Interesting and exciting story. Very difficult to put down.

I really appreciate how much research Rollins does for his novels. Making certain that the science is plausible, that the schematics of places make sense, and that the cultures/ languages used are accurate all really suck me into his stories. I could really picture this happening all under society's nose. I enjoyed seeing the Inuit elements brought in and how they wove together with the plot. Matt and Jenny were certainly the two characters I cared about most in this book, and I loved that Jenny was really connected with her heritage. I was very into science in high school and my first couple of years at university, so I geeked out whenever the science elements of the novel began being explained.

I read this as an audiobook, so all of the characters began to overwhelm me at parts. I unfortunately just picked out the ones I thought were important, and I ended up ignoring most of the others. It turned out to be an okay decision because most of the characters add very little to the story besides serving as punching bags. As a result, I wasn't as invested in this one as much as I was when I read Amazonia. As I said before, Matt and Jenny (Inuk) are fantastic. I also really liked Amanda who is deaf. It was really interesting to see her experience the trauma of this book without her hearing. She ends up feeling explosions rather than hearing them, and she has to keep up as people quickly make decisions and don't always remember to turn toward her so that she can read their lips. Her love interest was okay too, but I didn't really pick him out as important and didn't learn his name. I ultimately had a great time experiencing this novel, and I'm looking forward to reading more stories by him.

Hard to follow at times.

A short while ago (my book read before last) I wrote a review of James Rollin's novel 'Altar of Eden'. In it, I stated that I found Rollins to be a bit hit and miss, with that particular novel falling somewhere between the two camps. If that was the case, then 'Ice Hunt' also belongs alongside 'Altar of Eden': alongside, but closer to the 'hit' side of things than to the 'miss'.

A bit predictable in parts, this one maintains a faster pace right from the off than the previously mentioned novel. I also read another review on GR that states that this is a pre Sigma novel: if that is the case, it is easy to see the influences this one has on those later(?) works.

Very slow until about 3/4 of the way through. The ending was very exciting though.

Really enjoyed this one. Might be my favourite Rollins book. This is a standalone story, apart from the SIGMA Force and Banned and Banished novels, with the exception of an appearance of a lone SIGMA Force character. You will recognize this character if you have read the SIGMA Force novels through book 4. Another great combination of thriller, science and science fiction.

Started today March 1st., 2013.
Good paced, a bit too much action and not enough time to rest.
A few nice twists, but one I guessed early on, could have done better. More realistic than some other books by Rollins, and nearly in the same league as a lot of Douglas Preston / Lincoln Child (both their collaborations and their single authored books).
Good idea for once a story which starts shortly before the WW2 without Nazis, and listing atrocities of other countries.
High body-count.
For some reason it was not a total page-turner for me, maybe too much action and no peace?
Due to the timeline, the main characters went without sleep for most of the story, which adds to me to the feeling, a few pauses in between would have been more realistic, stopping for sleep. For that and a bit too much action only 4 stars.