Blood and Ice - A Novel

Zusatztext “Robert Masello is a true master at blending cutting edge science! historical intrigue! and riveting thrills! and Blood and Ice is a riotous mix of history! cryogenics! vampirism! and a chilling adventure set in the Antarctic. Park in front of a warm fire and prepare to read this in one sitting!” – James Rollins! author of The Last Oracle “This fascinating adventure on The Ice really captures the feeling you sometimes get down there! that anything can happen. The science! romance and danger of Antarctica are all well conveyed! and merge into the thrill that is the true Antarctic experience.”—Kim Stanley Robinson! author of Antarctica “A stunning thriller!  With a its fascinating characters! harsh! Polar terrain! and riveting action sequences! Blood and Ice will chill you to the bone.”—Lisa Gardner! author of Say Goodbye “There is nothing better than reading a novel that exceeds all the hype.  Blood and Ice is a spectacular thriller! an epic adventure that crosses genres! the world! history and time . . . I’ve never finished a book faster.” – Richard Doetsch! author of Thieves of Heaven “[An] exceptional supernatural thriller…. The thrills and! most decidedly! the chills mount.”— Publishers Weekly ! starred review From the Hardcover edition. Informationen zum Autor Robert Masello is an award-winning journalist, a television writer, and the author of many other books, most recently the supernatural thrillers Vigil (which appeared on the USA Today bestseller list) and Bestiary . His articles and essays have appeared often in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, People, and Parade, and his nonfiction book, Robert’s Rules of Writing, has become a staple in many college classrooms. His produced television credits include such popular shows as Charmed, Sliders, and Early Edition . A longstanding member of the Writers Guild of America, he lives in Santa Monica, California. Klappentext Journalist Michael Wilde-his world recently shattered by tragedy-has come to the South Pole looking for solace and a new lease on life. But what he finds on a routine dive in the polar sea is something else entirely: the bodies of a young man and a young woman! bound with chains and sealed forever in a block of ice. Beside them is an ancient chest filled with a sinister cargo. Wilde's search to unravel the mystery of this doomed couple will lead from the battlefields of the Crimean War to the unexplored depths of the Antarctic Ocean! where an age-old curse survives to this day. And as the ice around the lovers begins to melt! Wilde will witness what may be a miracle-or a nightmare-in the making. What is dead! it turns out! is not always gone. Leseprobe Chapter One Present Day November 19, noon the doorbell was ringing, and even though Michael heard it, he did not want to wake up; the dream he was in was too comforting. Kristin was with him, and they were driving in his Jeep on a mountain road. She had her bare feet up on the dashboard, the radio was blasting, and she was laughing, her head held back, her blond hair blowing in the wind from the open window. The doorbell rang again, a series of short bursts. Whoever it was wasn’t going away. Michael lifted his head from the pillow—why was there an empty bag of Doritos next to his face?—and glanced at the lighted numerals on the clock—11:59. And then, even as he rubbed his eyes, it flicked over to noon. The doorbell, again. Michael threw the blanket back, dropped his feet onto the floor. “Yeah, yeah, hold your horses,” he mumbled. He grabbed a bathrobe off the back of the door and shuffled out of the bedroom. Through the opaque glass in the front door, he could see a shape—somebody in a hooded parka—s...

Product details

• Authors: Robert Masello
• Publisher: Bantam Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.07.2010
• EAN: 9780553591965
• ISBN: 978-0-553-59196-5
• No. of pages: 704
• Dimensions: 104 mm x 173 mm x 28 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense