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Arktis, ca 2000
Indeholder kapitlerne "Før ...", "Første del - En fælde", "Anden del - Et skib", "Tredje del - Et fængsel", "Fjerde del - Nat", "Femte del - Tunnel", "Efter ...", "Til læseren".
Tørke i blandt andet Californien er et problem, så et hold videnskabsfolk og ingeniører har fået
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I en kort note "Til læseren" fortæller Dean Koontz at bogen tidligere har været udsendt i en mere barsk udgave som "Et fængsel af is" under pseudonymet David Axton og er tænkt som en hyldest til Alistair MacLean. Dvs spænding, fart og handling over plot og karakterudvikling. (Icebound / Prison of Ice).
Indeholder kapitlerne "Før ...", "Første del - En fælde", "Anden del - Et skib", "Tredje del - Et fængsel", "Fjerde del - Nat", "Femte del - Tunnel", "Efter ...", "Til læseren".
Tørke i blandt andet Californien er et problem, så et hold videnskabsfolk og ingeniører har fået
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til opgave af FN at sprænge et stort isbjerg fri. Da de har anbragt de 60 styks 50 kg sprængladninger tæt ved Edgeway Station og er klar til at trykke på knappen, sker der et jordskælv. Videnskabsmanden Harry (Harold) Carpenter (41 år), ingeniøren Pete Johnson og teknikeren Claude Jobert (59 år) er ude ved boringen. Gunvald Larsson er alene tilbage på Edge Station og hans seismografer har opfanget rystelser fra et jordskælv under isen og han tænker at det kun er et forvarsel om et større skælv.???
I en kort note "Til læseren" fortæller Dean Koontz at bogen tidligere har været udsendt i en mere barsk udgave som "Et fængsel af is" under pseudonymet David Axton og er tænkt som en hyldest til Alistair MacLean. Dvs spænding, fart og handling over plot og karakterudvikling. (Icebound / Prison of Ice).
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[Kbh.] : Peter Asschenfeldts nye Forlag, 1997.
Description
Fiction. Horror. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:The arctic night is endless. The fear is numbing. Screams freeze in the throat. Death arrives in shades of white. And cold-blooded murder seems right at home. Conducting a strange and urgent experiment on the Arctic icefield, a team of scientists has planted sixty powerful explosive charges that will detonate at midnight. Before they can withdraw to the safety of their base camp, a shattering tidal wave breaks loose the ice on which they are working. Now they are hopelessly marooned on an iceberg during a violent winter storm. The bombs beneath them are buried irretrievably deep . . . and ticking. And they discover that one of them is an assassin with a mission of his own.
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LibraryThing member SharonMariaBidwell
Another re-read for me that proved to be fun. This is the only real attempt Koontz says he made at a traditional thriller and he did a wonderful job. The factual details are enough to be engaging without boring and there’s a real sense of a ticking bomb. While there may be better thrillers on the
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market at the time Koontz wrote this he did a job good enough to translate to film although the ability to put this on screen likely didn’t exist to do the story justice. One particular mention, I love it when I’m reading and come across a sentence that expresses a perfect sentiment and in Icebound there is one: Politics was an illusion of service that cloaked the corruption of power. Show Less
LibraryThing member cmbohn
Just finished this one. I was reading this in bits and pieces and wasn't sure I was going to like it, but once they were all adrift on the iceburg - along with the bombs - I was hooked. I was interested to read the author's note at the end. I have to agree with him that there isn't much character
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development. I was interested to see that he mentions Alistair Maclean as a master of the man vs. nature sort of thriller. I think Maclean did it better, but this was a fun read that kept me up until I got to the end. Show Less
LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
A homage to Alistair MacLean this is not quite as good or quite as interesting as many of his. In a time when water is running out the world turns to the polar ice-caps. In order to harvest this ice they put some bombs under the ice. With 12 hours to go the icesheet they're on breaks into a iceberg
Alistair MacLean did it better. This is a pale pastiche.
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and starts floating away they think they have only one problem. When one of the party turns up nearly dead they realise that that they have two problems. Now to get off the iceberg before it explodes, taking them with it.Alistair MacLean did it better. This is a pale pastiche.
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LibraryThing member brianinbuffalo
As a Dean Koontz fan, I looked forward to experiencing the author's suspenseful take on a scientific feat-gone-awry in the harsh Arctic wilds. But I just couldn't get into it. In fact, there were parts of "Icebound" that were only mildly more enjoyable than shoveling a snow-clogged sidewalk after a
Still, a hodgepodge of interesting characters placed in a unique setting provided some enjoyment.
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Buffalo snowstorm. The plot was predictable in spots, tedious in others. Not one of his best books.Still, a hodgepodge of interesting characters placed in a unique setting provided some enjoyment.
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LibraryThing member Blazingice0608
A different type of story from Koontz, a story of adventure and heroism. A team of scientist stuck on an iceberg, a Russian captain of a submarine forced to decide between his own country and saving US scientist, and a psychopath among the scientist who threatens their survival more than it already
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is. This was another enjoyable read from Koontz as they all typically are however, i found it to be one of his lesser works as a story of this nature doesnt typically have his usual rich and complex characters and suprises. However it was a good plot with lots of suspense, i would still recomend it to any fan of Koontz or of plain suspense for that matter. But that pretty much goes without saying as pretty much all Koontz books could have that said about them. Show Less
LibraryThing member MichaelDeavers
Plenty of Action and Suspense!
Even though I'm a big Dean R. Koontz fan, I have to say that Icebound wasn't one of his best novels. For me it seemed that he took an enormous amount of chapters to get into the plot. The plot was certainly interesting, and the suspense was real, but usually, Mr.
Even though I'm a big Dean R. Koontz fan, I have to say that Icebound wasn't one of his best novels. For me it seemed that he took an enormous amount of chapters to get into the plot. The plot was certainly interesting, and the suspense was real, but usually, Mr.
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Koontz will draw me into his story after the first chapter and then I start to read and read. It was refreshing to read a story by him where he didn't bring in paranormal elements; instead, he beautifully shows the drama of the human mind under extreme stress. Still, I'm a fan of Dean Koontz and will continue to read all his books. Show Less
LibraryThing member Heptonj
Not Dean Koontzs' usual fayre but not a bad read at all. For a while I began to get bored with this as it's not my type of book but as I got further into it I knew I just had to finish it.
A group of scientists are in the arctic setting explosives to release an ice-berg to float to drought-ravaged
A group of scientists are in the arctic setting explosives to release an ice-berg to float to drought-ravaged
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countries around the world. However, there is a massive storm and are stranded on the ice with the bombs ticking. To make matters worse, there is a killer amongst them. Best of all you have no clue whatsoever which one of the team this is until the very end. Gripping. Show Less
LibraryThing member wareagle78
A group of scientists rig a glacier with explosives, attempting to study the flow and melt rates of pieces that might be taken back to the populated world for water. But then, as tsunami under the glacier causes their portion to break free from the main glacier. The team is stuck on an iceburg, in
A mind-capturing read but not as well written as it might be.
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a filthy storm, that's rigged to explode.A mind-capturing read but not as well written as it might be.
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LibraryThing member injuneer
A very good tribute to the writing of Alistair MacLean! Not typical Koontz fare.
LibraryThing member cbloky
not your typical Koontz book, but it was a page turner. if you are into suspense thriller this is a book for you.
LibraryThing member Carol420
Icebound is a departure from Dean Koontz’s usual horror genre…but not by very much. It can easily be called a techno-thriller. The story follows the experiences of a group of Arctic explorers who are on a mission to blast off an iceberg from the ice cap but unfortunately get trapped on ice when
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a tsunami occurs. Two further problems are that the detonation charges are sealed in the ice and that there is a murderer amongst them. Who that is becomes evident and the yarn just keeps getting more complicated with the addition of a Russian submarine rescue mission. The scientists remain trapped on the iceberg with the charges set to go off at midnight. Dean has given us a group of characters that we don’t want to see blown to smithereens but it’s not looking good. All we can do is keep reading in the slim chance that hope will win over despair. It a tense and unforgettable read. Show Less
LibraryThing member LibraryCin
4.25 stars
Scientists have gone to the Greenland Arctic to do some testing on the ice. While they are there, an earthquake hits directly below, breaking off a large iceberg from the edge, exactly where the majority of the scientists are working. They are left with no shelter (their main shelter was
This was really good. I was on edge throughout almost the entire book. It was very quick to get through, and very exciting and nerve-racking. It was originally written in the 70s, but Koontz has rewritten it slightly to update it to the 90s when the edition I read was published. This is probably my favourite Koontz book that I’ve read so far.
Scientists have gone to the Greenland Arctic to do some testing on the ice. While they are there, an earthquake hits directly below, breaking off a large iceberg from the edge, exactly where the majority of the scientists are working. They are left with no shelter (their main shelter was
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further “inland”, and their temporary shelters are destroyed). A huge storm has blown in, making rescue difficult as the scientists float away on their prison of ice. In the meantime, as part of their testing, they have planted bombs that will detonate in 12 hours… This was really good. I was on edge throughout almost the entire book. It was very quick to get through, and very exciting and nerve-racking. It was originally written in the 70s, but Koontz has rewritten it slightly to update it to the 90s when the edition I read was published. This is probably my favourite Koontz book that I’ve read so far.
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LibraryThing member buffalogr
not your typical Koontz book--fun listen anyway. Action and suspense as a group of scientists is pulled off an iceberg by a Russian submarine. There's a murder involved. I thought the Russian submarine captain overthought his operation...they aren't that tentative. Suspenseful, if not really
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LibraryThing member stephanie_M
This novel didn’t read like a Koontz novel at all. At times I found it to be stupefyingly dull. The ending finally had my interest, for a little while. I didn’t really care who the killer was by the end, and it never made any sense. Nothing about the killer and why he did what he did was
2.5 stars, and not really recommended to anyone.
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explained either. I think I just read this novel to finally say I’ve read it.2.5 stars, and not really recommended to anyone.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1976
Physical description
234 p.; 20.4 cm
ISBN
8778800196 / 9788778800190
Local notes
Omslag: Chris Moore
Omslaget viser et skib fanget i is og set nedefra
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "Icebound" af Inger Vedersø
Omslaget viser et skib fanget i is og set nedefra
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "Icebound" af Inger Vedersø
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Pages
234
DDC/MDS
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