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"The second book in the New York Times bestselling Moonfall series from thriller-master James Rollins, The Cradle of Ice is a page-turning tale of action, adventure, betrayal, ambition, and the struggle for survival in a harsh world that hangs by a thread. To stop the coming apocalypse, a fellowship was formed. A soldier, a thief, a lost prince, and a young girl bonded by fate and looming disaster. Each step along this path has changed the party, forging deep alliances and greater enmities. show more All the while, hostile forces have hunted them, fearing what they might unleash. Armies wage war around them. For each step has come with a cost-in blood, in loss, in heartbreak. Now, they must split, traveling into a vast region of ice and to a sprawling capital of the world they've only known in stories. Time is running out and only the truth will save us all. The Moonfall Series: The Starless Crown The Cradle of Ice"-- show lessTags
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This book was even better than the first. Seriously. I need the next book asap! I cried like three different times reading this book. I was not expecting that. The world building just keeps
getting better and better and the characters keep developing in ways that really keep you engaged in the story. Loved it!
getting better and better and the characters keep developing in ways that really keep you engaged in the story. Loved it!
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook ARC in exchanged for my honest review.
Pub Date: February 7, 2023
4.5 stars. I really struggled with the first half of the first book in this series (The Starless Crown 1/4/22) and the second half really picked up. The Cradle of Ice, the second book, was far better jumping right into the action and a known world that just kept blossoming and unfolding. There were many twists I didn't see coming and I love when that happens. I am so excited to keep reading this series as it continues!
The narrator was excellent as well. She brought so much depth and emotion to the telling. I loved the slight accents she gave some of the characters to give them more personality and help with being show more able to tell them apart. The accents weren't so thick it was hard to understand or detract from the rhythm of the narration though. If I have the choice I will continue listening to these books in audio format. show less
Pub Date: February 7, 2023
4.5 stars. I really struggled with the first half of the first book in this series (The Starless Crown 1/4/22) and the second half really picked up. The Cradle of Ice, the second book, was far better jumping right into the action and a known world that just kept blossoming and unfolding. There were many twists I didn't see coming and I love when that happens. I am so excited to keep reading this series as it continues!
The narrator was excellent as well. She brought so much depth and emotion to the telling. I loved the slight accents she gave some of the characters to give them more personality and help with being show more able to tell them apart. The accents weren't so thick it was hard to understand or detract from the rhythm of the narration though. If I have the choice I will continue listening to these books in audio format. show less
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James Rollins (nee James Czajkowski) was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 20, 1961. He received a doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Missouri in 1985. After graduation, he started his veterinary practice in Sacramento, California. His first novel, Subterranean, was published in 1999. His other works include the Sigma Force show more series, the Jake Ransom series, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. He also writes the Banned and the Banished series and The Godslayer Chronicles under the name of James Clemens. James Rollins co-authors the new Tucker Wayne series with Grant Blackwood. The first book in the series, The Kill Switch, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2014. Rollins title, Bone Labyrinth, a story in the Sigma Force Novels Series, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Cradle of Ice
- Original title
- The Cradle of Ice
- Alternate titles*
- Erddämmerung - Die Reise in die Dunkelheit
- Original language*
- English
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