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    Beyond the Ice Limit

    By Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

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    60° SOUTH:

    NOTHING BUT SEA, ICE AND UNFETTERED STORMS.

    BUT TWO MILES DOWN, SOMETHING IS STIRRING.

    Five years ago, Eli Glinn led a mission to recover a 25,000-ton meteorite – the largest ever discovered – from a remote island off the coast of South America. It ended in disaster when their ship foundered and broke apart in a vicious storm.

    But now, two miles down in dark Antarctic waters, something is growing. A vast, grotesque structure is simultaneously reaching up towards the waves and burrowing deep into the sea floor. Eli Glinn's worst fear has been realised. He has no choice but to return to the Southern Ocean and attempt to annihilate an entity that threatens the existence of the planet.

    But, as he will discover, the entity has no intention of going quietly.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHead of Zeus
    Release dateOct 1, 2016
    ISBN9781786692047
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    Douglas Preston

    Douglas Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and National Geographic magazines, as well as novels and nonfiction works (such as The Lost City of the Monkey God). With Lincoln Child, he writes international #1 bestselling thrillers, including the Agent Pendergast adventures.

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    • 4/5
      First off let me say something I didn’t know prior to reading this, but should have, since I’m a long time Preston & Child fan. Beyond the Ice Limit is a sequel to The Ice Limit published in 2000, which I have somehow missed reading to this point. That being said, Beyond the Ice Limit is an enjoyable read whether you read it as a stand-alone or a follow-up. The events that took place in The Ice Limit are well outlined as a historical lead-in to this storyline. Those events involved the head of Effective Engineering Solutions, Eli Glinn, who is also Gideon Crew’s boss. Eli Glinn and his team tried and failed to recover a meteorite off the coast of South America. The mission was a disaster from start to finish, revealing that the whole crew was in way over their heads, and that what they were messing with was not your average meteorite. Now, five years later, Glinn wants Gideon to participate in a new mission, not to recover the meteorite, but to destroy it. As usual, Glinn isn’t putting all his cards on the table with this new assignment. But Gideon knows enough about working for Glinn now, to know that his life is in peril. What the hell, he’s not long for this life anyway, right? So…a fun (or is that harrowing?) new adventure begins. I’ve always found thrillers that take place on the sea really keep my on the edge of my seat! The confined state of a ship, submarine, or any other seagoing vessel is just plain scary to me if you’re trying to get away from something! This one isn’t an exception.As I’ve said in my previous reviews, this series has grown on me quite a bit and it’s pure escapism. A fun read from start to finish. The only tiring thing that each of the Gideon Crew books has in common is that whoever winds up being Gideon’s romantic interest doesn’t seem to have a storyline much past that book, á la James Bond. But Lincoln and Child always give us a solid read, with a thrilling and adventurous storyline. These authors have a talent for making you feel as if you’re right in the thick of the adventure. I want to thank the publisher (Grand Central Publishing) for providing me with the ARC through NetGalley for an honest review.
    • 2/5
      Too much going on...
    • 1/5
      If you enjoyed the first book because it is all thriller, engineering, and harsh weather, prepare to be disappointed. In this book, the weather doesn't seem to be a factor at all and the meteorite has become a (wish I was joking about this spoiler) a brain-seeking zombie.
    • 4/5
      A sequel (and conclusion) to "The Ice Limit", in which Eli Glinn, the head of Effective Engineering Solutions, was contracted to obtain a 25,000 ton meteorite from a small island off the southern coast of South America, for a billionaire's new museum. The mission ends in disaster, with many deaths and the mysterious meteorite sinking to the bottom of the ocean. In the final paragraph, the reader learns that the meteorite has --- sprouted. In "Beyond the Ice Limit", Glinn determines that the alien organism is a threat to the existence of the Earth itself, and enlists Gideon Crew and an elite scientific force to somehow destroy it before it is too late. They discover that this is more difficult than it first appears, as the meteorite has given rise to a tree-like organism with its own deadly means of defense. This is a typically fast-paced and suspenseful read from the Preston and Child team, and is only marred by an ending that seems more than anything else to be the result of improbable luck, which seems a lazy way to resolve a seemingly impossible crisis.
    • 4/5
      "Beyond the Ice Limit" is not as strong as its predecessor "The Ice Limit." While I love Preston/Child, this was my first Gideon Crew novel; I'd not read good reviews about the first one, so never pursued any of the others. Even after having read this book, I really don't know much about him other than he was/is knowledgeable about nuclear devices. There certainly doesn't seem to be anything special about him.You certainly don't have to have read "The Ice Limit" to enjoy or understand this novel (although I'd encourage it as it's better). And since "Beyond" is a sequel, the following is a synopsis of what happens. Spoiler alert, obviously.Eli Glenn, whom we first meet in "The Ice Limit," owner of Effective Engineering Solutions, brings Gideon Crew along with him back to the South Sea to destroy whatever's growing at the bottom of the sea--the object previously believed to be a meteorite that they'd unearthed five years earlier. This time, we're treated to the excitement of personal submersibles as members of the crew travel down to investigate the entity now called the Baobab, a massive tree-looking object. A piece of it is brought to the ship to be investigated. Unfortunately, it's not dead and out of it springs parasitic "worms" that enter the human host through the nose and force it to do its bidding. Soon, the whole of the ship is thrown into chaos as the engineers work to figure out how to destroy the Baobab with a nuclear bomb. The bulk of the book is pretty good, but I felt parts of the ending were a bit convenient and the ending I predicted might have been better than the one Preston/Child provided. Still, if you enjoyed "The Ice Limit," I think you'll enjoy this one.
    • 5/5
      Five years ago, an ill-fated attempt to recover a giant meteorite ended in tragedy with the ship sunk and most of its crew dead. But the meteorite isn’t what it appeared to be; rather, it’s an alien life form. Now, after five years of dormancy, the organism, believed to be from deep space, is growing and Eli Glinn, head of Effective Engineering Solutions, outfits another ship and seeks out Gideon Crew to find a way to destroy it before it can destroy the Earth. Occasionally predictable, often surprising, and always exciting, this well-written tale with its unexpected plot twists, a hefty dose of science fiction alien-peril and constantly-mounting tension will keep readers on the edge of their chairs as the suspense builds and the horror unfolds. Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      Another great Preston/Child horror, suspense novel.Loved it as always with their books.What more can I say :)
    • 5/5
      Once again the boys have created a suspenseful stand alone thrill ride!!!(even if technically it is a sequel to an earlier book, The Ice Limit and it is the next book in the Gideon Crew series.) The book can be read without any prior knowledge of either. A gigantic meteor has fallen to earth but when a billionaire wanted to bring it to his museum five years ago things didn't go so well. Their ship and the meteor were lost in the sea off Antarctica. Turns out that it was not a meteor but a giant alien seed that has sprouted on the ocean floor, Glinn feels responsible and knows they must destroy the "creature" before it destroys the world. Calamity and mayhem ensue and make for an edge of your seat thriller. The story is intense!!!! This book was a blast to read - enjoyed every minute!!!Love these guys work - they always write a fabulous story and this one... just might interrupt your sleep at night!
    • 2/5
      Ugh, what happened to Douglas Preston? He used to write quite entertaining and fun thrillers. But this book is just bad. There are far too many inconsistencies and parts of the book are just so stupid...
    • 4/5
      I haven't read much Preston & Child (together or individually) that is not in the Pendergast series, but I was intrigued enough by the pre-release press on _Beyond the Ice Limit_ to not only read _The Ice Limit_, but the three Gideon Crew novels leading up to Beyond. (Which I'd tried to listen to a few years ago, but never made it passed the first few chapters of _Gideon's Sword_. Just didn't care for the character; or maybe it was the narrator on the audiobook?)I didn't like this one as well as _The Ice Limit_. The characters and story were interesting, but monster stories are just not my thing. In most of P&C books whatever 'monster' is tormenting the characters is usually revealed to have some non-alien or non-supernatural explanation. Not here. So, I was put off. I have however, developed a liking for Gideon Crew, so I look forward to his next adventure [without, I hope, anything other than human antagonist(s)].
    • 5/5
      A worthy sequel (albeit long-awaited one) to The Ice Limit. The meteorite that was the focal point of the first book is once again front and center in Beyond the Ice Limit. The main players from the first book, Eli Glinn, Manuel Garza, Sam McFarland, and Palmer Lloyd are back and are joined by Gideon Crew.The plot is involved and interesting throughout the book as the aforementioned crew (no pun intended) attempt to disable the meteorite which has now sprouted into an alien life form. Prenton and Child do a great job spinning a number of threads off the main story which add significantly to the adventure.If you're a Preston and Child fan, you will want to grab a copy of Beyond the Ice Limit right away.
    • 4/5
      Eine wirklich gelungene Fortsetzung, die sich vor dem ersten Buch nicht zu verstecken braucht. Eine tolle Mischung aus mehreren Genres, spannend von Anfang bis Ende.
    • 4/5
      Beyond the Ice Limit is a creepy SciFi story continuation from the Ice Limit. The story is very scary that an object from another atmosphere could implant itself into the deep ocean and create worms that could infect human life. From the beginning of the book through the end a feeling was created and sustained. In this particular case it was a recorded book. It is highly recommended to listen to someone read it, as this seems to make even more menacing. Even though the authors stated that they wanted it to stand alone, it is advisable to read the book The Ice Limit before tackling this story so that the reader can understand the characters and how the object came to be under water. Four stars were awarded in this book.
    • 5/5
      Loved this series as much as the Pendergast novels. These guys create some great stuff.
    • 3/5
      I thought this was not one of the authors best - lots of action, fast paced, but all to "weird" a story line. This is a continuation of a story line begun 5 years ago and was hard to get into since it did not make any attempt to have any "re-hash" for the reader's benefit. I found the characters and the plot entirely too implausible.