Fast Ice, Clive Cussler
Fast Ice, Clive Cussler
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Fast Ice

Bestseller

Author: Clive Cussler, Graham Brown

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 03/09/2021


Synopsis

Kurt Austin races to Antarctica to stop a chilling plot that imperils the entire planet in the latest novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of Adventure.

In the early days of World War II, the infamous German Luftwaffe embark upon an expedition to Antarctica, hoping to set up a military base to support their goal of world domination. Though the military outpost never comes to fruition, what the Nazis find on the icy continent indeed proves dangerous...and will have implications far into the future.

In the present day, Kurt Austin and his assistant Joe Zavala embark for the freezing edge of the world after a former NUMA colleague disappears in Antarctica. While there, they discover a photo of the Luftwaffe expedition of 1939, and are drawn into a decades-old conspiracy. Even as they confront perilous waters and frigid temperatures, they are also are up against a terrifying man-made weapon--a fast-growing ice that could usher in a new Ice Age.

Pitted against a determined madman and a monstrous storm, Kurt and the NUMA team must unravel the Nazi-era plot in order to save the globe from a freeze that would bury it once and for all.

About Clive Cussler

During a very active, interesting life, author. Clive Cussler became interested in writing. He was in the Air Force during the Korean War followed by a career in advertising writing award winning commercials. In 1996 he wrote his first notification work, The Sea Hunters. From that work he was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree, with his work being accepted in lieu of a thesis. Then, in 2002 he was awarded the Naval Heritage Award for his efforts in the subject of marine exploration. He is also a Fellow in three prestigious marine organizations.

In keeping with his marine interests, his books revolved around character, Dirk Pitt, who was a marine engineer, government agent, and adventurer. His first two novels were more traditional maritime thrillers, but the third, Raise the Titanic, established his iconic style.....a blend of high adventure and high technology involving villains, sunken treasure, and beautiful women.

Cussler writes in the style like fellow authors, Michael Crichton, creating techno - thrillers that do not depend on any certain settings with great spectacular and outlandish plot devices. He has had more than seventeen titles on the New York Times fiction best seller list.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on March 18, 2025

A sinister Nazi plot from World War II reaches out of Antarctica to threaten the modern world. Kurt and Joe from NUMA brave the frigid wilderness to stand against a madman’s scheme to freeze the Earth.......more

Goodreads review by Ken on December 11, 2022

I always enjoy an action packed Cussler novel and couldn't resist this latest release when browsing at my local library. In truth I've only read from his Dirk Pitt series and it was also strange reading a recent title from a different series knowing it was published after his death. The cold setting o......more

Goodreads review by Glen on May 05, 2021

Kurt Austin and Company go up against the usual insane billionaire, with a more audacious plan than most to bring about the end of the world. Of course, there are Nazi links. Exciting, a little more political than usual. Does someone need a stronger editor?......more

Goodreads review by Brandy on October 04, 2021

Even though it wasn’t Dirk Pitt, I still loved this book!......more

Goodreads review by Jacqui on November 30, 2020

Fast Ice (GP Putnam and Sons 2021) is written in the style of Clive Cussler by his ghost writer, Graham Brown. A NUMA Files story, Kurt Austin and his NUMA team are pitted against a billionaire intent on causing a Snowball Earth worse than the one 650 million years ago during the Cryogenian period--......more


Quotes

“Gripping… This is another classic Cussler action thriller.”--Publishers Weekly

“The pace never slows, and the villains are extra nasty in this entry that delivers what readers expect when they see Cussler's name on the cover. Cussler, who died in 2020, and frequent cowriter Brown convey marine biology's complexities in a way that makes it believable and understandable. Grab a comfy chair and plan to read all night.”--Library Journal

“The adrenaline junkie reader will love this and all Cussler’s books.”--Mystery and Scene