I tried, but I couldn't get into this book at all. I got less than half-way through it and just found that it wasn't for me. I may get back to it at a later date, but I just had to put it down and go and read something else. It's probably a quite decent book, as there are some here who have stated they really enjoyed it, but it's not for me.

Freeze/Thaw is the tale of a desperate attempt to turn off The Shade "the common name for the array of coin-sized disks floating at Earth-Sun L1 point, where it blocked a significant percentage of the sun's light. It had been placed there by a group of Dutch eco-terrorists almost thirty years earlier in an attempt to limit the effects of global warming. It worked. Though maybe, just possibly, a little too well."

Gabriel Alfil was left a quadriplegic following a hiking accident a number of years ago. Not being able to do much else, he spent his days learning about things that struck his fancy, one of those was quantum computing, which lead to his being one of the few people on Earth with a working knowledge on the subject. Fitted with a computer enhanced exo-skeleton, Gabe is now mobile and sent with a team to a remote lab where a number of quantum computers may hold the answer for disabling The Shade.

Most of Freeze/Thaw is about the journey and and the obstacles to be overcome in getting to their destination. In all, it's a solid story with exceptional character development which, despite it's science fiction themes, I found to be totally believable. It's a tale of double-crosses with a number of excellent twists. Not exactly what I expected, but a completely engaging story nonetheless. ( )

Towards the end of the 21st century, the Earth is experiencing a new Ice Age because of the Shade, an array of objects placed in space by ecoterrorists to compensate global warming by reducing the amount of sunlight. As humanity struggles to survive, an attempt is made to regain control of the Shade by digging up a frozen research lab. As an expert in quantum computers, the narrator is part of the expedition. But his task is made harder by the fact that he is tetraplegic, and has to rely on an exoskeleton in order to function.

I found this novel to be enjoyable, with a good story and a coherent universe. Although it uses most of the usual tropes of post-apocalyptic literature, the unique position of the main character adds a welcome twist to the genre.

The version of the ebook that I received as part of the Early Reviewers program was missing the chapter markings. I first got surprised by some story jumps before I realized these were supposed to be narrative bridges between chapters. Hopefully the retail version of this title will have the chapters properly separated. ( )

Leuk en goed geschreven boek, sterk verhaal en toffe plot twists. De humor was niet helemaal mijn soort, maar heb me er niet aan gestoord. Knap hoe de schrijver je in de huid van en gehandicapt persoon laat kruipen. ( )

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Fantastic book. Strong story line, really interesting premise, great character development and thoroughly entertaining. I was spellbound the entire time. Felt like I was in the story. I really hope there's a sequel. ( )