Author:James Becker
AD 72: A band of warriors march across a mountainous wasteland. Only they know what they carry. And once they've reached their destination, they must all die to protect it.
AD 2010: In a crumbling mansion deep in the English countryside a piece of ancient parchment has been found. Written in arcane code is the answer to a mystery that has explosive implications.
Enter Chris Bronson. Determined to solve the mystery that has puzzled scholars and thinkers for nearly two millennia, he embarks on a journey to one of the most remote and hostile parts of the world.
But someone is following him.
Someone desperate to protect the centuries-old secret. And who is far more dangerous than he could ever have imagined...
A stunning thriller... Blood and Ice will chill you to the bone.
—— Lisa Gardner, bestselling author of Say GoodbyeIf H.G Wells, Stephenie Meyer and Michael Crichton co-wrote a novel, the result would be Blood and Ice
—— USA TodayThe ingredients of vampirism, doomed romance and Antarctic adventure are too seductive to resist. Masello has written a winner, destined for Hollywood
—— Peter Millar , The TimesThis big, meaty, supernatural thriller spans centuries and continents from Victorian England and the Crimean War to modern Americaa and Antarctica. Gripping
—— Guardian[An] exceptional supernatural thriller...The thrills and, most decidedly, the chills mount to a believable, sad and hopeful ending. Fans of John Campbell's 'Who Goes There?'-the basis for the movie The Thing-will find much to like.
—— Publishers WeeklyThis fascinating adventure on The Ice really captures the feeling you sometimes get down there, that anything can happen. The science, romance and danger of Antarctica are all well conveyed, and merge into the thrill that is the true Antarctic experience.
—— Kim Stanley Robinson, author of AntarcticaMasello is a true master at blending cutting edge science, historical intrigue, and riveting thrills. Blood and Ice is... a riotous mix of history, cryogenics, vampirism, and a chilling adventure set in the Antarctic.
—— James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Oracle'The violence level is high, and rendered so convincingly that at times I felt queasy. Fortunately for introspective readers, the violence is leavened by searing insights into human nature... I knew I could not sleep until finishing it'
—— The Baltimore Sun'...a convincing, accurate thriller...this book is worth reading if only for the passage where the hero, Skelly, glimpses Osama Bin Laden at a public hanging; the scene both convinces and frightens'
—— The Economist