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Fire Ice
630 pages
A cinematic, globe-trotting thrill ride fueled by high-tech gadgets, ancient grudges, and explosive action.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like watching a blockbuster action movie from the late nineties, complete with rugged heroes, megalomaniacal villains, and impossible stunts. The narrative moves at a propulsive clip, dragging you from the depths of the Black Sea to the frozen expanses of the globe without a moment to catch your breath. It is pure, unadulterated escapism, wrapped in a high-octane mood that balances techno-thriller suspense with pulpy, James Bond-esque adventure. The prose is functional and punchy, designed entirely to serve the momentum of the explosive set pieces and the intricate, high-stakes conspiracies. It will absolutely delight readers who want to switch off their brains and strap in for a macho, adrenaline-fueled race to save the world.
- Mood
- cinematic
- high-octane
- adventurous
- tense
- Tone
- action-packed
- suspenseful
- macho
- pulpy
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- unlikely alliances · megalomania and power · technological threats · globe-trotting heroism · historical grudges
- The writing
- Punchy, functional, and heavily focused on cinematic action sequences and technical details.
- The arc
- Starts with sudden, explosive peril and accelerates into a high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled race to save the world.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave escapist, James Bond-style adventures with high-tech gadgets, evil billionaires, and rugged heroes.
Content notes
- gun violence
- explosions
- terrorism
- peril
About the book
Leader of the NUMA Special Assignments team, Kurt Austin must work with a former KGB spy to save the United States from a lunatic with a generations-spanning grudge in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
Kurt Austin is preparing for an interview while aboard a research vessel in the Black Sea. But his television spot suddenly becomes a rescue mission when the waiting film crew is attacked on a nearby island. With little information on the attackers, and no clue to their true agenda, Austin is forced to turn to an unlikely source: his old KGB Cold War adversary Vladimir Petrov. According to Petrov, the island is actually an old submarine base that’s been commandeered by clever mobster-turned-billionaire-businessman Mikhail Razov. Razov is certain he descends from the great Romanov family and he’s out to reclaim his rightful position as czar of Russia. With a powerful resource called “fire ice”, discovered by his mining company, Razov may just have the ammunition he needs to take over the modern world. To stop him, Austin will have to work with Petrov. And he’ll have to find out fast how much trust he can offer an old nemesis in this thrilling adventure that “goes down like a chilled Stolichnaya martini.”
Description from Open Library.
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