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Action, jam-packed action, right from the get-go, and it didn't stop for the entire book. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time!

I always really enjoy Reilly's novels. The action, the schematics. All the separate stories/ characters are woven together so seamlessly. The characters are portrayed in a way that invokes emotion from the reader - there's guys you root for and one's that you openly cheer after their death!

I have a lot of respect purely for the amount of research that goes into his novels.

If you're after something exciting and action-packed, look no further.

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3.0

Should finish more books before starting new ones. Oh well, my mistake.
Fast paced, very interesting page-turner. Warning: has no real chapters, that makes it hard to stop. As some scenes are very long, like the fight scene between the two elite-units this could lead to reading this in one sleepless night, so beware - it is too long for that, per the Kindle-display of left reading time, I think it was just over 10 hours after it has adjusted to my reading speed. And it feels that way.
So far this reminds me of some authors I read a lot during my teens, like [a:Alistair MacLean|26970|Alistair MacLean|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1238207294p2/26970.jpg] and [a:Colin Forbes|243122|Colin Forbes|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1314265930p2/243122.jpg].
But is up-to-date with the tech described.
The fight-scenes are great, but they dominate the book, more or less non-stop-action and if I take a step back to see the big picture, there are too many fight-scenes, too long and while the body-count is very high, some lucky safes-escapes are too unbelievable.
The discovery, the reason for the fight scenes and the background, would so far fit on 20-30 pages. The book is long, and could have done with less fight scenes, and longer and more meat to the discovery.

So, now having finished it, a solid 3. Not too bad, if it had been shorter and/or less fight scenes, it would have got a 3.5, meaning it could be rounded to 4 stars depending on my mood.
Recommended as fast paced guilty pleasure, and I might check out the next books. The hero is better than the brutal torturer Scot Harvath in [a:Brad Thor|5088|Brad Thor|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1201288917p2/5088.jpg]'s series, although I will read more of that one, as I want to see how far Thor pushes the envelope.

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5.0

I loved this book. I constantly reread it because I can't get enough of the fast paced, high intensity of a Matthew Reilly book.
Shane Schofield and his team arrive in Antarctica to protect a "spaceship" found in the ice from hostile forces. What he and his team get is a one way ticket to hell.
This book makes me turn the pages every time I pick it up. Even when I know what is going to happen I can't help but keep reading. No character is safe around Matthew Reilly, unfortunately.