The Empire of Ice

This is just a great disaster story. If you like man vs. nature stories, or if you enjoyed the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" then you should pick this book up. An erupting volcano has drastically changed the weather patterns in the northern hemisphere and it's up to a geologist millionaire and a British biologist to save England. These guys get everything thrown at them, an erupting volcano, a runaway iceberg, a starving wolfpack, political backstabbers, and finally face an impending war. Sure, the science may be a little far-fetched, the charaterization may seem a little trite, and the goal at which our heroes are aiming for, the bioshpere mini-earth, seems a little weak, but the action and suspense kept me turning the pages. If you enjoy a good action tale, don't pass this one up.

The Empire of Ice is non-stop, providing vivid thrills that will make your teeth chatter. When Mother Nature isn't throwing cataclysm after cataclysm at our heros, they have to deal with the increasing tensions between Ireland and Britain, fascist politicans, and a pack of starving, man-eating wolves. I found the book taut, terse, scary, and immensely readable.

I thoroughly enjoy this type of book. Richard Moran has taken the idea of nature fighting back against humans in a believable and totally plausible scenario. "El Nino" that we are experiencing now is a subtle hint of what can come later if humans don't pay attention to nature's warnings.The characters were believable, situation very possible, and consequences real. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys this genre of book.