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First of all I'd like to quote from a previous reviewer:

"(1 star) = Unbelievable!, April 7, 2000
Reviewer: A reader
In reading the reviews of this so-called, awful novel, I don't see where these people get off stating that it was a good book. I could'nt even get past the 2nd chapter, cause I did not understand the message Koontz was getting at. Very, very confusing"

There is absolutly nothing confusing about this book, that review must have been 9 years old. And reviewing it after not getting to the 2nd chapter is pathetic.
Now, my side of the story. This book is very well written, however . . . the plot is rather predictiable, zero horror, and at times you will want to stop at every perspective change, tiime change, and/or chapter. I really don't suggest reading this apposed to other Koontz books, but for any hardcore Koontz fan this is a must read (if not just for the cover alone :)

While I noticed many reviews on this book were negative, I have to say, I enjoyed the book. I am a long-time Koontz fan and have read all but 5 of his books, so I'm a good judge, I think.

While Icebound is quite different than most Koontz books, I found this to be a refreshing change. I thoroughly enjoyed the action and suspense. The whole plot of being trapped on a huge iceberg in the middle of the Artic with bombs set to detinate in 12 hours and you're awaiting rescue...how much more thrilling can it get? The description of things around these 8 people, the cold, the ice, the water, the wind, really made me feel like I was there too.

I thought the book flowed smoothly- not too fast or too slow. While at times it was hard to keep the characters straight and their development was not the best, I still enjoyed some of the central characters. Koontz did fill us in on some of their pasts as well, which I enjoyed- almost as subplots, something to take us away from the story at hand and engage the reader.

I'd recommend this book to fans of suspenseful or action packed books. It's not an average horror/scary Koontz book, but I think if you know that going in, Koontz fans will also enjoy this book.

Swaying from his usual out-of-this-world original style that consumes readers with his unnerving wit and suspense, "Icebound" is a Koontz piece that is certainly attempting to shade the likes of Clancy, Crichton, and even King. With this said, the novel does not possess the uncanny qualities that he often uses to grip his readers and the premise of an arctic team stranded in the ice-pierced habitat falls through the cracks.

Harry and Rita Carpenter are part of a team of scientists who are studying how they can use age-old icebergs in order to save a planet that is thirsting for water after ill-advised societies whiped out almost all traces of the essential lifeline. Just before they are about to leave their mission as a success, the team is terrorized by a murderous maniac and is keeping them from leaving the shivering area. As Harry and Rita try to figure out who the mysterious killer is, they also have to keep the team together before the suspicions, delusions, and fears corrupt the expedition and cause them even more harm.

Only a half-way enjoyable story, "Icebound" is a fast-paced read that unfolds to reveal nothing special--the characters are not well-developed and are a part of a drawn-out cliche of a novel. Seems like a rushed effort by Koontz after such incredibly satisfying works such as "Intensity" and "Dark Rivers of the Heart". A major disappointment.