[PDF] The Ice | by ↠ Laline Paull - The Ice, The Ice THE ICE is an electrifying story of friendship power and betrayal by the bestselling Baileys prize shortlisted author of The Bees It s the day after tomorrow and the Arctic sea ice has melted While
- Title: The Ice
- Author: Laline Paull
- ISBN: 9780007557769
- Page: 194
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[PDF] The Ice | by ↠ Laline Paull, The Ice, Laline Paull, The Ice THE ICE is an electrifying story of friendship power and betrayal by the bestselling Baileys prize shortlisted author of The Bees It s the day after tomorrow and the Arctic sea ice has melted While global business carves up the new frontier cruise ships race each other to ever rarer wildlife sightings The passengers of the Vanir have come seeking a polar bear What thTHE ICE is an electr [PDF] The Ice | by ↠ Laline Paull - The Ice, The Ice THE ICE is an electrifying story of friendship power and betrayal by the bestselling Baileys prize shortlisted author of The Bees It s the day after tomorrow and the Arctic sea ice has melted While
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Laline Paull
This is a outstanding read set in the Arctic and London in the near future The sea ice at the poles has melted with business, military and tourism swooping in to take advantage The focus of the novel is the thirty year relationship between Tom Harding and Sean Cawson forged by their obsession with the Arctic in Oxford Tom is the popular environmental campaigner and Sean is looking to make his name, becoming wealthier and yearning for a knighthood They come together to purchase the Norwegian Midg [...]
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review Thank you to the author, Laline Paull, and the publisher, Fourth Estate, for this opportunity.This near future re imagining of our world is a bleak affair Polar ice caps melt at an alarming rate due to the Arctic s viable function as prime real estate Cruise ships battle for dominance on the once tranquil waters Wildlife is in sharp decline, as hordes of tourists overrun their homes in a bid to steal their share of this ever declini [...]
This novel is set in the near future, with a strong environmental message The crux of the story is the relationship between Sean Cawson, an ambitious businessman who has risen from nothing to become a success under his mentor, Joe Kingsmith, and his old friend, the environmentalist, Tom Harding The novel begins with a cruise to look for polar bears the passengers wealthy and disappointed by the lack of sightings In order to try to locate a bear for the high paying passengers, the ship goes close [...]
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley, in return for an honest review.Fabulous exploration of friendship, greed and values, set against the backdrop of the Arctic.It was the cover that drew me in initially There s something quite vintage penguin about it that I just couldn t resist, and I m glad I didn t The story follows Sean, a successful businessman, who we discover has risen from virtually nothing, thanks to the help of his friend Tom a passionate environmentalist and his mentor, Joe [...]
a completely awesome read So witty and incisive and with brilliantly hewn characters set against a backdrop of international intrigue, death and friendship It is an excellent follow up to the spectacular The Bees and shows what great range the writer is capable of In my head, I m already casting the film
The Eco message is delivered loud and clear in The Ice This is how the future might possibly look if we choose to ignore the signs of global warming The author doesn t try to force the message down our throats, but it takes centre stage in this storyline.The Arctic sea ice has melted, and Sean Cawson a somewhat unscrupulous businessman and his long term friend and environmentalist Tom Harding, purchase Midgard Lodge on the Midgard Glacier near Svalbard Their intention is to provide an exclusive [...]
Find all my book reviews, plus fascinating author interviews, exclusive guest posts and book extracts, on my blog whatcathyreadnext.wordpress I really enjoyed Laline Paull s first book, The Bees I thought it was quirky and inventive So I was surprised when I started reading The Ice at how different in style it felt, almost as if it was the work of another author The only thing the two books seem to share is an ecological message, in this case, focused on climate change and its affect on weather [...]
I loved Paull s The Bees and here she delivers another well articulated and generally well plotted story with depth and surprises The characters, especially the two men at its heart, are developed with layers, and the shifts in time between now and the past are handled deftly The eco message is clear but not delivered with sermon like earnestness and becomes an integrated part of the story.I very much liked the way Paull s travel into the crux of the story is also our journey into the centre of [...]
Wowis really is a good read I found it completely engaging and gripping The setting is the Artic, and it is as life like as settings come The characters are brilliant and full of life I could visualise the main characters, they are that well drawn Go a few years into the future, the Arctic is melting, the animals have all but gone The rich cruise the area to spot polar bears, but end up spotting something sinister The melt has opened the Artic up to competition and trade.e Artic is open for bus [...]
An interesting story and possibly a warning to us all as to what could happen if we choose to ignore global warming and turn a blind eye to the continuous erosion of the polar ice caps Two childhood friends Sean Cawson and Tom Harding have the opportunity and it would now seem the means to dictate future trends by the successful acquisition of a strategic land mass within the northern polar region The Artic super objective of Midgard an inspiring venue in which to promote the reconciliation of b [...]
Ace environmental thriller set in the ARCTICThe Ice is set a few years in the future Global warming has accelerated, and London is covered in Saharan sand Summer ice has disappeared from the Arctic and the North Polar sea route between Asia and Europe Africa is open Sean Cawson, a non too scrupulous business man has joined forces with his long time friend and noted environmentalist, Tom Harding, to buy an old whaling station on Midgard Glacier near Svalbard, close to the Norwegian and Russian co [...]
The setting of The Ice is extremely interesting and actual a near future where the Arctic has melted quicker than expected the summer ice being lost completely Not a too unbelievable vision unfortunately Then again, I wished the climate change issue would have been delved into even deeper The environmentalist in me seems to never be satisfied As the focus is not on the climate, it s on the characters Laline Paull creates some pretty complicated relationships, which were entertaining to read abou [...]
Well written with a gripping end, it possibly tries to cover a few too many issues and would have been better with a pared down agenda But I really enjoyed it and recommend it It must have been hard to follow the originality of The Bees, but this book is a well crafted second novel.
Review copy courtesy of Harper Collins 4th Estate, many thanks I am always attracted to novels set in the wilderness and the way it pares human behaviour down to its rawest and least civilised level In fact I ve read a couple this year set in the Arctic, but not the Arctic described here A few years in the future, the sea ice has retreated so far that a new shipping route has opened up and everyone wants to grab a share Big business is rubbing up with ecologists and the atmosphere is tense We fo [...]
Disclaimer While I aim to be unbiased, I received a copy of this for free to review.This book was interesting because it took a different approach to structure and storytelling Most of the plot follows the aftermath of the tragic death of a young environmentalist, and the ensuing enquiry in which they try to establish the truth That means that the critical incident happened before the story even starts, which means that all of the action is effectively set in the denouement.To counter this, the [...]
The Ice is set in the not too distant future, when the Polar sea ice has melted, allowing new trade routes to be established With this new trading capacity comes corruption, and even environmental threat.Entrepreneur Sean Cawson has built a hunting lodge near the Midgard glacier for retreats for the rich and famous There has been a price to pay in order to keep the competing superpower governments happy, and his friend and co investor is killed in an accident when the glacier shifts.Four years [...]
This eco thriller is set in the near future when the melting polar ice caps are attracting unwelcome tourism and commercial exploitation to the Arctic Not just a polemic about global warming, but like the melting ice, this is a chilling, multilayered tale where hidden agenda, greed, and betrayal are gradually revealed to show there is far happening below the surface than is at first apparent Reviewed on Whichbook
The root of all evilIt s the very near future, global warming continues to advance and the Arctic sea ice has largely melted A cruise ship has promised its passengers sightings of polar bears, now even rarer than before Eventually the wealthy and powerful passengers begin to put pressure on the captain, so the ship takes a detour into an area of the sea that s off limits to cruises There they finally see a bear, but when an iceberg calves in front of them, they see something else a preserved bod [...]
For readers looking for something similar to Paull s previous success The Bees this is not it I was taken back how different the story is, firstly it is about humans this time It is a politically driven story set in the near future after the poles have melted and countries are all wanting a piece of the new money making Artic including newly opened trading routes However as I got sucked into the story, I see how they are alike, beautifully examining how fragile the natural world is and how every [...]
A captivating novel about friendship, betrayal and hunger for power In the near future, the Arctic sea ice has melted, opening up a dangerous and exciting new area of the world for business routes and the tourist trade A cruise ship seeking out the ever diminishing numbers of polar bears in the frozen landscape comes across a dead body, released from a melting glacier The body belongs to the environmentalist Tom Harding, who has been missing presumed dead for three years since the collapse of an [...]
Set in the very near future, the Arctic ice caps have melted due to global warming and tourists are willing to pay vast sums to see the last polar bears But when a particularly vociferous group force a captain to make a detour on his cruise ship the tourists get than they bargained for an iceberg calves in front of them and a body is revealed It turns out to be that of Tom Harding, an environmentalist, who died in an accident 3 years previously and his friend and business partner Sean Cawson ha [...]
Set in the not too distant future, where the polar ice caps have melted and there is a scramble amongst the developed nations to exploit the natural minerals and wild life, this is a story of two men, Tom Harding, an environmentalist and Sean Cawson, a business man who have a shared love of the Artic, but have different views on how best to handle changes wrought by climate changes This is a book that makes you pause and question beliefs about Ecology and exploitation of natural resources, think [...]
The Ice simply blew me away Everything read as if written precisely for me the cover was gorgeous and spot on the Arctic setting and concerns over preserving nature was timely the excerpts detailing early expeditions gripped me the geopolitical chess match a perfect example of corruption and the story of Sean Cawson, his friend Tom Harding and the inquest offered up some solid of courtroom flair Genius all the way It s a book with heart, a deeper moral code and is completely enveloping too.There [...]
The body of a man buried in a cave collapse is found when an Artic glacier calves.His friend and business partner is called to give evidence at the ensuing inquest and the choices of both men in love and in life are put on the stand.Fast paced and an interesting story of international business, powerful connections and greed, based in a future where the world has already endured extensive change through climate change.
An exciting well written read exciting This book was so interesting and enjoyable that I couldn t help but think of it when I wasn t reading I did love the characters and the mystery aspect to the story and so if you are looking for an enjoyable mystery I would highly recommend.
reads like a sophomoric soap opera Very self conscious and fabricated, very patronising Read only 10% then rejected Life is too short for crap like this This book was provided to me by NetGalley
What an original,refreshing storyline The Arctic Sea Ice is melting Global business is moving in to carve up the new frontier two friends with opposing ideals join together to open The Midgard Lodge Great plot Colourful characters frighteningly believable Eco cide may well be our future
The difficult second book Laline Paull s The Bees is one of the most memorable books I ve read in recent years Phenomenal vision to imagine such a world, and superb execution too as that book was propelled along by an active protagonist challenging the established order with verve and vigour So I was very excited to read what Laline Paull did next And in The Ice, we can see similar ideas to The Bees, but there is also much that has changed.Once again, Laline has imagined a new world Set in the n [...]
This book entertained throughout, the story line was good and had me going from start to finish A thoroughly enjoyable book.
Mystery and Intrigue in the ArcticA dramatic and gripping mystery, with loads of interesting information about the Arctic.Whilst on a luxury cruise on the lookout for polar bears Tom s body is spotted, having been brought to the surface by a dramatic ice calving event How did Tom die What does Tom s friend Sean know that he is keeping quiet about There is a lot of mystery and intrigue to keep the reader interested in this thriller At the beginning of each chapter is a wonderful illustration, and [...]