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Ibex Proper
In the near future, a group of rock climbers has settled in the remote Tule Valley of Utah at a renowned climbing area called Ibex. Its proximity to a strategic power plant and a secret tunnel thrust Ibex into the center of a confrontation between a terrorist and a maverick FBI agent. Two Ibex climbers, Katja and Sage Silva, engage the terrorist before he can execute his plan to harm millions. The adventure becomes a disaster of biblical proportions when a giant lake that covered most of Utah 15,000 years in the past begins to refill under catastrophic rains.
208 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 4, 2009
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November 2, 2012
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Clemens Haltern definitely delivered the action in Ibex Proper! The book was a mixture of action-adventure and natural disaster, where both characters and setting played an integral role in the plot. I found the characters well-developed and easy-to-like; their interactions and dialogue - especially between sisters Katja and Sage - were realistic and nicely placed. I enjoyed the landscape and its depictions, the glory and treachery of the rocks was a worthy backdrop for the thrill-ride that ensued. It did not take long to get into this book at all, and I finished it in a single sitting - the author definitely kept up the pace! The FBI/ Police procedural aspect of the novel was not overdone or clunky, although there were a few definitions I had to look up, however it was easy-to-read overall. There was a high level of violence - sometimes graphic - but I expected it from the back-cover blurb. I really enjoyed the ending, it was action-packed and tension-full to say the least, (no spoilers), and I hope to read more from Clemens Haltern in the future! Recommended for adventurists in the mood for a "man vs. man vs. mother nature" novel.
Rating: On the Run (4/5)
*** I received this book from the author (Bostick Communications) in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
Clemens Haltern definitely delivered the action in Ibex Proper! The book was a mixture of action-adventure and natural disaster, where both characters and setting played an integral role in the plot. I found the characters well-developed and easy-to-like; their interactions and dialogue - especially between sisters Katja and Sage - were realistic and nicely placed. I enjoyed the landscape and its depictions, the glory and treachery of the rocks was a worthy backdrop for the thrill-ride that ensued. It did not take long to get into this book at all, and I finished it in a single sitting - the author definitely kept up the pace! The FBI/ Police procedural aspect of the novel was not overdone or clunky, although there were a few definitions I had to look up, however it was easy-to-read overall. There was a high level of violence - sometimes graphic - but I expected it from the back-cover blurb. I really enjoyed the ending, it was action-packed and tension-full to say the least, (no spoilers), and I hope to read more from Clemens Haltern in the future! Recommended for adventurists in the mood for a "man vs. man vs. mother nature" novel.
Rating: On the Run (4/5)
*** I received this book from the author (Bostick Communications) in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
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