[meteorite-list] Fiction thriller book re. meteorite

From: martinh_at_isu.edu <martinh_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:01 2004
Message-ID: <2a6f526e13.26e132a6f5_at_isu.edu>

Hello Twink and all=2C

The Ice Limit=2C named after the threshold between where icebergs can be =
found in the ocean as one heads south=2C is an interesting=2C but heavily=
 fictional story of the attempted recovery of a very heavy object=2E That=
 much I found enjoyable as the engineering aspects are fun to read about=2E=
 =


Unfortunately=2C the =93meteorite=94 wildly defies all known science=2C a=
nd in the end turns out to be=85 well if you make it through that much of=
 the book I won=92t ruin the ending=2E But I will say that the timeless w=
ords of Charlie Brown came to mind=2E=A0 =93GOOD GRIEF!=94

Cheers=2C

Martin


----- Original Message -----
From=3A larrytwinkmonrad =3Clarrytwinkmonrad=40earthlink=2Enet=3E
Date=3A Saturday=2C September 27=2C 2003 9=3A23 pm
Subject=3A =5Bmeteorite-list=5D Fiction thriller book re=2E meteorite
=3E I just discovered a book copyright 2000 titled The Ice Limit by =

=3E Preston and =

=3E Child=2E=A0 It is a fictional story about the largest meteorite ever =

=3E found=A0 and =

=3E takes place off the coast of Chile=2E=A0 In the acknow

ledgments it =

=3E mentions =

=3E meteorite hunter Charlie Snell of Santa Fe=2C who always has a vendor=
 =

=3E room at =

=3E the Tucson Show=2E I do not remember seeing this posted to the list=2C=
 =

=3E but then =

=3E I may have missed it=2E
=3E =

=3E Twink Monrad
=3E =
Received on Sun 28 Sep 2003 11:19:37 AM PDT