The Ice Limit

On a desolate island off the southern coast of Chile, an incrediblediscovery is made: a gigantic meteorite, the largest ever found, entombed in the earth for millions of years. Half a world away, billionaire entrepreneur Palmer Lloyd decides he must have it as thecenterpiece of his grandiose new museum. He is willing to pay anyprice -- in dollars and in lives. Getting it back to New York poses aparticular challenge: It will be the heaviest object ever moved byhumankind....Fueled by Lloyd's money, an audacious expedition takes shape. Disguisinga state-of-the-art ship as a rusted freighter, the expedition secretlyheads southward with a fail-safe plan to steal the meteorite from Chile.Leading the group is an inscrutable engineer hired by Lloyd, and aworld-famous meteorite hunter whose career was shattered by acontroversial theory.Soon, along the icy rim of Antarctica, in the grip of a frozen hell, theadventurers are confronted with a terrifying enigma about theorigin -- and nature -- of the meteorite. It is a mystery they mustsolve -- if they are to escape with their very lives.Combining mesmerizing science, unbearable suspense, and greatstorytelling, Preston and Child once again produce a first-rate thrillerthat will have readers turning pages as fast they can, toward a shockingconclusion as powerful as the impact of a falling meteorite.