The Ice Soldier

The Ice Soldier

by PaulWatkins (Author)

Synopsis

The Ice Soldier is an action-packed adventure story set in Britain and the Alps in the aftermath of the Second World War. While the eyes of the world are focused upon attempts to scale Mount Everest, two young men - once members of the world's climbing elite, subsequently forced into premature retirement after the failure of a secret military operation in the Alps during World War II - have become outcasts of mountaineering society. Until, that is, a peculiar and dangerous request is made of them, drawing them back to the mountains on an exploit that will prove treacherous in more ways than one, as they confront not only the pitiless cruelty of nature but also the ghosts of their former selves.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 19 Jan 2006

ISBN 10: 0571227422
ISBN 13: 9780571227426
Book Overview: The Ice Soldier by Paul Watkins is an action-packed adventure story set in Britain and the Alps in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Media Reviews
'Paul Watkins is a master of suspense, and his action sequences have a visceral power... Few contemporary novelists have the ability to grab readers by the throat with such intense storytelling power and not release them until the final page has been turned.' Sunday Times
Author Bio
Paul Watkins was born in 1964, the son of Welsh parents, and was educated at Eton and at Yale. His previous novels are Night Over Day Over Night, Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn, In the Blue Light of African Dreams, The Promise of Light, Archangel, The Story of My Disappearance, The Forger, and Thunder God.