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One of the best action stories that I have read in years. The hero manages to get into and out of more impossible situations than any five people could servive, but it makes for a non-stop read. I've ordered two more of Matt Reily's books and hope they remain true to form.

This book is a fast-paced thrill ride from the opening chapter. The protagonist, Shane Schofield, USMC, blends the personalities and skills of Indiana Jones, James Bond, and John McClane from "Die Hard" into one appealing character whose implausible escapes from death make up the bulk of the story's plot. He and his team have been ordered to secure an Antarctic research station, unaware that a global conspiracy is underway to prevent their success.

The book doesn't pretend to be a guide to the USMC, its weapons, the Antarctic or its inhabitants (killer whales generally don't feed on humans), or even globalization. It's just a fun, easy read for those who like action adventure novels. This book contains more detail than the past two novels I've read (7 Deadly Wonders, 6 Sacred Stones) and Schofield appears in a couple of Reilly's other early works (Area 7, Scarecrow).

If you are looking for some great fast paced action this is a great book. You know you are in for action when the book is divided into sections called confrontations.

This book is action from the beginning to the end. One cliffhanger after another even to the very last chapter. A marine team sent to secure an ice station in Antarctica that reported an alien spacecraft embedded in the ice a few hundred feet below the station has to defend the station from foreign countries that want to grab the object for themselves. Firefights, hovercrafts, killer whales, near misses and escapes, and even traitors inside their own unit compound the problem.
If you enjoy a good military action adventure then you will probably enjoy this book.

This is an exciting book. Love the author, will have to get all of his books.

This is a very exciting book--the action never stops! The only part I found kind of boring is there are a LOT of descriptions of military stuff--ranks and weapons. I kind of skipped over those parts, but I enjoyed the story a lot.