Book Reviews

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Shane Johnson, graphic artist and space flight historian, weaves together an awesome tale in his novel, ICE. Johnson’s knowledge of NASA’s space program makes this novel have such a realistic undergo that I found myself forgetting that this is a work of fiction. In this story, we are taken back to 1975, when an Apollo 19 mission (one that never actually happened) finds an amazing discovery on the lunar south pole of the moon. This discovery challenges one of the astronauts to reexamine his faith.

But what I found even more enjoyable than a believable plot, was Shane Johnson’s writing style. He has sentence structures that flow, dialogue that works, and just the right amount of information with each scene or developing plot. Just when I began wondering what the astronauts’ wives were thinking, Johnson would cut back to the women and their story. And, likewise, just when I wondered how Lucas and Shepherd were doing on the moon, Johnson moved back to events there. Johnson has a good sense of keeping the story moving.

There are a few parts of the book where I found myself wondering where in the heck Johnson was taking this story, but it all worked out in the end. It is a very interesting story, with a few unexpected twist and turns along the way.

On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, here are my ratings:

Writing style – 9
Plot development – 8
Believable Characters – 7
Believable Dialogue – 7
Suspense – 8
Drama – 8
Action – 7
Technical Information that I enjoyed learning – 10
Success at bringing the gospel message to the reader - 9
Possibility that I am going to purchase another Shane Johnson novel - 10

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