On the Polar ice-cap, 640 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, the deadly, icy winds can freeze a man to death in minutes. But the survivors of the crashed airliner are lucky - they are rescued by three scientists from a nearby weather station. But why did the airliner crash in the first place? Who smashed the radio to pieces? And why does the dead pilot have a bullet hole in his back? The rescue quickly turns into a nightmare: a race through the endless Arctic night, a race against time, cold, hunger - and a killer with a gun.
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'Admirably written - one gasps and freezes and burns with the frightful cold' Sunday Times 'Hair-raising! MacLean had done it again' Manchester Evening News
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
What can I say about Alistair Maclean? He is an all-time great and his stories have touched millions or people and been published in several languages. This is my first review of any of his work, but it is not the first novel of his that I have read.
Maclean has a beautifully descriptive touch to his writing. He also has a great way of making the reader sit on seat's edge, anticipating the next page and chapter of the novel. This story was all of that, for me.
I did like the first person narrative. It proved an unusual perspective to the story.
I am looking forward to reading more of Maclean's work and writing more reviews on them. I am a long-time fan of the late author and I miss the fact that his stories have ended.
By chris boini
Format:Audio Cassette
An excellent introduction to the masterful work of MacLean who writes with unmatched authority and detail. Typical of British mystery/adventure writers, this book entwines high adventure, human frailities, emotions and an underlying menace that grips the reader early in the narrative that does not let go until almost the end.
As a reader you feel the cold of the arctic weather in Greenland, the misery suffered by the book's subjects, the anger at the pepetrators of the misery suffered by those involved in this adventure. You are torn between putting down the book due to the fatigue and eaxhaustion that you feel as each horror unfolds and yet not wanting to leave the next chapter unread!
This book is an excellent introduction to the genre of great writing- Maclean's double might very well be another writer, Desmond Bagley. It is a shame that we shall not see more material from these two...............
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Death on the Greenland Icecap
Feb 11 2006
By D. S. Thurlow
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Format:Paperback
An airliner unexpectedly crashes on the Greenland Icecap near a scientific station. The scientists scramble to save the surviving passengers from the desperate cold of the Arctic night. They soon discover that the passengers are not whom they seem, and people keep dying...
"Night Without End" is one of Alistair Maclean's earliest novels. If his story-telling technique had not quite matured at this early date, he could still tell a gripping story, a closed house murder mystery set out-of-doors. Stolen military secrets are at the heart of the plot-line, but they frequently take a second seat to the simple task of surviving the dangerous cold weather and the uncertain terrain. The hero, a scientist named Mason, must ferry the passengers to safety on the coast while figuring out the identity of the killer and while being distracted by his sudden affections for a stewardess. Maclean builds the story to a thrilling finale on a glacier.
This book is highly recommended to fans of Alistair Maclean, and to other looking for an exciting story.
"Night Without End" is one of Alistair Maclean's earliest novels. If his story-telling technique had not quite matured at this early date, he could still tell a gripping story, a closed house murder mystery set out-of-doors. Stolen military secrets are at the heart of the plot-line, but they frequently take a second seat to the simple task of surviving the dangerous cold weather and the uncertain terrain. The hero, a scientist named Mason, must ferry the passengers to safety on the coast while figuring out the identity of the killer and while being distracted by his sudden affections for a stewardess. Maclean builds the story to a thrilling finale on a glacier.
This book is highly recommended to fans of Alistair Maclean, and to other looking for an exciting story.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spine chilling arctic adventure with twists & turns...
April 2 2003
By chris boini
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio Cassette
An excellent introduction to the masterful work of MacLean who writes with unmatched authority and detail. Typical of British mystery/adventure writers, this book entwines high adventure, human frailities, emotions and an underlying menace that grips the reader early in the narrative that does not let go until almost the end.
As a reader you feel the cold of the arctic weather in Greenland, the misery suffered by the book's subjects, the anger at the pepetrators of the misery suffered by those involved in this adventure. You are torn between putting down the book due to the fatigue and eaxhaustion that you feel as each horror unfolds and yet not wanting to leave the next chapter unread!
This book is an excellent introduction to the genre of great writing- Maclean's double might very well be another writer, Desmond Bagley. It is a shame that we shall not see more material from these two...............
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Tale Beneath the Colored Veils of the North
Nov 21 2005
By Christopher
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
Lies. I love them! MacLean's tales are always a lot of fun, and this book isn't one to ignore. My father owns a ton of these old MacLean paperbacks and, sifting through some of them to see what I hadn't already read, I was intrigued by the premise I found: plane crashes in Greenland during winter's zero-light months...night without end (and hardly anyone gets any sleep). Several scientists working up there rescue the survivors, only to become potential victims themselves (they've only just enough food and other resources without keeping a host of foreigners barely alive)...
And, in that awesome MacLean fashion, strange things begin happening. It's a wonderful little tale, told in the first person. And I love it when our hero, Dr. Peter Mason, like many of MacLean's heroes, lie. I get that adrenaline rush knowing I know more than the other characters do -- save for the antagonists. You never know who they are, but you know they're aware of those lies. It's the most fun one can have with a book, in a way.
Night Without End isn't up to par with the best of the best MacLean tales, but it's damned close. Expect a riveting ride through the Arctic, but don't hope for a zillion plot twists. This is more of a whodunnit, and it keeps you guessing to the last few chapters...and even then you're wondering what's going to happen next. MacLean, who has never really impressed me with landscape descriptions, pounds out fantastic scenes beneath the aurora borealis here.
By the way, if you have the Fawcett Gold Medal Book in your hand, avoid reading the excerpt at the beginning of the book. You lose one potential suspect from that, unfortunately.
And, in that awesome MacLean fashion, strange things begin happening. It's a wonderful little tale, told in the first person. And I love it when our hero, Dr. Peter Mason, like many of MacLean's heroes, lie. I get that adrenaline rush knowing I know more than the other characters do -- save for the antagonists. You never know who they are, but you know they're aware of those lies. It's the most fun one can have with a book, in a way.
Night Without End isn't up to par with the best of the best MacLean tales, but it's damned close. Expect a riveting ride through the Arctic, but don't hope for a zillion plot twists. This is more of a whodunnit, and it keeps you guessing to the last few chapters...and even then you're wondering what's going to happen next. MacLean, who has never really impressed me with landscape descriptions, pounds out fantastic scenes beneath the aurora borealis here.
By the way, if you have the Fawcett Gold Medal Book in your hand, avoid reading the excerpt at the beginning of the book. You lose one potential suspect from that, unfortunately.
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