The Ice Limit
The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At four thousand tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find...
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The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed in the earth for millions of years on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. At four thousand tons, this treasure seems impossible to move. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have this incredible find for his new museum. Stocking a cargo ship with the finest scientists and engineers, he builds a flawless expedition. But from the first approach to the meteorite, people begin to die. A frightening truth is about to unfold: The men and women of the Rolvaag are not taking this ancient, enigmatic object anywhere. It is taking them.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780446610230 (0446610232)
ASIN: 446610232
Publish date: July 1st 2001
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages no: 491
Edition language: English
I enjoyed The Ice Limit, although approach Preston's works reminding myself that fiction is "the willing suspension of disbelief." The books is a well-researched lark, just as it's intended to be. I appreciate the author's well-developed characters. The writing is quick and concise. The Ice Limit is...
Read by Scott Brick.6hrs 37secMeteorites and diamonds and death in South America. Good enough to have on in the background.#31 TBR Busting 2013
http://pro-libertate.net/20100713/132-read-ice-limit
"The Ice Limit" was something of a departure for the Preston/Child duo: a techno-thriller.In this novel, a multi-disciplinary scientific team recovers a highly unusual meteorite from one of the Cape Horn islands. The recovery is fraught with unusual deaths and issues, but the team soldiers on -- e...
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