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(More customer reviews)I read a variety of stuff and heard about Marshall Moore through a friend and then again saw him on Canadian Television (we get these stations up North), and the book was supposedly pretty good. I was expecting a Clancy-like book that was more plot-driven, with more superficial and mechanical characters that do their jobs simply for the sake of a smooth story (which makes for great reading sometimes). But Tantalus Zero was completely different and that was what made it a unique read. Characters step to the front here. Stefan Falconer is a great hero because he's such a mixture of good and evil, almost unbelievably at times. And that is really what the book is like, very poetic moments that you don't expect in an action book, but then great action, suspense, and really sharp wit. I found it a very smooth and smart book, a little subversive too. And the characters-Stefan the surgeon, Loren the engineer, and Bernardo the politic executive officer of the Antarctic station stick with you-you like these guys enough to forgive a few holes that I identified in the plot. (The other weakness-female supporting characters who are thin and stereotypical). Dr. Moore--make your female leads as good as your male leads! I recommend this book, it's a fast easy read, with beautiful renderings of Antarctica, but if you're only looking for a by-the-numbers thriller, this book might not be for you. 4.5 stars.
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A super plague engineered in secret by the world's foremost superpower is discovered by U.S. Navy surgeon Stefan Falconer in this military thriller set on the Antarctic continent, a terrifying frontier of 50-knot winds and subzero temperatures. After threatening to make his discovery public, Falconer is forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game that offers a sobering commentary on betrayal and capitalistic intrigue. A bracing realism permeates this survivalist drama drawn from firsthand experiences on the ice of the seventh continent and current concerns about bioterrorism and national security.
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