Terminal Freeze

By: Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

A breathtaking discovery at the top of the world...
A terrifying collision between modern science and Native American legend . . .
An electrifying new thriller from New York Times best-selling author Lincoln Child.

Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle lies Alaska's Federal Wildlife Zone, one of the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth. But for paleoecologist Evan Marshall and a small group of fellow scientists, an expedition to the Zone represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study the effects of global warming.

Everything about the expedition changes, however, with an astonishing find. On a routine exploration of a glacial ice cave, the group discovers an enormous ancient animal, encased in solid ice. The media conglomerate sponsoring their research immediately intervenes and arranges the ultimate spectacle: the creature will be cut from the ice, thawed, and revealed live on television. Despite dire warnings from the local Native American village, and the scientific concerns of Marshall and his team, the "docudrama" plows ahead...until the scientists make one more horrifying discovery. The beast is no regular specimen; it may be an ancient killing machine. And they may be premature in believing it dead.

In this riveting new thriller, Lincoln Child weaves together a stunning Arctic landscape, a terrifying mythic creature, and a pervasive mood of chaos and fear. With Terminal Freeze, Child demonstrates why he has become a major best-selling author, and why his novels electrify and enthrall so many.

©2009 Lincoln Child (P)2009 Random House

Descriptive masterpiece

loved it. loved the twists and theory's in the story. wonderfully descriptive and great plot.

As Usual

Preston and Childs know how to spin a good tale, and I was not disappointed with this one.

As always well done all

Great idea and story and a really good job of narrating by Scott Brick on to the next one

a gourment meal for us lovers of horror fiction

Lincoln Child always delivers. A great story taking place in an arctic environment, which always adds gothic overtones, you can't beat that.
The Reader is excellent, too.
I listened to it overnight in less than 20 hours. In the wee hours, I had to turn it off because when you get sleepy you start to miss the story. So I turned it off, even though I did not have the will to, by myself. I think it was about 4am.
If you are a horror fan, or a fan of Douglas Preston and Child's "Penderghast" stories, you will love this one, too.
Audible has a good number of their audiobooks. Unfortunately a good number of them are 'abridged', which I will not buy. No one should buy abridged audiobooks. Why only get 'parts and pieces of the story?

I loved it

I've never read a Lincoln Child book before this one. So I have no basis to judge this book for anything other than what it is. Its a fun thriller. THe plot is okay, the charaters okay, and Scott Brick is excellent. I've given it 5 starts because it actually kept my attention and I didn't want to quit listening and go to bed. So, while its plot is somewhat revisited (like The Blob - and other stories) its still was an entertainingly fun book to hear!

Good reader, story is pretty predictable

What you have here is essentially a rehash of John Carpenter's "The Thing", which in itself is a remake, but one where the remake was an improvement. The story is adequate, but not one I'll listen to very frequently, as John Carpenter and the X-files writers did the same basic story already. Yes, it has its own unique wrinkles, but they are never enough to elevate this from a morass of frozen predictability. I see in coming attractions that another Pendergast is coming down the pike, and I'll wait anxiously for it.
Frankly, most of the stand-alone books from this duo are take it or leave it, but I am always happy to keep up with the adventures of Pendergast and his cronies.

Edge of your seat.

This story kept me on the edge of my seat just like of Child's stories do. High intensity and panic at all times.

Like fantast/sci-fi?

This story is easy to listen to and has good characters and a reasonably plausable plot for a fantasy/sci-fi story. The arctic event is another great one, if you this is your type of book. Add it!

one of my favorites to listen to

I'm writing because this book is not getting 5 stars across the board and I loved it. Somewhere, maybe in the introduction, the author says he made a list of things that scared him and put them together in a story. Perhaps I'm just afraid of similar things - driving over iced up rivers, blizzards, ancient stories of harm come to life, bullets flying and not killing the monster, and annoying t.v. crew people - they might be the scariest. I've recommended this book many times and have listened to it at least 5 times. The history and science is enough to spark the imagination and the characters are different enough to entertain and smart enough to work through their differences to stop the terrifying beastie.

I've often wondered which decision I would have made if I were them - flee with the ice trucker or hunker down with a machine gun and hope this time the bullets will kill off the monster.

Good old Fashion Scifi monster read

If you like Scifi backed with real world facts and a tad of history mixed in with a location that is magical yet real then this is the story for you.