Godina izdanja: 1995
ISBN: 978-0-345-38435-0
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Icebound Mass Market Paperback – 1 Jan. 1995, by Dean Koontz (Author)
Product details
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books; 1st Paperback edition (1 Jan. 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.8 x 3.18 x 17.78 cm

A secret Arctic experiment turns into a frozen nightmare when a team of scientists, stranded on a drifting iceberg with a massive explosive charge, battle the elements for survival, only to discover that one of them is a murderer. Original.
From the Inside Flap
adventure of science gone wrong and psychopathic terror in the polar icecaps by a modern master of horror and suspense.
About the Author
When he was a senior in college, Dean Koontz won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition. He has been writing ever since. His books are published in 38 languages; worldwide sales are over 300 million copies.

Ten of his novels have risen to number one on the New York Times hardcover best-seller list (The Husband, One Door Away From Heaven, From The Corner Of His Eye, Midnight, Cold Fire, Hideaway, Dragon Tears, The Bad Place, Intensity, and Sole Survivor). Thirteen of his books have risen to the number one position in paperback.

Several of his books have been adapted into feature films and TV miniseries, including the highly rated „Intensity“ on the Fox Network. The Husband is currently in development as a major motion picture by Focus Features/Random House Films.

The New York Times has called his writing `psychologically complex, masterly and satisfying.` The New Orleans Times-Picayune said Koontz is `lyrical without ever being naive or romantic. [He creates] a grotesque world, much like that of Flannery O`Connor or Walker Percy ... scary, worthwhile reading.` The London Times called him `a literary juggler,` and Publishers Weekly recently stated in a starred review that Koontz `gives readers bright hope in a dark world. He is a true original.`

Dean Koontz was born and raised in Pennsylvania. He graduated from Shippensburg State College (now Shippensburg University), and his first job after graduation was with the Appalachian Poverty Program, where he was expected to counsel and tutor underprivileged children on a one-to-one basis. His first day on the job, he discovered that the previous occupier of his position had been beaten up by the very kids he had been trying to help and had landed in the hospital for several weeks. The following year was filled with challenge but also tension, and Koontz was more highly motivated than ever to build a career as a writer. He wrote nights and weekends, which he continued to do after leaving the poverty program and going to work as an English teacher in a suburban school district outside Harrisburg. After he had been a year and a half in that position, his wife, Gerda, made him an offer he couldn`t refuse: `I`ll support you for five years,` she said, `and if you can`t make it as a writer in that time, you`ll never make it.` By the end of those five years, Gerda had quit her job to run the business end of her husband`s writing career. Dean and Gerda Koontz live in southern California with their golden retriever, Trixie, who herself has written two successful books Life Is Good and Christmas Is Good.

Din Rej Kunc rođen je 9. jula 1945. godine u mestu Everet, u Pensilvaniji.
Imao je teško detinjstvo – njegov otac bio je alkoholičar, sklon nasilnom ponašanju, s dijagnostikovanim mentalnim oboljenjem, a majka slabog zdravlja. Kao jedino dete razvio je sopstvene strategije preživljavanja pomoću kojih se borio s užasom porodičnog života. Uticaj iskustava iz detinjstva jasno je vidljiv u likovima i situacijama koje gradi u romanima.
Roditelji ga nisu podsticali na pisanje, čak su to smatrali gubljenjem vremena, ali Din se tokom čitave mladosti bavio time, dobijajući nagrade za svoj rad na nacionalnim konkursima. Ipak, po završetku fakulteta zaposlio se kao savetnik i tutor u programu za pomoć problematičnoj deci. Prvog dana saznao je da su njegovog prethodnika pretukla deca s kojom je radio i da je proveo više nedelja u bolnici. Nekoliko godina se zadržao na tom poslu, a zatim je počeo da predaje engleski jezik u srednjoj školi. Sve vreme bavio se i pisanjem. Nakon godinu i po dana rada u školi, supruga mu je predložila da ona preuzme izdržavanje porodice na pet godina kako bi on imao vremena za pisanje, rekavši da „ako za to vreme ne postane pisac, onda nikad neće”. Do kraja tog perioda Din Kunc je postao uspešan pisac, a njegova supruga je dala otkaz na poslu kako bi se posvetila vođenju finansija u vezi s Dinovom karijerom. Din Kunc je autor dvadeset dva romana, koja su bila Njujork tajmsovi bestseleri broj jedan, postavši tako jedan od samo desetak pisaca u istoriji kojima je to uspelo.
Njegove knjige prevedene su na trideset osam jezika i prodate u fantastičnih dvesta miliona primeraka. Godišnje se ovaj broj povećava za više od sedamnaest miliona primeraka.

Ima inventarski pečat.
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