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Beyond the Ice Limit: A Gideon Crew Novel Audiobook
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BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT
That thing is growing again. We must destroy it. The time to act is now...
With these words begins Gideon Crew's latest, most dangerous, most high-stakes assignment yet. Failure will mean nothing short of the end of humankind on earth.
Five years ago, the mysterious and inscrutable head of Effective Engineering Solutions, Eli Glinn, led a mission to recover a gigantic meteorite--the largest ever discovered--from a remote island off the coast of South America. The mission ended in disaster when their ship, the Rolvaag, foundered in a vicious storm in the Antarctic waters and broke apart, sinking-along with its unique cargo-to the ocean floor. One hundred and eight crew members perished, and Eli Glinn was left paralyzed.
But this was not all. The tragedy revealed something truly terrifying: the meteorite they tried to retrieve was not, in fact, simply a rock. Instead, it was a complex organism from the deep reaches of space.
Now, that organism has implanted itself in the sea bed two miles below the surface-and it is growing. If it is not destroyed, the planet will be doomed. There is only one hope: for Glinn and his team to annihilate it, a task which requires Gideon's expertise with nuclear weapons. But as Gideon and his colleagues soon discover, the "meteorite" has a mind of its own-and it has no intention of going quietly...
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"Love that this book tied up a lot of loose ends. It was quite the exciting read and a satisfying ending to the Ice Limit story. Wonder if there is another book?? Probably not....."
— Linda (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Preston and Child take all of the various elements from classic horror and sci-fi films and novels and spin them together…Scary good fun.”
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“Relentless mayhem … [a] thrill-a-minute read. Science fiction as action adventure, the sort of book primed for screen treatment.”
— Kirkus Reviews -
Forget thrill on every page—this book seems to have one in every paragraph…Beyond the Ice Limit is pure fun,…reading entertainment of the highest order.
— Providence Sunday Journal -
“A work that is as exciting and intriguing as it is fast-paced.”
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“The bestselling authors maintain suspense throughout, and they throw in some original ideas that offset some familiar action tropes.”
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“As expected, the authors treat readers with a cornucopia of real science, including exobiology, allelopathy, and panspermia theory.”
— Booklist -
“David W. Collins narrates this thriller featuring quirky characters, mutiny, and undersea tragedy…Collins voices the story dramatically, employing a softly inflected tone that shifts as the crew of the ship fights to comprehend the alien life form—even as it invades individuals. Listeners will feel like they’re there, drawn into the intriguing plot.”
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Preston & Child take all of the various elements from classic horror and sci-fi films and novels and spin them together to write what begins as an action adventure, but soon delves into paranoid terror ... scary good fun.
— Associated Press -
The always sensational duo is back with a work that is as exciting and intriguing as it is fast-paced.
— Suspense Magazine -
Relentless mayhem ... [a] thrill-a-minute read. Science fiction as action adventure, the sort of book primed for screen treatment.
— Kirkus Reviews -
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are no strangers to breaking new ground, but the shovel they use for the beautifully conceived BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT is tipped with gold. Forget thrill on every page - this book seems to have one in every paragraph, starting with "That thing is growing again. We must destroy it."....BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT is pure fun, its wildly imaginative premise and take-no-prisoners plotting making this reading entertainment of the highest order.
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The Lost Island, the third novel to feature master thief and brilliant scientist Gideon Crew, is another clever and compelling tale from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child....The stellar writing that readers expect from Preston and Child is still in abundance, and they balance the line between page-turning suspense and ancient history.
— Associated Press on The Lost Island -
Sparkling...Gideon refreshingly doesn't fit the superhero mold, and the enigmatic Amy is more than his equal in daring and intelligence.
— Publishers Weekly on The Lost Island -
The ever-reliable Doug Preston and Lincoln Child are back with typical aplomb in the splendid The Lost Island. Preston and Child have been in the business of keeping secrets for years now and simply no one's better at knowing just how long to keep them... wildly entertaining and lightening paced... impossible to put down.
— Providence Sunday Journal on The Lost Island -
When it comes to novels by this famous duo, the things all readers can expect are excitement, intrigue, and a story that will not soon be forgotten...The 'Crew' stories move at a super-fast pace and never leave the reader wanting...[This is] yet another perfectly unforgettable Preston & Child creation.
— Suspense Magazine on The Lost Island -
The action zigzags like an out-of-control rocket toward a double-deceptive conclusion.
— Kirkus Reviews on Gideon's Corpse -
Gideon, an engaging fellow from the get-go, lives up to his initial promise, demonstrating an intelligence and resourcefulness that should endear him to adventure fans.
— Booklist on Gideon's Corpse -
Like Michael Crichton, Preston and Child weave their stories at a thrilling pace...Preston and Child never fail to entertain. And Gideon's Corpse is a thriller that ranks high among their many co-authored offerings to date.
— BookReporter.com -
A rollicking tour-de-force. The eponymous Gideon Crew would be equally comfortable smack in a Ludlum tempest or striding onto the set of the Ocean's Eleven franchise. Preston and Child have crafted an electrifying, riveting thriller on which I could continue to heap praise, but instead I will just offer this: Read the book! And we can all look forward to the next appearance of Mr. Gideon Crew in the not-so-distant future.
— David Baldacci on Gideon's Sword -
Fast-paced and action-packed, Gideon's Sword is a clever, high velocity read.
— Kathy Reichs
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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A New York Times Bestseller
Beyond the Ice Limit Listener Reviews
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Mike Porter, 7/26/2024
About the Authors
Douglas Preston has published forty books of both nonfiction and fiction, of which over thirty have been New York Times bestsellers, several also reaching the #1 position. He is the co-author, with Lincoln Child, of the Pendergast series of thrillers. He also writes nonfiction pieces for the New Yorker magazine. He worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University. He is president emeritus of the Authors Guild and serves on the advisory board of the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe.
Lincoln Child is the New York Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Room, The Third Date, Terminal Freeze, Deep Storm, Death Match, and Utopia, as well as coauthor, with Douglas Preston, of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Fever Dream.
About David W. Collins
David W. Collins, audiobook narrator, began building his acting and voice-over career in San Francisco, performing in numerous radio spots, video games, national television commercials, and phone systems. Besides being an actor, he is also an award-winning sound designer, voice director, and composer in the video-game industry, having received accolades for his work with the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Thrillville, and Monkey Island franchises.