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Ice Station
- Shane Schofield, Book 1
- Narrated by: Sean Mangan
- Series: Scarecrow, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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- Simon
- 25-10-15
Madly Marvellous Mayhem
Having just finished this book I'm almost lost for words about how to describe it. If you take Rambo and cross him with Bourne, partner him with a Disney child hero, stir in some Jaws and even add a twist of Lassie you'll probably get as close as any description I can give you. This book is high octane, devil may care, non-stop action and there is no pause for reality checks or attention to the principles of physics.
I tend to be pretty forgiving about authors pushing the bounds of credulity but Matthew Reilly called my flexibility and raised it by the house limit. This is not a book for those who want gritty realism or even the vaguely realistic but it's a hugely fun adventure and to be fair the author makes it fairly clear what you are getting from the outset.
Sean Mangan brings it all to life in fine style so if you want a fun, hard hitting adventure with lots of action and don't mind the author taking a lot of liberties with his story's credibility you'll find it a lot of fun. If you're a stickler for detail and accuracy then abandon hope if you enter here.
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- Stuart Munn
- 24-07-20
Wow
I never leave written reviews, but after listening to approximately 100 audiobooks I have to say that this is, without doubt, the worst. The narrator did the best he could with the material he had, but the story is just awful. Terrible science, riduculous extension of belief, deus ex machina aplenty, contrived plotting, etc. It feels like it was written by a teenager. There is a hovercraft action sequence that I cringed through, purely for the number of repetitions of the word 'hovercraft'. Basic writing mistakes, constant hyperbole, completely over-the-top set pieces... It makes Lee Childs Jack Reacher series look like Shakespeare.
9 people found this helpful
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- Nicholas
- 03-01-09
Innacurate but Entertaining
Well, Yes, But...
I found this a very entertaining tale of action and daring do, hence the rating, BUT it was marred in my mind by either innacurately described or totally unfeasible technology. An author can probably get away with magic in a Sci Fi or Fantasy novel but there are so many good Action stories which are plausible or well researched that Matt Riellys lack of realism was a disappointment.
Putting aside the odd grating innacuracy the story drew me in. I could have done with a map of the Ice Station to follow the action round and I was tempted at one point to pick up an Atlas and find the station and follow the escape across the Ice. I was left wanting more.
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- Coinneach
- 13-06-19
I love Scarecrow!
Ice Station was the second Matthew Reilly book that I ever listened to and I fell in love with the characters.
If you're looking for a great action adventure series featuring larger than life characters then Ice Station is a great introduction.
Based in and around an Antarctic research station where Shane Schofield (Scarecrow) and his team have been sent in to provide assistance after an emergency signal was received.
The book is action packed and full of twists and turns that the first-time reader doesn't see coming. I've listened to this book several times and I don't see some of them coming, even now.
Spaceships, multi-national military forces, diving bells, killer whales and more all feature in this book.
I have just finished listening again and I'm waiting patiently on book 5 in the series.
Sean Mangan's narration is perfect. His characterisations just fit so well.
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- Fred
- 29-06-15
Ice Station - nonstop action
Non stop action, edge of seat. Couldn't wait to get back to it. This is one extremely lucky guy though. Thoroughly enjoyed.
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- tylercorben
- 29-07-16
All action adventure
Thoroughly enjoyed this audio book, albeit in a guilty-pleasure kind of way. Reminded me of The Survivalist series.
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- Richard Way
- 31-12-15
Great book, not a great production.
Excellent story. Taken from CDs which is disappointing it ruins the flow at one point.
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- Cloister
- 17-11-15
A fantastical special ops thriller
If you could sum up Ice Station in three words, what would they be?
Fantastical (some stuff is clearly make believe but never feels over the top)
Thrilling (moves along at a good pace, never felt bored)
Intriguing (lots of twists and turns)
What other book might you compare Ice Station to, and why?
I've not read any of the others by this author.
The special ops/military aspect is less serious than an Andy McNabb or Chris Ryan book but may appeal if like me you enjoyed them but were a bit sick of back to Afghanistan.
The pacing reminds me of Dan Brown's books, but the lead character doesn't come off as so smug.
What does Sean Mangan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
He does a good job with all the different accents and each character felt different.
His delivery is entertaining. Though at one point he has to read a long list of names, twice, which I expect works better in print.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Nope, I did grin at the arrival of a team half way through the book and the innovative but sadly it seems fantastical weapon they brought with them.
Any additional comments?
This references events which I assume took place in the authors book Temple. I haven't read that and don't feel I was kept in the dark but now I have no plans to go back to read it. If you have a urge to read that book, read it first.
Otherwise an entertaining read and I have downloaded the next book with Scarecrow in.
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- D. Carver
- 08-06-15
Now where did I put that crane?
Why a crane? Because if you are going to read this book you need something seriously powerful to help you suspend your disbelief. So much so that it cost the book a couple of rating stars. There are so many staggering coincidences that a couple of times I actually laughed out loud.
Still, if you can put these (and a host of other similarly astonishing implausibilities) to one side it's an enjoyable enough piece of action escapism. It gets a bit sloppy (careless rather than schmaltzy) at the end which is unfortunate because it left me without any desire to read more by the author.
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- Alan
- 19-03-15
Best Author Ever
Rip roaring ride from start to finish. Keeps you turning pages until there's none left to turn.
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- Advo
- 01-04-21
This is a dumb book.
While the premise is reasonably interesting, the plot is dumb and super-contrived. From man-eating animals that are in reality not man-eating, to about a hundred crudely set-up "coincidences", it just made me cringe.
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- Barbara
- 20-05-19
Highly Recommended
Nonstop action! Intelligent and unexpected plot twists. A great read/listen! My first Matthew Reilly, but it won't be my last!!!
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- Ian
- 22-12-16
Great fun
perfect action packed audio book for long drives in australia. keeps you alert and hanging for the next twist.
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- James
- 22-07-14
Explosive, fast-paced, Matthew Reilly.
This an explosive fast-action story set in Antarctica. This is Matthew Reilly' s first story featuring the character Simon "Scarecrow" Schofield. It is read by Sean Mangan who reads most of Matthew Reilly's books and gives his usual polished performance. Scarecrow and his team are sent as the forward team to secure an Ice Station in Antarctica and help rescue a research team. They find a lost secretly built stealth plane and have to fight for their lives against Killer Whales and Elephant Seals and corrupt army, navy seals and SAS teams that want to get their hands on the plane and to keep it's secrets for themselves. This is an excellent listen that I recommend to anyone who loves a good action novel.
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- Damian
- 18-06-14
Terrible writing
After 10 minutes of listening to this book, you'll want to punch the author in the face every time you hear "suddenly".
"Suddenly, Mark looked at his watch. Suddenly, Karen asked what time it was. Suddenly, Mark responded with the current time. Suddenly, Greg announced that the football game was about to start. Suddenly, Karen decided to order some pizza. Suddenly, the pizza showed up, everyone ate their fill, and the team they were rooting for won the game. Suddenly, Greg went home because he had to get up early for work. Suddenly, Mark fell asleep on the couch after one too many bourbons. Suddenly, Karen decided that she should go to sleep too. Suddenly, everyone slept."
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- Dale
- 26-11-12
Great narrator
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I enjoy reading Matthew Rielly, but Sean mangan adds another level. I own all Matthew Reilly's read by Sean mangan.
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- Greg
- 13-01-12
McGyver strikes again
Would you try another book from Matthew Reilly and/or Sean Mangan?
I probably won't try another book from this author. The hero is more of a McGyver type rather than a credible character, & there were too many common technical errors in the action for my liking.
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- Ron
- 24-06-09
The action never stops
I was really looking forward to reading this after I had finished Reilly's first book "The Contest". I must say, he lives up to his fast paced reputation with this one. But I didn't like it as much as his first. I didn't get what I thought I would. Scientists discover an alien spaceship under an ice shelf in the antarctica so they send in the army to inspect it. Throughout the whole book I was just waiting for the aliens to come out and start killing people. Alas this never happened, and it just turned into a battle to see which country could claim it. The Hero of the book Scarecrow seems almost superhuman with his ability to sustain injuries and keep killing everyone. He does some unbelievable things, but you move on anyway just to see how he'll get out of his next problem. It was like everything was against him, Killer whales, Sea lions, submarines, fighter jets, hovercrafts, navy seals, SAS and even his own country!! Reilly does have a great imagination even if it sometimes gets away from him. But he manages to sort of string it back to reality in the end. And his typical narrator Sean Mangan does the job we all appreciate him for, the voice of Matthew Reilly's stories. Well done to him. So the whole thing was just slightly too far fetched for me but it was lots of fun, it got straight into the action and never stopped. I look forward to Reilly's next one, "The Temple".
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- Michael
- 30-07-08
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Great Travelling story, keeps the pace up, unbelievable (really fantasy stuff) action makes it all great fun.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-07-08
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Not the calibre of Robert Ludlum or Vince Flynn but still enjoyable and hard to put down. Very action orientated and some feats of the hero Scarecrow are rather far fetch, but hey, so what - its entertainment. Narrator is OK but not superb - sometimes have difficulty distinguishing different characters. Will definitely "read" the other Matthew Reilly books.