Ice Station Zebra by Alistair MacLean

Ice Station Zebra

Alistair MacLean with Jonathan Oliver (Narrator)

10 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 1963 (view editions)

fiction classics mystery thriller adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
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Ice Station Zebra is ideal for readers who crave tightly-wound, atmospheric thrillers that blend claustrophobic tension with high-stakes survival and hidden agendas.

Description

A classic thriller from the bestselling master of action and suspense. The atomic submarine Dolphin has impossible orders: sail beneath the ice-floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather station Zebra, gutted by fire and dri...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 523 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 95%

tense: 80%

mysterious: 76%

dark: 28%

challenging: 23%

informative: 23%

emotional: 4%

funny: 4%

hopeful: 4%

Pace

43% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

54% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
18% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

19% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

38% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
80% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

5% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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