Ice Station Zebra

Overall 4.5 - very neat example of an action/thriller/mystery novel with kind of old school bulletproof plot and somewhat boomer-ish sense of humour. Would definitely recommend.......more

One of the classic thrillers. Made into a decent movie. Back in the good old days when the Soviets were the bad guys the Cold War was cold. Really cold in this case. MacLean was a master story-teller with fast paced plots. The race to Ice Station Zebra is classic; one thing this book taught me as a......more

My favourite and one of the very best from Alastair MacLean. Check it out & do yourself a favour.......more

An easygoing thriller that could have been better! Ice Station Zebra, an arctic meteorological station, located on the ever drifting pack ice of the high Arctic, has been destroyed by an equipment fire. The Dolphin, an American nuclear submarine, is about to set sail on a dangerous high speed mission......more

Whenever I read a spy story today, I inevitably compare it to those who I consider to be masters of the genre. Alistair MacLean is one of those authors, and “Ice Station Zebra” is a great example of his work. This book is a gripping suspense tale, with all the excitement one could ask for. No, there......more