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Summary: sweet
Review: I dont know how to say it but I think that this book has to be one of Clive better books. I dont know how anybody could say different. I have read every book by him and this one has to be close to the top. Kurt Austin is back better then ever. He saves the life of a beautiful girl, and just like any other Clive book he falls in love with her. Kurt then by saving this girl he is accatcked by some horse riding people. But we don't need to worry about Kurt because he is a man and he can take care of himself. I think that this book deserves an instant classic status. I don't know how anybody could say different. I hope that you guys could and will read it and love all most as me!
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Summary: I Thought the Book was Fairly Exciting.
Review: I enjoyed this book, but maybe that was because I was listening to it on tape. I thought James Naughton did a very good job of reading this story. It kept my interest through all the tapes. The middle of the book was better than the ending though. I felt that the ending fell off somehow. In the middle, Clive Cussler does a good job of keeping the suspense going and the tension up. I particularly liked some of the characters - Austin's Russian friend Petrov was a believable character, and some of Austin's sidekick's were pretty good too. This book explores what might have happened to the remains of the Romanov family after Russia's revolution. We learn a little about the Cossack culture, and a little about the Russian czars. The high tech stuff is pretty good too. Not a bad story at all.
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Summary: are you kidding?
Review: i was in a bookstore in greece and had a very limited selection of english language books, heading next to istnabul i chose cussler's fire ice. i had heard good things about cussler's dirk pitt series, but had never read one... and now absolutely have no intent to do so. this book was a quick read, yet incredibly predictable and cliched. the plot was mindless and strewn with over-coincidence
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Summary: are you kidding?
Review: i was in a bookstore in greece and had a very limited selection of english language books, heading next to istnabul i chose cussler's fire ice. i had heard good things about cussler's dirk pitt series, but had never read one... and now absolutely have no intent to do so. this book was a quick read, yet incredibly predictable and cliched. the plot was mindless and strewn with over-coincidence
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Summary: Fun reading but liberal agenda annoying
Review: Like Tom Clancy, the story comes at you from several angles at once, and includes many well researched aspects from science and history. Only, unlike Clancy, it has these annoying leftist comments thrown in, like the gunshow crack when the bad guys use automatic weapons. Or the crack about the president (2002 c) was really annoying, although it does show how a liberal bureaucrat treats orders from the prez.But if you can get past that then the typical male fantasy action sequences are kinda fun.
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Summary: Not one of Clive's best
Review: Maybe it's because I usually read the Dirk Pitt novels or maybe it's Clive's co-author Paul Kemprecos, but this one just didn't seem to have the punch of other books that I have read by Clive Cussler. It was an entertaining read, and kept me occupied on a long plane ride, but I think it's back to the used book store for the Dirk Pitt novels that I haven't read yet.
My star ratings:
One star - couldn't finish the book
Two stars - read the book, but did a lot of skipping or scanning. Wouldn't add the book to my permanent collection or search out other books by the author
Three stars - enjoyable read. Wouldn't add the book to my permanent collection. Would judge other books by the author individually.
Four stars - Liked the book. Would keep the book or would look for others by the same author.
Five start - One of my all time favorites. Will get a copy in hardback to keep and will actively search out others by the same author.
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Summary: The novel with the most cliches wins...
Review: This was my first Cussler book. (Amazon.com does a good job telling you what the book is about, so I will just give you my thoughts) The best way for me to describe the main character in the book- Kurt Austin, would be to compare him to a watered down version of James Bond. He finds himself in impossible situations, has the latest gadgets, and always comes out on the winning side, and of course has his way with the women. However, even if this is what you are looking for... this book did get slow at times, and I almost did not even finish it. I thought the ending was somewhat silly. I know two other people who did read this book and loved it (so maybe it is just me). Cussler does seem to get some good reviews, so I may try to read one of his older books. However, I do not recommend this book.
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Summary: Sheer Escapist Read and Nothing More: Fire Ice
Review: What do tsunamis, methane hydrate (nicknamed fire ice), a studly hero and a plot to take over the world by a mad man all have in common? No, it isn't the latest James Bond picture-at least at the time of this writing. Instead, it is another thrilling adventure from the empire of Clive Cussler. One does not read him for deep penetrating insights into the human species. You read him because he does adventure better than just about everyone else even if some of his scenes stretch the limits of believability at times. As noted in the title, this is another in the new series featuring Kurt Austin. And everyone is back to face a foe bent on worldwide domination. In this case the mad man, Razov, is owner of a mining consortium in Russia. He believes that he is an heir to the Tsar's, which were last in power in Russia in 1918. He believes that it is his duty to restore Russia to its early glory and he has a plan to do so. He plans to detonate the massive pockets of methane hydrate along the continental shelf along both coasts of The United States. Among other consequences, the resulting massive undersea landslides would case huge tsunamis that would destroy major east and west coast cities. Of course, with the fate of the world in the balance, he must be stopped. Enter the always studly, Kurt Austin, and the merry band of operatives from NUMA. After being involved in several strange incidents in the Black Sea, Kurt begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Along with the usual scenes of him angrily crossing words with the evildoers, he also has time for the ladies. They, of course, are beautiful, interesting and alluring, and would welcome a brief interlude from the dangers of a world in peril. This writing team does not plough any new ground but one really does not expect them to do so either. These novels are sheer escapism and this novel has several sections devoted to briefly explaining earlier novels in the series. As such, because of those explanations, if you read this novel first, then you don't need to read the others. Regardless take this one for what it is-a light fun read where everything ends happily and the stud does get the girl (for the night, weekend, or whatever.) Life is good.
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