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A review by melgonvyn
The Ice Lion by Kathleen O'Neal Gear
5.0
An Ice Age story of the future
This cli-fi novel depicts a dystopian future where a new Ice Age has hit the Earth. A science-fiction variation of Jean M. Auel’s “Earth’s Children” book series (1980-2011), or Roland Emmerich’s “10,000 BC” feature film (2008), with hints of Terry Brooks’ “The Sword of Shannara” trilogy (1977-1985), or even Guerrilla Games’ “Horizon Zero Dawn” action-RPG video game(2017). It has the perfect amount of science-fiction, mystery, and fantasy that I like to read.
Following the exploits of Lynx and Quiller, tribe members living in a post-apocalyptic Ice Age, this story covers the survival of their clan and others they encounter along the way, as well as the search for answers about the world, from the freezing climate and the Ice Giant formations to the mysterious slime-covered ocean, and the legends of ancient gods/humans called the Jemen.
The two parallel storylines were perfectly woven together to keep the reader’s attention throughout the novel, and I thought the character development was marvelously executed.
I really enjoyed the hints about the ancient civilization (or our modern society) spread throughout the novel, without it being forcibly explained either. There are still a lot of unanswered questions that I hope will get explored in future books in this series!
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the author, the publishers and the NetGalley team for providing me with an Advanced copy. I cherished this opportunity to read it in exchange for an honest review.
This cli-fi novel depicts a dystopian future where a new Ice Age has hit the Earth. A science-fiction variation of Jean M. Auel’s “Earth’s Children” book series (1980-2011), or Roland Emmerich’s “10,000 BC” feature film (2008), with hints of Terry Brooks’ “The Sword of Shannara” trilogy (1977-1985), or even Guerrilla Games’ “Horizon Zero Dawn” action-RPG video game(2017). It has the perfect amount of science-fiction, mystery, and fantasy that I like to read.
Following the exploits of Lynx and Quiller, tribe members living in a post-apocalyptic Ice Age, this story covers the survival of their clan and others they encounter along the way, as well as the search for answers about the world, from the freezing climate and the Ice Giant formations to the mysterious slime-covered ocean, and the legends of ancient gods/humans called the Jemen.
The two parallel storylines were perfectly woven together to keep the reader’s attention throughout the novel, and I thought the character development was marvelously executed.
I really enjoyed the hints about the ancient civilization (or our modern society) spread throughout the novel, without it being forcibly explained either. There are still a lot of unanswered questions that I hope will get explored in future books in this series!
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the author, the publishers and the NetGalley team for providing me with an Advanced copy. I cherished this opportunity to read it in exchange for an honest review.