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Icebound
The arctic night is endless. The fear is numbing. Screams freeze in the throat. Death arrives in shades of white. Cold-blooded murder seems right at home....the chill of the grave.
Mass Market Paperback, 408 pages
Published
September 5th 2000
by Bantam
(first published 1976)
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I enjoyed reading Deception Point so much that I thought I'd delve into my first Dean Koontz book. I really enjoyed the thrill of this book too, and couldn't believe how the story reeled me in and kept me turning the pages.
A group of "scientists" are in the Artic Circle somewhere near Greenland give or take a few hundred miles. While trying to experiment on the possibilities of floating icebergs to the United States to supply more fresh water for farms and homes and such, catastrophy strikes in...more
A group of "scientists" are in the Artic Circle somewhere near Greenland give or take a few hundred miles. While trying to experiment on the possibilities of floating icebergs to the United States to supply more fresh water for farms and homes and such, catastrophy strikes in...more
I honestly could not put this book down from start to finish. This book was a bit different than many of Koontz's books in that it had no horror or no bizarre characters that he writes so well. Instead, it was just flat out non-stop suspense from beginning to end. Wow! It really was incredible.
I love Dean Koontz, but this book surprised me in a good way. I was just blown away.
It is definitely worth reading. Give it a try, and if you like this one, read Intensity by Dean Koontz next.
I love Dean Koontz, but this book surprised me in a good way. I was just blown away.
It is definitely worth reading. Give it a try, and if you like this one, read Intensity by Dean Koontz next.
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What a page-turner! A group of scientists are in the Arctic exploring the possibility of harvesting part of the polar ice field for a fresh water supply for drought-stricken areas. To this end, they have set explosives to break off a chunk of the ice field to see if it can then be taken to be used. When an underwater earthquake causes a tsunami to break off the part of the ice field they were setting explosives on, they are trapped on what is now a floating time bomb. With a severe storm coverin...more
Having dropped the last Dean Koontz book I read, I became a bit skeptical when choosing another book from him. Then I realized something: I love his old books more than the recent ones. By old books, I mean the ones written before the 2000s.
I really enjoyed this book. It was hard to put down while I started reading it. Its suspense got me hooked from two directions: kept me wondering whether the expedition team would make it out of the berg on time; also kept me wondering who among them looked l...more
I really enjoyed this book. It was hard to put down while I started reading it. Its suspense got me hooked from two directions: kept me wondering whether the expedition team would make it out of the berg on time; also kept me wondering who among them looked l...more
This book kept you reading. After I finished it I found out that Koontz wrote this under a pen name since it was his first spy/suspense style of book and since re-released it under his name. It is definitely different than his usual style and there are no crazy supernatural type of creatures as is his norm, but good all the same.
I hate Dean Koontz. In my opinion he writes down to his readers. He gives them a very interesting premise but then writes like he's writing for a five year old. His idea of foreshadowing is hitting the reader over the head with a sledgehammer. I have not finished books he has written, because his writing irritates the hell out of me. I have read Strangers and Phantoms as well, both of which could have been good if they were written by someone else.
Icebound is good because, as Koontz says himself...more
Icebound is good because, as Koontz says himself...more
Originally published as "Prison of Ice" in 1976, "Icebound" is an extensive rewrite from 1995.
From the blurb:
"Conducting a strange and urgent experiment of the Arctic icefield, a team of scientists has planted sixty powerful explosive charges that will detonate at midnight. Before they can withdraw to the safety of the base camp, a shattering tidal wave breaks loose the ice on which they are working. Now they are hopelessly marooned on an iceberg during a violent winter storm. The bombs beneath...more
From the blurb:
"Conducting a strange and urgent experiment of the Arctic icefield, a team of scientists has planted sixty powerful explosive charges that will detonate at midnight. Before they can withdraw to the safety of the base camp, a shattering tidal wave breaks loose the ice on which they are working. Now they are hopelessly marooned on an iceberg during a violent winter storm. The bombs beneath...more
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this was my 3rd try to like dean koontz ( didn't like the 1st two, but i was told that they weren't his best, so i tried to keep an open mind). this one was much better - not a horror - rather, an action suspense. i'm a sucker for the arctic thing, so that helped. i thought the climax was getting exciting, but it ended abruptly and without finesse. koontz doesn't have the knack ( or didn't , anyway - this is an old one that was re-released under a new title). he could take a lesson from james ro...more
I really wanted to give this 3 1/2 stars, but can't do that. If I hadn't expected it to be a normal Koontz book I probably would have like it better. It wasn't until I got to the end and read his "Note to the Reader" that I found out this is another of Koontz's early books originally published as "Prison of Ice" by David Axton. Could Koontz have any more pseudonym's? It's totally unlike his other books. He explains that this book was written as "something of a homage to Alistair MacLean" and it...more
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I really enjoyed this story. It was fantastic! Suspenseful and thrilling, it kept me guessing right up to the end. :-) My only complaints, and they are huge ones in my opinion, are that we found out what happened to everyone after the rescue except Brian! Really?!?! Why was he, the intended victim of a maniac, left out of the summation? My other complaint was that the Russian Captain, Nikita Gorov, referred to his son as "Nikki." I'm being nit-picky about this only because I lived in Russia once...more
Nov 28, 2011
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i absalutly loved this book, its one of my favorites by dean koontz. i was very suprised things started to come togethr in the begining setting the whole story up creating the problem.people who love suspense should read this book.....it always kepty me on edge i loved it.my least favorite character would be george he doesnt have a lot to do in the begining and hes not very intresting.my favorite character would be bryan he is amazing and hes really kind ad helps alot everyoe loves him....well e...more
Plenty of Action and Suspense!
Even though I'm a big Dean R. Koontz fan, I have to say that Icebound wasn't one of his best novels. For me it seemed that he took an enormous amount of chapters to get into the plot. The plot was certainly interesting, and the suspense was real, but usually, Mr. Koontz will draw me into his story after the first chapter and then I start to read and read. It was refreshing to read a story by him where he didn't bring in paranormal elements; instead, he beautifully...more
Even though I'm a big Dean R. Koontz fan, I have to say that Icebound wasn't one of his best novels. For me it seemed that he took an enormous amount of chapters to get into the plot. The plot was certainly interesting, and the suspense was real, but usually, Mr. Koontz will draw me into his story after the first chapter and then I start to read and read. It was refreshing to read a story by him where he didn't bring in paranormal elements; instead, he beautifully...more
Icebound is the story of an arctic research team caught in the middle of a huge disaster that leaves them stranded. To make things worse, one of the members of the team is a murderer with an agenda of his own.
I was a bit disappointed with this story. Had it not been Koontz, I might have considered it a better story but I expect more from him. I felt most of the characters with thin and two dimensional at best. The story itself was well-written and smooth, but the characters and the ideology of t...more
I was a bit disappointed with this story. Had it not been Koontz, I might have considered it a better story but I expect more from him. I felt most of the characters with thin and two dimensional at best. The story itself was well-written and smooth, but the characters and the ideology of t...more
A team of scientists are conducting an experiment in the Arctic and have planted sixty explosive charges that will detonate at midnight. Before they can get back to base camp, a tidal wave breaks loose the ice they are working on. Now they are stuck in a storm, trying to think of a way to escape the bombs while an assassin is killing them one at a time.
This was a tension filled story that kept you gripped and I kept changing my mind as to who I thought the killer was. The plot was moving all th...more
This was a tension filled story that kept you gripped and I kept changing my mind as to who I thought the killer was. The plot was moving all th...more
This book was nothing like any of the other Dean Koontz books that I've read. I kept expecting some terrible creature to burst through the ice, perhaps even the abominable snowman itself, but it turned out to be just an ordinary mystery which, to be honest, was a bit of a let down. Had this been the first Koontz book I ever read, I probably wouldn't have read any of his other works. I don't mean to imply that it was a bad book, just that beyond a brief flirtation my seven year old self had with...more
This is a review of the audio book. (books on CD)
This was probably the most enjoyable audio book I've listened to, to date.
I've also never read Dean Koontz, so this one was definitely new to me. Fascinatingly suspenseful story. Genuinely interesting characters. Amazing setting. I'd actually still go and actually read this one, even after having listened to the whole thing. I most definitely recommend it for others to read.
Not the typical sci-fi/horror that Koontz is known for, but he does a mira...more
This was probably the most enjoyable audio book I've listened to, to date.
I've also never read Dean Koontz, so this one was definitely new to me. Fascinatingly suspenseful story. Genuinely interesting characters. Amazing setting. I'd actually still go and actually read this one, even after having listened to the whole thing. I most definitely recommend it for others to read.
Not the typical sci-fi/horror that Koontz is known for, but he does a mira...more
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This Koontz offering had a pretty basic plot but it didn't take away from the enjoyment. Basically, a team of scientist is researching the Artic and a natural disaster isolates them on the iceberg. Members of the team then start to disappear one by one and those left try to determine who they can or can't trust. One can read this without having to concentrate on every word but the book can still provoke thought as the reader tries to figure out who the killer is. This will hold the interest but...more
I don't know if a movie was already made having the same storyline but I'm definitely sure that if this would be made into a movie, it'll be a good and unforgettable one.
On the first part, honestly, I had several yawns while reading. It kinda bored my imagination thinking of nothing but white landscape, icebergs, crusted snows, cold, the Arctic Sea.. but as I continued, the excitement and chilling terror begins. I find it hard to put down. This would be one of my favorites from Koontz's bestsell...more
On the first part, honestly, I had several yawns while reading. It kinda bored my imagination thinking of nothing but white landscape, icebergs, crusted snows, cold, the Arctic Sea.. but as I continued, the excitement and chilling terror begins. I find it hard to put down. This would be one of my favorites from Koontz's bestsell...more
I've read this before, but it has been probably fifteen years. So since I listened to this on audio book, it took me awhile to recognize that I had. It was ok, but not really exciting. I'm a huge fan of Koontz and most of his books keep me engrossed till the very end. But something kept me disconnected and left me not really caring. Maybe it was the ice and cold or the iceberg itself, maybe it was the information overload on scientific and military equipment, maybe it was because it felt familia...more
My least favorite Koontz book ever. It's an edited version of an earlier book Koontz released under another name and the difference between his writing styles is noticeable. If all I wanted was a weak 'whodunit' mystery with little to no climax I would just read a Harlequin mystery novel. I like Koontz because he has a way with psycho, super human, mutant, paranormal plots...I like him because he thinks outside of the box and writes with a shocking and gruesome honesty. Icebound was a letdown......more
Icebound
Dean Koontz
Read by Paul Michael
Random House Audio, 2007
ISBN 0739341413
Unabridged Audio Book
A scientific team in the Arctic icefield is conducting an experiment and has just finished laying sixty explosive charges, scheduled to detonate at midnight, when a completely unexpected tidal wave hits and breaks off a huge piece of ice. Unfortunately, the scientists are marooned on this newly-birthed iceberg with the explosives counting down and, to make matters worse, an attack on a team member...more
Dean Koontz
Read by Paul Michael
Random House Audio, 2007
ISBN 0739341413
Unabridged Audio Book
A scientific team in the Arctic icefield is conducting an experiment and has just finished laying sixty explosive charges, scheduled to detonate at midnight, when a completely unexpected tidal wave hits and breaks off a huge piece of ice. Unfortunately, the scientists are marooned on this newly-birthed iceberg with the explosives counting down and, to make matters worse, an attack on a team member...more
f all Dean Koontz books I've read this one is the worst. No horror, no suspense, nothing. The main characters made me sick. I felt no sorry for them and if I could I would have killed them both. So perfect it made me sick. This is one of dean koontz main faults in almost all books... he makes too darn good characters. they are like angels. Well at least this book didn't had a dog.
In the end all ends good but I wished them all killed. What we learn? Nothing. If this was the first book I've read f...more
In the end all ends good but I wished them all killed. What we learn? Nothing. If this was the first book I've read f...more
Jan 28, 2013
Uri
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who likes books about action and adventure
Recommended to Uri by:
No one, I found it at thrift store and bought it because I like dean Koontz books
Shelves:
dean-koontz-books
I really liked this book, but I think that it is a great action/adventure book, nothing less, nothing more.
To be honest, I had heard so many negative things about it that I probably had the lowest of expectations and thus ended up liking it. In my humble opinion this book got more interesting and exciting as I turned the pages over.
Probably it helped me to know that this book is written in a totally different way than the other traditional Koontz books. He wrote this book trying to write an act...more
To be honest, I had heard so many negative things about it that I probably had the lowest of expectations and thus ended up liking it. In my humble opinion this book got more interesting and exciting as I turned the pages over.
Probably it helped me to know that this book is written in a totally different way than the other traditional Koontz books. He wrote this book trying to write an act...more
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This is the first Dean Koontz book I've read. As I understand, it's different from his more orthodox output, but even when considering this I'm not tempted to explore his works further.
I don't normally read books of this type. I guess you'd call it a "thriller", although I didn't find it particularly thrilling. The premise is reasonable enough, and big points go to Koontz for writing a well-researched book. The story felt real and grounded in reality. Likewise, the characters are believable, lik...more
I don't normally read books of this type. I guess you'd call it a "thriller", although I didn't find it particularly thrilling. The premise is reasonable enough, and big points go to Koontz for writing a well-researched book. The story felt real and grounded in reality. Likewise, the characters are believable, lik...more
Jan 03, 2010
Amy
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
natural-disasters,
suspense
The lives of a diverse team of scientists working on the Edgeway Project in the Arctic become endangered as an earthquake causes the icecap they are working on to separate, becoming an iceberg. A nearby Russian submarine on an espionage mission decides to come to their rescue. There are multiple bombs within the iceberg, set to go off at midnight, so time is ticking. Meanwhile, it is discovered that a psychopath is amongst the team, intent on killing one of the them. Will they figure out who it...more
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Listened to this one on audiobook during my commute. Engaging. Not the greatest, but it did make my commute seem less intolerable.
Pretty good characters, good writing, and mostly predictable (with one or two unexpected twists) plot.
I don't recommend this as the one's first Koontz book. Try an Odd Thomas or Frankenstein. But if you like tension novels and/or are a fan of Koontz it's. worthwhile read. I give it a strong 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 since I can't do halves. :-)
Pretty good characters, good writing, and mostly predictable (with one or two unexpected twists) plot.
I don't recommend this as the one's first Koontz book. Try an Odd Thomas or Frankenstein. But if you like tension novels and/or are a fan of Koontz it's. worthwhile read. I give it a strong 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 since I can't do halves. :-)
This was not what I expected. Though Koontz writes with his usual style, he is actually writing a homage to Alistair MacClain, an Adventure writer whom I adore. But I was not in the mood for that kind of book, and thought this would be a typical Koontz thriller. As it went on, I began to realize that nothing supernatural or eerie was going to happen. Koontz should stick with his genre. This wasn't bad, and I understand his wanting to copy the master adventurer's style, but I just wish I had know...more
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