were not even remotely close. I knew though that this sequel was going to have some pretty big shoes to fill because the original story was fantastic! Like with a lot of Preston & Child books though, you have to willingly suspend your disbelief and this one was no different but I found I had a harder time with this one. I just didn't care for the route it took with the 'alien' origins of the meteorite or the "worms." I also thought the ending was very anti-climatic! Overall, the sequel didn't live up to the original story unfortunately but it was still a fun story; good for when you want some entertainment that doesn't require a lot of brain power.
*I received this ARC from NetGalley & Grand Central Publishing in exchange for an honest review! Thank you!
February 10, 2017
Finally, the sequel we've all been waiting for -- BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT! Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have already proven repeatedly that they know how to come up with a smart, believable thriller -- just take a look at their long-running Pendergast series and their large library of standalones (even more counting their solo novels!). This one is no exception. While there were a few things that were a little predictable upfront, the resulting chaos caused in the story certainly made that little bit of predictability less noticeable. For example, there's a moment when a lab sample seems to be missing some of the matter, it's pretty obvious what actually happened. And yeah, it turns out that is the case. But then what that leads to is crazy fun story -- I'm just glad I'm not on that ship in the middle of nowhere in that kind of pandemonium!!!
Overall, this was another solid entry into the Gideon Crew storyline, and a decent follow up to Preston & Child's hit The Ice Limit. I love that they even kept the name they gave the sequel in their Pendergast book Still Life with Crows. That being said, there is some predictability, some cheese, and the ending tied things up a little too quickly and without enough explanation for my tastes, so I give it four stars.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Overall, this was another solid entry into the Gideon Crew storyline, and a decent follow up to Preston & Child's hit The Ice Limit. I love that they even kept the name they gave the sequel in their Pendergast book Still Life with Crows. That being said, there is some predictability, some cheese, and the ending tied things up a little too quickly and without enough explanation for my tastes, so I give it four stars.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
November 30, 2016
After reading the first Gideon Crew book in the series I swore that I would never read another one and I should have stuck to my guns. Nothing happens for the first 10 chapters of this book and I didn't care for the narrator of the audiobook, but my main problem is Gideon. I don't buy him as a scientist or even as an adult male and I hated the obligatory flirty thing he had with one of his colleagues. I decided not to waste my time on any more of him and the alien plant monster.
July 11, 2020
Finally! A sequel to one of Preston & Child's best books. That book ended with a Twilight Zone type ending, that the Earth is basically screwed. I thought OK, this is just a stand alone novel. Then Eli Glinn started popping up in other stories, including 2 Pendergast novels and of course he's Gideon's boss in the Gideon Crew books. By this point, I needed a sequel. I mean, what the heck we have one big shared universe now and there's an alien creature at the bottom of the ocean trying to destroy the world. Get on it!
The book starts off very slow before venturing into non-stop, fast-paced, horror. Glenn and Garza finally assemble their team and head to the bottom of the world. There they find this massive creature that appears dormant. Things slowly go wrong. The ship descends into chaos. Will they destroy the creature before time runs out? Well, read the book and find out.
The book starts off very slow before venturing into non-stop, fast-paced, horror. Glenn and Garza finally assemble their team and head to the bottom of the world. There they find this massive creature that appears dormant. Things slowly go wrong. The ship descends into chaos. Will they destroy the creature before time runs out? Well, read the book and find out.
August 29, 2020
3'5/5 🌟
Me ha gustado
Aunque si que me esperaba algo más. Ya que el tema de un meteorito que viene del espacio pero que en realidad es un parásito extraterrestre prometía bastante.
Y en si el tema me gustó mucho pero puede que el final me haya decepcionado un poco. Me esperaba algo más catastrófico, y si, tiene partes que dices tú "madre mía qué verás que se la lía el parásito" que si que se la lía y mucho, pero la manera en la que acaban con ella es como muy rápida y prácticamente te enteras de ellos en el epílogo.
Porque esa es otra por un momento piensan que todo se soluciona en el siguiente libro porque ya faltando poco para acabar el libro todavía no se soluciona lo de matar al bicho. Y después pasa lo que pasa que todo es super rápido. 🙈
Pero bueno quitando todo eso el libro bien☺️
Y la historia aunque no es nada del otro mundo si que está entretenida y te engancha. Esta vez Gideon tiene que acabar con un parásito extraterrestre que hace cinco años "plantaron" por así decirlo Glinn y su equipo por equivocación debido a un accidente. Gideon es el encargado de hacer explotar la bomba atómica para destruirlo. Pero esto no es tan fácil como suena porque como siempre todo se complica y puff vaya como se leía .
Si hubiera tenido un buen final yo creo que le pondría al libro una mejor nota. Pero bueno la historia como veis tampoco está tan mal.
En cuanto la forma que está escrito este puede que sea, de momento, el libro que más palabras técnicas tenga por temas científicos. Pero como los autores te lo van explicando todo y te definen los términos científicos no pasa nada y se entiende todo muy bien.
En cuanto a las descripciones son las justas y las necesarias. Te lo imaginas todo muy bien y no te saturan con descripciones o comentarios innecesarios. Y tampoco tiene muchas partes de relleno que eso, por lo menos para mí es fundamental para no estancarme.
En cuanto a los personajes sigue gustando me mucho Gideon. Si es verdad que en este libro parece que tiene como menos protagonismo. Si es verdad que sigue teniendo muchas puntos de vista suyos, pero en comparación con los otros libros en este tiene menos. Y eso me gustó porque así podemos conocer a otros personajes como Glinn que aquí también tiene más protagonismo y Gaza que por primera vez desde que lo conocemos tiene sus POV. Y la verdad que me gustó leerlos porque tenía curiosidad de conocer más a este personaje en plan que pensaba.
Y bueno a parte de estos tres también hay otros POV de otros personajes más secundarios pero si que es importante que los tengas para poder seguir mejor la historia y ver cómo transcurre.
Y bueno del final ya hablé al principio. Es lo que más me decepcionó. Me esperaba otro final más apasionante y haber el que tuvo no está mal pero como que pasó todo muy rápido y no te enteras hasta el epílogo. El libro hubiera estado mejor si el final fuera distinto.
En conclusión , me ha gustado el libro es entretenido, no es muy largo y hay momentos en los que te engancha y solo quieres saber más. Si tuviera que ponerle una pega sería el final ya que todo pasa muy rápido.
Aún así recomiendo este libro y en general está serie.
Me ha gustado
Aunque si que me esperaba algo más. Ya que el tema de un meteorito que viene del espacio pero que en realidad es un parásito extraterrestre prometía bastante.
Y en si el tema me gustó mucho pero puede que el final me haya decepcionado un poco. Me esperaba algo más catastrófico, y si, tiene partes que dices tú "madre mía qué verás que se la lía el parásito" que si que se la lía y mucho, pero la manera en la que acaban con ella es como muy rápida y prácticamente te enteras de ellos en el epílogo.
Porque esa es otra por un momento piensan que todo se soluciona en el siguiente libro porque ya faltando poco para acabar el libro todavía no se soluciona lo de matar al bicho. Y después pasa lo que pasa que todo es super rápido. 🙈
Pero bueno quitando todo eso el libro bien☺️
Y la historia aunque no es nada del otro mundo si que está entretenida y te engancha. Esta vez Gideon tiene que acabar con un parásito extraterrestre que hace cinco años "plantaron" por así decirlo Glinn y su equipo por equivocación debido a un accidente. Gideon es el encargado de hacer explotar la bomba atómica para destruirlo. Pero esto no es tan fácil como suena porque como siempre todo se complica y puff vaya como se leía .
Si hubiera tenido un buen final yo creo que le pondría al libro una mejor nota. Pero bueno la historia como veis tampoco está tan mal.
En cuanto la forma que está escrito este puede que sea, de momento, el libro que más palabras técnicas tenga por temas científicos. Pero como los autores te lo van explicando todo y te definen los términos científicos no pasa nada y se entiende todo muy bien.
En cuanto a las descripciones son las justas y las necesarias. Te lo imaginas todo muy bien y no te saturan con descripciones o comentarios innecesarios. Y tampoco tiene muchas partes de relleno que eso, por lo menos para mí es fundamental para no estancarme.
En cuanto a los personajes sigue gustando me mucho Gideon. Si es verdad que en este libro parece que tiene como menos protagonismo. Si es verdad que sigue teniendo muchas puntos de vista suyos, pero en comparación con los otros libros en este tiene menos. Y eso me gustó porque así podemos conocer a otros personajes como Glinn que aquí también tiene más protagonismo y Gaza que por primera vez desde que lo conocemos tiene sus POV. Y la verdad que me gustó leerlos porque tenía curiosidad de conocer más a este personaje en plan que pensaba.
Y bueno a parte de estos tres también hay otros POV de otros personajes más secundarios pero si que es importante que los tengas para poder seguir mejor la historia y ver cómo transcurre.
Y bueno del final ya hablé al principio. Es lo que más me decepcionó. Me esperaba otro final más apasionante y haber el que tuvo no está mal pero como que pasó todo muy rápido y no te enteras hasta el epílogo. El libro hubiera estado mejor si el final fuera distinto.
En conclusión , me ha gustado el libro es entretenido, no es muy largo y hay momentos en los que te engancha y solo quieres saber más. Si tuviera que ponerle una pega sería el final ya que todo pasa muy rápido.
Aún así recomiendo este libro y en general está serie.
July 6, 2019
it is the first one i read of these two writers. it is professional writing. for this i will take my hat. it is a fast read, full with interesting tech knowledge. but there is not really much depth. it have it all, action, drama, motives but i would say not the most interesting. still again i can only envy as a writer the cool and smooth writing. and this is a lot.
June 9, 2019
This book rocked! I had forgotten how good the Crew books are, it's been a long while since I've read Gideon's Sword and Corpse. And even longer since I've read The Lost Island, as I've read these out of order.
But The Ice Limit was a perfect techno-sci-fi thriller, and I enjoyed its sequel just the same. This was a different book than The Ice Limit, though. The goal has changed, and the stakes became higher. And I feel that Preston and Child pushes the envelope a bit when it comes to gore and body parts, and certain medical "procedures". I found this so fascinating.
Easily a 5-star rating for suspense, the ultimate creeps, the depth of research involved, and the all-out chaos in the story. Bravo!
But The Ice Limit was a perfect techno-sci-fi thriller, and I enjoyed its sequel just the same. This was a different book than The Ice Limit, though. The goal has changed, and the stakes became higher. And I feel that Preston and Child pushes the envelope a bit when it comes to gore and body parts, and certain medical "procedures". I found this so fascinating.
Easily a 5-star rating for suspense, the ultimate creeps, the depth of research involved, and the all-out chaos in the story. Bravo!
May 31, 2016
The Ice Limit was one of my earliest and fondest-remembered books from Douglas Preston an Lincoln Child, so when I learned of the sequel, Beyond The Ice Limit, I was on this sucker like white on rice. As it happens, Beyond The Ice Limit also acts as Book #4 in their Gideon Crew series. I’ve not read any of the previous Crew books, but still felt at home in this novel.
I will admit, though, that it took me a little bit of time to warm up to Beyond The Ice Limit. The first twenty percent or so of the book is devoted to getting the plot up and running, acclimating the crew to life on board the research vessel Batavia, and shoehorning in a romance between Gideon and Alex, one of the ship’s rare female members. Romance, it should be noted, is not the biggest strength of Lincoln and Child, but you know it’s love at first sight for Gideon and Alex because of the way her breasts press against the ship’s railing when she leans out the deck to enjoy a drink and watch icebergs, and the way Gideon’s eyes linger on her ass and breasts in virtually every time they cross paths. Gideon is apparently also a magician – a throwaway trait that Lincoln and Child exploit for exactly one whole scene before dropping it like a concrete block into the ocean – and, lo and behold!, so is Alex! So see – romance!
But no faster can you start humming the theme from The Love Boat, and certainly no faster than Alex can swear she won’t be involved in a shipboard romance only to drop trou with Gideon a few pages later, and just in time to prevent Lincoln and Child from having to figure out some method of pesky character development, it’s time to contend with the alien menace they’ve all been recruited for and the authors can finally get down to telling the kind of story they are actually good at and quite well known for. And the nature of the alien threat is?! … a tree.
It turns out that the meteorite at the center of The Ice Limit was less a meteor and more of a seed, and it has taken root in the Antarctic seabed. And this sucker is pretty massive, which means certain doom for a particular planet we’re all fairly attached to.
Snark aside, I actually found myself enjoying this book quite a bit. Granted, I spent roughly the first quarter of it wishing I were instead reading Warren Ellis’s comic book series TREES, but it’s around that post-quarter-mark that Lincoln and Child stop mucking about and get their act together, finally figuring out the story they want to tell, and that many readers have demanded since finishing The Ice Limit years ago.
This is a story that hits a large number of my particular sweet spots – we’ve got a confined and claustrophobic setting (the RV Batavia) in the midst of a desolate area (Antarctic waters), an alien menace, smart people getting outsmarted by more primal forces and then recovering their wits enough to strike back, and a continual escalation of threats with some wonderfully gory and unsettling “oh crap!” moments. There’s plenty of scientific posturing going on and plausible-enough sounding threats that serve to take the alien threat to the next level. I dug it all this stuff quite a lot.
But still, Beyond The Ice Limit has a few particular problems. Most of those problems are front-weighted, so if you can wade through the first quarter of the book you’re pretty golden. I’m not terribly thrilled at the author’s choice of fridging their most prominent female character in order to compel their male lead into action – quite frankly, this is a tiresome, worn-out staple that we (particularly we male authors) should be moving away from. The big finale, the one the authors spent several hundred pages leading up to, is sadly anticlimactic, to the point that Lincoln and Child spend much of their epilogue telling us about it when they really should have been showing us a chapter or two previously.
Could this book have been better? Yeah, I think so. Does it make me want to check out all those Gideon Crew books I missed? No, not really. I was not so captivated by this character that I’m dying to know what else he’s been up to, or what comes next for him, but I’m sure I’ll get to them one of these days when I’ve nothing else more immediately interesting in my TBR pile and I’ve gotten caught up on all those Pendergast books I’ve missed along the way. Thankfully they’re not required reading, and although this title ties into that character’s on-going series, this book is pretty much a stand-alone title. Did I at least have fun? Oh yeah. Quite a lot. A surprising amount in fact!
And it’s because I had so much fun that I’m willing to overlook some of the weaknesses I encountered here. I can overlook a lot when I’m enjoying the ride, and although I harped on this book for having a pretty mundane and craptasticly rocky start, there’s roughly 75% of a really good sci-fi horror book right here. Plus, I’m a sucker for high-seas horror, particularly when that horror is set in the more extreme regions of Earth. I got to read about a crazy alien invasion in the Antarctic with some awesome gory scenes that, in turn, reminded me a little bit of The Thing and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. That’s pretty cool.
[Note: I received a copy of this title for review from the publisher via NetGalley.]
I will admit, though, that it took me a little bit of time to warm up to Beyond The Ice Limit. The first twenty percent or so of the book is devoted to getting the plot up and running, acclimating the crew to life on board the research vessel Batavia, and shoehorning in a romance between Gideon and Alex, one of the ship’s rare female members. Romance, it should be noted, is not the biggest strength of Lincoln and Child, but you know it’s love at first sight for Gideon and Alex because of the way her breasts press against the ship’s railing when she leans out the deck to enjoy a drink and watch icebergs, and the way Gideon’s eyes linger on her ass and breasts in virtually every time they cross paths. Gideon is apparently also a magician – a throwaway trait that Lincoln and Child exploit for exactly one whole scene before dropping it like a concrete block into the ocean – and, lo and behold!, so is Alex! So see – romance!
But no faster can you start humming the theme from The Love Boat, and certainly no faster than Alex can swear she won’t be involved in a shipboard romance only to drop trou with Gideon a few pages later, and just in time to prevent Lincoln and Child from having to figure out some method of pesky character development, it’s time to contend with the alien menace they’ve all been recruited for and the authors can finally get down to telling the kind of story they are actually good at and quite well known for. And the nature of the alien threat is?! … a tree.
It turns out that the meteorite at the center of The Ice Limit was less a meteor and more of a seed, and it has taken root in the Antarctic seabed. And this sucker is pretty massive, which means certain doom for a particular planet we’re all fairly attached to.
Snark aside, I actually found myself enjoying this book quite a bit. Granted, I spent roughly the first quarter of it wishing I were instead reading Warren Ellis’s comic book series TREES, but it’s around that post-quarter-mark that Lincoln and Child stop mucking about and get their act together, finally figuring out the story they want to tell, and that many readers have demanded since finishing The Ice Limit years ago.
This is a story that hits a large number of my particular sweet spots – we’ve got a confined and claustrophobic setting (the RV Batavia) in the midst of a desolate area (Antarctic waters), an alien menace, smart people getting outsmarted by more primal forces and then recovering their wits enough to strike back, and a continual escalation of threats with some wonderfully gory and unsettling “oh crap!” moments. There’s plenty of scientific posturing going on and plausible-enough sounding threats that serve to take the alien threat to the next level. I dug it all this stuff quite a lot.
But still, Beyond The Ice Limit has a few particular problems. Most of those problems are front-weighted, so if you can wade through the first quarter of the book you’re pretty golden. I’m not terribly thrilled at the author’s choice of fridging their most prominent female character in order to compel their male lead into action – quite frankly, this is a tiresome, worn-out staple that we (particularly we male authors) should be moving away from. The big finale, the one the authors spent several hundred pages leading up to, is sadly anticlimactic, to the point that Lincoln and Child spend much of their epilogue telling us about it when they really should have been showing us a chapter or two previously.
Could this book have been better? Yeah, I think so. Does it make me want to check out all those Gideon Crew books I missed? No, not really. I was not so captivated by this character that I’m dying to know what else he’s been up to, or what comes next for him, but I’m sure I’ll get to them one of these days when I’ve nothing else more immediately interesting in my TBR pile and I’ve gotten caught up on all those Pendergast books I’ve missed along the way. Thankfully they’re not required reading, and although this title ties into that character’s on-going series, this book is pretty much a stand-alone title. Did I at least have fun? Oh yeah. Quite a lot. A surprising amount in fact!
And it’s because I had so much fun that I’m willing to overlook some of the weaknesses I encountered here. I can overlook a lot when I’m enjoying the ride, and although I harped on this book for having a pretty mundane and craptasticly rocky start, there’s roughly 75% of a really good sci-fi horror book right here. Plus, I’m a sucker for high-seas horror, particularly when that horror is set in the more extreme regions of Earth. I got to read about a crazy alien invasion in the Antarctic with some awesome gory scenes that, in turn, reminded me a little bit of The Thing and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. That’s pretty cool.
[Note: I received a copy of this title for review from the publisher via NetGalley.]
November 28, 2016
Although I'm a big fan of the author this audio presentation really dragged so I gave up on the second audio CD.
OVERALL GRADE: D.
OVERALL GRADE: D.
April 19, 2016
Currently reading the free preview - the first eleven chapters are available. After reading Gideon's Sword, I'd decided the character of Gideon Crew was not for me, but this book builds on a previous book I liked (Ice Limit), so I thought "what the hay". So far, the preview is quite good, and I'll tell you a secret: it helps a lot if you imagine Benedict Cumberatch as Gideon. Makes many things forgivable. *wink wink nudge nudge*
...giggle...
EDIT: Done with the preview, and I'll likely get the whole book. Gideon is a little more interesting than previously, but is still not my favorite character, though of course that could change with the rest of the book. The mystery itself is what I'm after.
To be terribly honest, overall it's a mite dry. There are parts where the mystery kicks in and THEN it's very good. But hey, I've been reading Douglas Adams and Terry Prachett in between - it makes one expect word play and inside-out-ness in everything... Oh those nasty, funny authors. :-p
...giggle...
EDIT: Done with the preview, and I'll likely get the whole book. Gideon is a little more interesting than previously, but is still not my favorite character, though of course that could change with the rest of the book. The mystery itself is what I'm after.
To be terribly honest, overall it's a mite dry. There are parts where the mystery kicks in and THEN it's very good. But hey, I've been reading Douglas Adams and Terry Prachett in between - it makes one expect word play and inside-out-ness in everything... Oh those nasty, funny authors. :-p
October 10, 2017
Read perfectly as a stand alone novel although technically it is a sequel. I absolutely loved it! I was afraid it would be too scientific in its language but I was thankfully wrong:)
June 6, 2016
A brilliant scifi thriller. At first I wasn't sure if I'd like it, not a scifi reader and never read Gideon Crew nor the first Ice Limit. But wow, the authors are great. The writing makes this book like a stand alone. A pure page turner.
April 28, 2024
It’s been a long time since a book made me squeamish and gave me the heebie Jeebie’s at the same time. Bravo! Now you have to read the book to understand what I mean by squeamish. Happy Reading ✨
February 15, 2018
Love this book! Better than 'Ice Limit #1,' though I enjoyed that, too.
Gideon Crew makes his appearance in this book, the enigmalogist/adventurer is enlisted to help destroy a giant meteorite on the ocean floor near Antarctica. Apparently it's no ordinary rock - it might be alive! It might be a giant SEED! It is def. alien, whatever its purpose here.
This book carries on from the first book, in which an expedition goes to the tip of South America to retrieve a giant meteorite for a billionaire's personal natural history collection. Things go pretty wrong in that book - read it to see - and things also go terribly wrong in this book, too.
A pulsating tree-like 'thing' growing from the meteorite. With extensions that can break off and work, worm-like, into a human brain. And lots of interesting, fully-formed and rarely stereotyped characters running around trying to make sense of it all. Of course, things MUST fall apart, and they do, but the book is entertaining, fun, interesting, sci-fi with mystery elements tossed in.
Read it in two days and I loved it!
(Also own an autographed copy!)
Five stars.
Gideon Crew makes his appearance in this book, the enigmalogist/adventurer is enlisted to help destroy a giant meteorite on the ocean floor near Antarctica. Apparently it's no ordinary rock - it might be alive! It might be a giant SEED! It is def. alien, whatever its purpose here.
This book carries on from the first book, in which an expedition goes to the tip of South America to retrieve a giant meteorite for a billionaire's personal natural history collection. Things go pretty wrong in that book - read it to see - and things also go terribly wrong in this book, too.
A pulsating tree-like 'thing' growing from the meteorite. With extensions that can break off and work, worm-like, into a human brain. And lots of interesting, fully-formed and rarely stereotyped characters running around trying to make sense of it all. Of course, things MUST fall apart, and they do, but the book is entertaining, fun, interesting, sci-fi with mystery elements tossed in.
Read it in two days and I loved it!
(Also own an autographed copy!)
Five stars.
February 26, 2017
I would probably rate this a star lower had I read the original. While I own the first novel for some reason I just couldn't absorb myself in the story. Little did I know this aversion may have been beneficial with regard to completing its sequel.
I was onboard (pun intended) with BEYOND for the first 2/3's of the trip. The introduction of the life form growing from the sea floor, the personal vendettas of the characters, the merge of the Glinn background with that of Gideon's--all of this set the tone for a great, tightly wound sci-fi adventure story.
Unfortunately this build up should have been simmered down early on. The conclusion was so underwhelming that the entire story felt unbalanced. Perhaps the stakes were too high for the authors to truly capitalize on?
BEYOND may be best enjoyed as a standalone. To have waited nearly ten years for this sequel will leave a sour taste in the loyal reader's mouth. Maybe even suspicion that the authors became infected with the same alien parasite they wrote about.
I was onboard (pun intended) with BEYOND for the first 2/3's of the trip. The introduction of the life form growing from the sea floor, the personal vendettas of the characters, the merge of the Glinn background with that of Gideon's--all of this set the tone for a great, tightly wound sci-fi adventure story.
Unfortunately this build up should have been simmered down early on. The conclusion was so underwhelming that the entire story felt unbalanced. Perhaps the stakes were too high for the authors to truly capitalize on?
BEYOND may be best enjoyed as a standalone. To have waited nearly ten years for this sequel will leave a sour taste in the loyal reader's mouth. Maybe even suspicion that the authors became infected with the same alien parasite they wrote about.
June 23, 2016
Crap technothriller sequel. I made it halfway through, and I only got that far because I foolishly failed to bring backup reading on my road trip. It was either keep plugging away at Ice Limit and pray it gets better or stare out the window at OHIO for 9 hours. Not quite Sophie's Choice but not fun either.
Childs and Preston can't seem to decide what their monster is going to be.
The writing sucks. The dialogue sucks. And if I never read another book with an unlikely mega-hot lady scientist for the hero to mack on, it'll be too soon. C'mon guys, did we not learn our lesson from Denise Richards' nucular psychiatrist in Goldeneye?
Childs and Preston can't seem to decide what their monster is going to be.
The writing sucks. The dialogue sucks. And if I never read another book with an unlikely mega-hot lady scientist for the hero to mack on, it'll be too soon. C'mon guys, did we not learn our lesson from Denise Richards' nucular psychiatrist in Goldeneye?
November 22, 2025
This book was the key reason I started reading Gideon Crew, and it did not disappoint. In fact, it doesn't require reading any of the prior Crew books as character development is not exactly the priority here. It was a riveting read filled with creepy alien elements as I've expected it would following the ending of The Ice Limit.
April 9, 2016
I received this book through the Goodreads First Reads program.
I had never read anything by Preston and Child before, but have heard great things. Because of this I found myself powering through when this was slow to catch my attention. By the middle of the book I was hooked. There was an odd mix of real and sci-fi that just worked. The beginning was a little slow and the end dragged a little, otherwise it was a fantastic book. This is part of a series and is a sequel to a previous tome, but can easily be read as a stand-alone. I think it could appeal to a fairly wide audience. An overall fun read that I will be talking about with friends.
I had never read anything by Preston and Child before, but have heard great things. Because of this I found myself powering through when this was slow to catch my attention. By the middle of the book I was hooked. There was an odd mix of real and sci-fi that just worked. The beginning was a little slow and the end dragged a little, otherwise it was a fantastic book. This is part of a series and is a sequel to a previous tome, but can easily be read as a stand-alone. I think it could appeal to a fairly wide audience. An overall fun read that I will be talking about with friends.
November 20, 2016
Horrible, even laughably bad... I have a hard time believing these are be same guys who wrote "Relic", "Cabinet of Curiosities" or even the prequel to this ridiculousness, "The Ice Limit". It really is that bad.
March 4, 2018
Aventuras en los confines de la tierra para obtener un extraño meteorito. En mi opinión, se han excedido en el origen de la piedra; y lo he encontrado lento, con muchas situaciones similares.
April 19, 2022
When Preston/Child have a new book out I usually have it in my possession within a week of it's release. I love these authors. Outside of Stephen King these guys are my favs. The Pendergast series is what launched them into greatness but I've come to really enjoy this Gideon Crew series. This particular entry is a fantastic thriller mixed with sci fi and horror. Picture (if you can) the movies The Thing, Alien and The Abyss thrown into a blender. What you might get out of that mix is this novel. I should note that it’s technically a sequel to an older stand alone book called the Ice Limit which the authors wrote years ago but you need not have read it to enjoy this and understand what’s going on. They sum up that book pretty well here to catch you up. This was a lot of fun and highly recommended. I think my only complaint is the ending felt majorly rushed but other than that I was pretty entertained. Probably a 4.5 star read IMO but I'm happy to round it to a 5.
February 7, 2021
I want to like my protagonists, but I found Gideon Crew hard to like and the story a bit disjointed. Given those reactions, nevertheless I read it straight through for the storyline, guessing pretty well at the outcome. After all, Crew was to be the center of a number of adventures.
The story doesn't really explain the supposedly miraculous healings that are going on with two or more characters, including Gideon himself, who supposedly sacrifices himself to save the world because he has only nine months to live.
Perhaps I'm missing information, not having read closely enough. Or perhaps the first book about the disaster of the ship Rolvaag would have clarified some things?
The story doesn't really explain the supposedly miraculous healings that are going on with two or more characters, including Gideon himself, who supposedly sacrifices himself to save the world because he has only nine months to live.
Perhaps I'm missing information, not having read closely enough. Or perhaps the first book about the disaster of the ship Rolvaag would have clarified some things?
May 29, 2016
Starting this review I will honestly admit that the writings of Monsieurs Preston & Child are blind buys, even if this particular series is not my favorite. This series of books feels as if they were written with playing Tom Cruise in the lead, the stories do not need much work changing them into working scripts.
This book is a sequel to an earlier novel, which I will admit honestly have not read and probably will not do so after reading this particular novel. Gideon Crew finally finds out why what his new "boss"is really up to and why the fellow is so horribly injured.
The whole show gets on the road to the "screaming sixties" the sea between the continents and Antarctica where in the previous novel a precious cargo and a ship got lost. Enter Mulder & Scully, oh heck that is another show. Enter an alien life form that will be taking over the world and Crew and the crew of a highly advanced reseachship will do everything to stop this creatures attempt. And off course it will not be taking it lying down. And you know not many people can hear you scream in a Polar ocean.
The story is brought well written, and I expect no less from these gents, and told in an exciting way which makes it easy to read. If you like this kind of book it is fun. But in my view it has been the worst of the Crew tales so far. I do hope they pick up the pace in the next one.
Worth you spending time, but their better efforts are clearly the Pendergast novels.
This book is a sequel to an earlier novel, which I will admit honestly have not read and probably will not do so after reading this particular novel. Gideon Crew finally finds out why what his new "boss"is really up to and why the fellow is so horribly injured.
The whole show gets on the road to the "screaming sixties" the sea between the continents and Antarctica where in the previous novel a precious cargo and a ship got lost. Enter Mulder & Scully, oh heck that is another show. Enter an alien life form that will be taking over the world and Crew and the crew of a highly advanced reseachship will do everything to stop this creatures attempt. And off course it will not be taking it lying down. And you know not many people can hear you scream in a Polar ocean.
The story is brought well written, and I expect no less from these gents, and told in an exciting way which makes it easy to read. If you like this kind of book it is fun. But in my view it has been the worst of the Crew tales so far. I do hope they pick up the pace in the next one.
Worth you spending time, but their better efforts are clearly the Pendergast novels.
April 23, 2016
Welcome to the new frontier—the Screaming Sixties where the 60th parallel south is nothing but sea and unfettered winds. Preston and Child take us Beyond the Ice Limit to where southern seas meet the Antarctic ice pack.
Five years ago, Eli Glinn failed in his mission to retrieve and deliver a meteorite to a museum on the Hudson River. His ship, the Rolvaag, larger than the Empire State Building, was ripped apart in a storm and the glowing, twenty-five thousand ton piece of space junk was dumped to the sea floor.
In their latest thriller, Gideon Crew in on board the Batavia with a team from Effective Engineering Solutions. Mission: To return to the site of the disaster and investigate what appears to be an alien life form growing two miles under the surface. And nuke it.
The writing team of Preston and Child had no intention of writing a sequel to Ice Limit, published in 2000. They felt that the enigmatic ending to the story was sufficient. But the entreaties from readers, not unlike Topsy, just growed. This is a stand-alone novel, no need to read Ice Limit or any of the Gideon Crew books, but of course, there’s no reason not to, either.
Beyond the Ice Limit is a hybrid of sci-fi, horror and psychological thriller, like John Carpenter’s The Thing and Barry Levinson’s Sphere. These two writers have not lost their touch for creepy fun. Climb aboard and don't forget your Dramamine.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Five years ago, Eli Glinn failed in his mission to retrieve and deliver a meteorite to a museum on the Hudson River. His ship, the Rolvaag, larger than the Empire State Building, was ripped apart in a storm and the glowing, twenty-five thousand ton piece of space junk was dumped to the sea floor.
In their latest thriller, Gideon Crew in on board the Batavia with a team from Effective Engineering Solutions. Mission: To return to the site of the disaster and investigate what appears to be an alien life form growing two miles under the surface. And nuke it.
The writing team of Preston and Child had no intention of writing a sequel to Ice Limit, published in 2000. They felt that the enigmatic ending to the story was sufficient. But the entreaties from readers, not unlike Topsy, just growed. This is a stand-alone novel, no need to read Ice Limit or any of the Gideon Crew books, but of course, there’s no reason not to, either.
Beyond the Ice Limit is a hybrid of sci-fi, horror and psychological thriller, like John Carpenter’s The Thing and Barry Levinson’s Sphere. These two writers have not lost their touch for creepy fun. Climb aboard and don't forget your Dramamine.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
August 3, 2020
Most of this story takes place on a ship at the site where the first book ended or under the sea at the same site. It is a bit claustrophic and frightening and totally great. Like Alien set at sea crossed with Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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