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Feb 28, 2009
Mike
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Some reasons my intelligence should be questioned:
--I picked up this book at the library, despite never feeling more than a middling acceptance of Child's previous fictions. At best middling. I really had no interest in Child. Even the plot summary annoyed me. But I still thought: it's got monsters.
--I cannot shake my longstanding desire for cool monster fictions. But it's not the desire I would bash, any more than my appreciative longing for foolish intoxication. R More...
--I picked up this book at the library, despite never feeling more than a middling acceptance of Child's previous fictions. At best middling. I really had no interest in Child. Even the plot summary annoyed me. But I still thought: it's got monsters.
--I cannot shake my longstanding desire for cool monster fictions. But it's not the desire I would bash, any more than my appreciative longing for foolish intoxication. R More...
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Mar 08, 2009
Brooke
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After impressing me with Deep Storm last year, Lincoln Child sort of missed the boat with Terminal Freeze. While there was nothing bad about it, it suffered from being a retread of Relic, Child's thriller debut with Douglas Preston. He even seems to recognize this when he refers to Frock and his Callisto Effect theory. Swap out Relic's natural history museum for a military base in Alaska, change some character names and throw in a documentary team from a television channel, and you've got Termin
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Apr 02, 2009
C.J.
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I am somewhat biased because I am a huge Preston / Child fan. Their prose really resonates with me and I enjoy the experience of reading their words.
This book was not my favorite of their works. The exploration of the arctic and the assembly of the documentary crew, the scientists, the military and the Tunit shaman made for an interesting cast of characters. I read this book more quickly than many other thrilers that I read and this is a huge gauge for me as to how much I enjoy a bo More...
This book was not my favorite of their works. The exploration of the arctic and the assembly of the documentary crew, the scientists, the military and the Tunit shaman made for an interesting cast of characters. I read this book more quickly than many other thrilers that I read and this is a huge gauge for me as to how much I enjoy a bo More...
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Mar 08, 2009
Rob
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Lincoln Child could have a written a better thriller, but still it's not that bad. Not too much thinking involved in understanding the novel since the plot has been used in countless books with a little variation.
A group of scientists doing research in a secret army installation in the Arctic circle discovers a frozen animal entombed in the ice. They inform their financial backers, Terra Prime, a media conglomerate who decides to make the thawing of the animal into a media spectacle. Terra More...
A group of scientists doing research in a secret army installation in the Arctic circle discovers a frozen animal entombed in the ice. They inform their financial backers, Terra Prime, a media conglomerate who decides to make the thawing of the animal into a media spectacle. Terra More...
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Apr 21, 2009
Toby
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I first became acquainted with Lincoln Child (and his frequent co-author Douglas Preston) when their book Relic was being filmed at Field Museum. Their books do follow a pattern - some kind of supernatural element, a remote location, mysterious deaths - but they are fast and engaging reads that often make an appearance on best seller lists. It's not a book I need to own, but I enjoyed it, checked out of my local library.
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Apr 17, 2009
Bettie
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'Testost(erone) tosh' is self-evidently the male version of chick-lit and I must admit I much prefer the manly rubbish compared to the entirely unpalatable (IMHO) female polemic. This genre is always fast, furious, vicious and improbable - wonderful comfort reads.
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Jan 30, 2012
Ryssa
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I got this from the library for my Kindle.
I love books set in cold places like the arctic. I'm not sure why, but I'll read just about anything set against that backdrop.
This is my first Lincoln Child solo read. I really enjoyed it.
Were there plot holes? Yes.
Did the characters have a little bit of a card-boardy feel to them? Yes.
Did I know what the ending had to be before I was a quarter of the way done? Yes.
Was I highly entertained anyway? YES!
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I love books set in cold places like the arctic. I'm not sure why, but I'll read just about anything set against that backdrop.
This is my first Lincoln Child solo read. I really enjoyed it.
Were there plot holes? Yes.
Did the characters have a little bit of a card-boardy feel to them? Yes.
Did I know what the ending had to be before I was a quarter of the way done? Yes.
Was I highly entertained anyway? YES!
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Sep 05, 2010
Anne
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This is a fun and quick read. There is a lot of action and suspense that is very appealing. Unfortunately, one major plot fail made it difficult to finish. Without giving away details, let us just say that an old military installation filled with people making a documentary would have easily used a certain tool that would have resolved the problem quickly.
I can see why Child left this tool out of the book. Using the tool would reduce the book's length greatly and make it much eas More...
I can see why Child left this tool out of the book. Using the tool would reduce the book's length greatly and make it much eas More...
Jan 28, 2010
L
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So there they are, up in the Alaskan Wilderness Zone--scientists, some military, and Hollywood. Wait, Hollywood? Yes. The scientists are there to take a look at the effects of global warming and Hollywood is there to do a documentary of same. The military is there because they're at a moth-balled base, left over from the Cold War.
The scientists find something in the ice. Hollywood decides to defrost it, with regular updates for viewers. Science says this is a bad idea, but Hollywood i More...
The scientists find something in the ice. Hollywood decides to defrost it, with regular updates for viewers. Science says this is a bad idea, but Hollywood i More...
Oct 05, 2009
Christy
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Paleoecologist Evan Marshall is part of a scientific team studying the effects of global warming in Alaska’s Federal Wildlife Zone. Exploring an ice cave, the team discovers a mysterious animal frozen in ice. When their sponsor, a media conglomerate, learns of this, they send a film crew to the Zone to film a documentary about the unthawing of the animal. But once the unthawing begins, the animal disappears. The film’s director suspects the scientists have something to do with it, which they den
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Jun 10, 2009
Bob
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A group of scientists are at a remote Alaskan decommissioned radar base conducting research into global warming and studying a fast melting glacier. In the course of their investigation the discover a newly uncovered cave, a lava tube that leads them to a larger chamber where they discover animal frozen in the ice. Speculation from what they can see is that it is a smilodon or saber tooth tiger. Back at the base they have some visitors, several members of a small native tribe lead by their sha
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May 12, 2009
David
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I’ve enjoyed all of Lincoln Childs and Douglas Preston’s books and I’ve come to expect certain things from them. There’s almost always a remote location…or if there’s not, there’s a way to make a common location seem remote (like shutting up an entire museum so that even the cops can’t get in!). There’s always a super intelligent antagonist, usually some sort of animal or artificial intelligence. There’s a couple of smart people who figure everthing ou More...
I’ve enjoyed all of Lincoln Childs and Douglas Preston’s books and I’ve come to expect certain things from them. There’s almost always a remote location…or if there’s not, there’s a way to make a common location seem remote (like shutting up an entire museum so that even the cops can’t get in!). There’s always a super intelligent antagonist, usually some sort of animal or artificial intelligence. There’s a couple of smart people who figure everthing ou More...
Apr 15, 2009
Kayeb
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A familiar style from the author....... the "pre-historic monster" kind of critter seemed a bit over the top, but gets tied in with the Tuit peoples view on it, and adds some dimension. An easy read, and one I read consistenly, so it kept my attention fairly well.
Alaska's Federal Wilderness Zone…two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle…one of the most remote places on Earth. But for a group of scientists sponsored by a major media conglomerate, an expedition to the More...
Alaska's Federal Wilderness Zone…two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle…one of the most remote places on Earth. But for a group of scientists sponsored by a major media conglomerate, an expedition to the More...
Aug 02, 2011
Mattias
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The plot of Terminal Freeze is very basic, a very special creature is found and then mysteriously vanish. And people get killed along the way. I guess all of Childs books have the sort of the same premise so it is what he does with the location, people and dialouge that really matters. Terminal Freeze has the same kind of "hero" that these kind of books always have; the levelheaded academian that get thrown into a situation he gradually get a grip on.
Child usually set the stories in a More...
Child usually set the stories in a More...
Feb 13, 2011
AnLi
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This was an awesome thriller!
What I liked most about it was the atmosphere Lincoln Child created. There were some pretty predictable elements in the story but it didn't matter because it was so thrilling and the story kept me reading one.
A great pageturner!!
*** German Review ***
Lincoln Childs neuster Thriller ist das, was man von ihm erwartet: spannend, blutig, wissenschaftlich recherchiert und mit Mythen ausgelegt.
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What I liked most about it was the atmosphere Lincoln Child created. There were some pretty predictable elements in the story but it didn't matter because it was so thrilling and the story kept me reading one.
A great pageturner!!
*** German Review ***
Lincoln Childs neuster Thriller ist das, was man von ihm erwartet: spannend, blutig, wissenschaftlich recherchiert und mit Mythen ausgelegt.
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Jun 20, 2009
Maggie
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Apr 22, 2010
Mary
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Well, I usually quite enjoy the novels of Lincoln Child, as well those of his writing partner Douglas Preston, and I especially enjoy the ones they write together, but this book was missing that certain je n'est ce quoi that makes a thriller, well, thrilling. The premise was excellent but the characters were rather dull and uninteresting. The elderly Eskimo shaman was underutilized; he spent most of his time casting the runes (so to speak)and muttering prayers, without much effect. I felt like t
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Oct 16, 2009
Jim
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Once again Lincoln Child has managed to make a story that sounds far fetched and a little corny into an engaging thriller: Stranded at a remote Alaskan outpost, a group of scientists, soldiers and documentary makers are hounded by a big, evil beastie.
The setup is similar to Child's previous novel, Deep Storm in that the characters is stuck in their hostile situation, unable to escape to civilization for what seem like contrived reasons. However once the setting is established, this More...
The setup is similar to Child's previous novel, Deep Storm in that the characters is stuck in their hostile situation, unable to escape to civilization for what seem like contrived reasons. However once the setting is established, this More...
Oct 02, 2009
Beth
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Your basic Sci-fi/Adventure/Horror book. An easy read, quite gory in places, and some of the characters are more like “caricatures” (entitled TV star, fame obsessed TV director).
The story is about an Arctic Circle discovery of an ancient frozen animal. The financial backer for the scientists is a media conglomerate who decides to thaw the animal and sends a film crew to capture the event for a documentary. A native American shaman warns them about angry gods and, as you would ex More...
The story is about an Arctic Circle discovery of an ancient frozen animal. The financial backer for the scientists is a media conglomerate who decides to thaw the animal and sends a film crew to capture the event for a documentary. A native American shaman warns them about angry gods and, as you would ex More...
Apr 11, 2009
Traci
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There's nothing better than a good adventure-horror-sci-fi novel... there's something comforting in the predictability of some of the plot points: Take a group of scientists, mucking about in something they shouldn't (in this case, unearthing a large creature frozen in ice and thawing it out), in a remote location (a remote Alaskan glacier), throw in something evil (large, man-eating creature, possibly prehistoric), a few stupid characters (a filmmaker who stops at nothing to get the perfect sho
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Jul 03, 2011
Kristi
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I am a huge fan of Preston and Child and love reading their books. The main reason being that they always have some crazy plot going on in their books. This one stayed the course.
We are brought to a part of the country that nobody wants to live in because it is down right freezing. However some scientists decide to use a military installation as a home base to do research on global warming. As they are exploring they come upon something that is beyond comprehension.
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We are brought to a part of the country that nobody wants to live in because it is down right freezing. However some scientists decide to use a military installation as a home base to do research on global warming. As they are exploring they come upon something that is beyond comprehension.
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Nov 08, 2009
Tracy
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Good and standard fare from Child. Part of the familiarity may have come from the audiobook's narrator, Scott Brick. I've listened to so many SB novels (including all of the Pendergast novels by Child & Douglas Preston, that I'm sure that if I overheard him speaking to the grocery clerk I'd recognize his voice. But I digress, as usual.
Terminal Freeze was quite reminiscent of Relic in that there was a killing machine critter wandering around in dark subterranean corridors. Lots of More...
Terminal Freeze was quite reminiscent of Relic in that there was a killing machine critter wandering around in dark subterranean corridors. Lots of More...
Jun 20, 2010
Debby
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I wasn't sure if I'd like Terminal Freeze, as I'm not a huge fan of sci-fi. Some "thing" buried for thousands of years in the ice in some arctic cave is discovered by scientists while studying the effects of global warming (oh how timely a subject) on some glaciers. So of course, the thing must be dug out and studied and presented for all the world to see. Then there's the blah, blah, blah discussion of evolution and how this creature might fit into the evolutionary chain. BUT, whe
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Feb 08, 2010
Jim
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Actually, I listened to the audio book version, and highly recommend it. A very gripping tale of scientists studying global climate change above the Arctic Circle. In a glacial cave, they discover a large cat-like creature encased in solid ice. The TV channel that sponsored their expedition sends in a crew right away, determined to cut the beast from the ice, thaw it, and do a "Geraldo" unveiling on live TV. A highly unusual display of the aurora borealis leads to dire warnings fro
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Feb 15, 2010
Tina
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A creature is found frozen in Mount Fear by a group of scientists studying the melting glaciers in Alaska. Against the dire warnings of the local Native Americans, the media corporation sponsoring the scientists take over the site and cut the beast out of the ice, intending to film a docu-drama of its unveiling in front of a studio audience. And as you can probably guess, an accident occurs and bad things happen. Bloody things.
Terminal Freeze reads like an action movie. There is pra More...
Terminal Freeze reads like an action movie. There is pra More...
Aug 29, 2011
Barbara
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"This isn't really the campfire tale from hell (to borrow an expression from Mr. Child's blog), it's more like a campfire tale from purgatory. I finished reading this book less than three hours ago, and now I can't remember some of the characters' names. The story doesn't really stay with you that much, and it's relatively slow for a thriller (the monster doesn't start eating people until about chapter 19).
I have noticed, though, that with this novel (as well as with Douglas Pres More...
I have noticed, though, that with this novel (as well as with Douglas Pres More...
May 15, 2009
Randy
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I quite enjoyed this one, an homage to an early fifties horror film.
Here's the plot: A scientific team is investigating the effects of global warming on a glacier in northern Alaska. They are based at an old DEW line station. The glacier keeps calving, great chunks breaking off. A cave is revealed and when they investigate, they discover a large creature frozen in ice.
A cable channel is financing the expedition and they suddenly take over, with plans for a documentary end More...
Here's the plot: A scientific team is investigating the effects of global warming on a glacier in northern Alaska. They are based at an old DEW line station. The glacier keeps calving, great chunks breaking off. A cave is revealed and when they investigate, they discover a large creature frozen in ice.
A cable channel is financing the expedition and they suddenly take over, with plans for a documentary end More...
May 12, 2009
Brenda
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I think the author, Lincoln Child, is trying to channel Clive Cussler. That's not necessarily a bad thing. When I read Cussler's first book, I thought his character, Dirk Pitt, was some kind of stupid cross between James Bond and Jacques Cousteau. In other words, a scuba diving, plane flying, superman who could catch 200 bullets and still get the girl.
So far I have read 2 Lincoln Child books and his male characters are lesser men who are full of fear and only barely rise to More...
Feb 24, 2010
Kay
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"Terminal Freeze" is part science fiction, part horror as an unimaginable monster is on the loose. The creature is nothing akin to anything anyone has ever seen. Cat-like, and yet not really a cat at all. Just what the heck is it?
Parts of the story were predictable - I found myself saying out loud a few times, "I just knew THAT was going to happen". And yet, the imagination behind the creature and the diverse cast of characters held my interest. Could have do More...
Parts of the story were predictable - I found myself saying out loud a few times, "I just knew THAT was going to happen". And yet, the imagination behind the creature and the diverse cast of characters held my interest. Could have do More...
Mar 16, 2009
Rhonda
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woo hoo! i got my fix! it's so hard to wait a year between books by child ( and preston, too - their newest collaboration will be coming out in a month or two!). i read this one in two days - didn't want to put it down. it took me back to relic - the fun suspense and crazy monster and wild scientific theories - loved it! i enjoy all of their ( preston AND child) series books, but a good stand alone is always welcome. this one takes place in alaska and i love the setting for a scary suspense stor
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