Ice station by Matthew Reilly is the finest example of a full-on 100% action packed book. Aimed at a young adult audience, it is full of action and certainly hit the mark. This book is about a station in Antarctica that is being used for research. When things go wrong a military group go to stabilize it, but full of traitors, it creates many problems. This leads to a series of amazing tantalizing events set out in a fashion such that the reader never gets bored. I even found myself tired after reading several pages. The action never subsides, and the expend-ability of the characters forms a doubt and fear in the reader’s mind. Will the character live? This uncertainty created by such action and incredibly structured events keeps anyone like a magnet.

Reviewed by: David Mulherin

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