Customer Reviews

Ice!

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While this is not the first of Tristan's books, it should be the first one that you read. It really is the story that starts it all. When a close friend, Capt N., introduced me to Tristan, this was the book he gave me. I will never be able to thank him enough. From the very start, he grabs you, takes you hostage, and throws you down below. With you as a involved observer and Nelson, his one eyed three legged dog, Tristan Jones will fill you and chill you with his voyage to THE ARTIC!!!

I have recently started reading books on the ocean & sailing authored by crusty old sea dogs.New to this genre I had no idea what to expect...However I was absolutely spellbound!!Tristans writing is colourful & entertaining, emotional yet humerous.I highly reccommend to anyone looking to pass some time.WARNING..This ebook could very well consume youre waking hours until completed.
Love & Light

I have every single book of Tristan's, and Ice! has always been my favorite. Incredible description of the land and sea and emotions of his experiences in the far north years and years ago. His strength and courage (and humour!) have helped and inspired me most of my adult life. Though Tristan passed away four years ago I always remember him on this date, May 8, his birthday. Happy birthday, Tristan Jones!

I've read all tj's books and I have commissioned wonderful art inspired about him. This one is the best. It will take you where you never thought you could go, you never thought it existed

Tristan Jones begins his post-WWII adventuring in a WWI vintage lifeboat he converted to sail. In this true story "Cresswell" becomes as lively a character as Jones himself and his half-blind, three-legged dog, Nelson. Together, the three take on the Artic sea and ice for a year in an effort to sail farther north than anyone had to date. At nearly every turn Jones, a salty Welshman, is tested by nature and circumstance and shows an indomitable spirit and a cleverness that has lessons and inspiration for all arm-chair adventurers. This unforgettable story is just the beginning of a lifetime of adventuring and writing that will make Tristan Jones as dear a friend to you as he was to the thousands of people of every nationality and caste the coastal regions of the world have to offer up

Fantastic read. Part one of Tristan's trilogy was a great read, hard to put down. Highly recommentded.

A must read for any sailor or landlubber. Ice takes you through the most incredible adventure you will ever read. At times it left me with goosebumps. A book you will not be able to put down. An amazing book from a truly amazing man.

If you like the adventures of Captain Aubrey and Dr. Maturin, adventure, or appreciate the outdoors, this is a great one. Wonderful and insightful descriptions of a part of the world few see.

I found this book so intriging, I could not put it down. It is hard to imagine what it must have been like for Tristan to sail alone with only a black Labrador as far to the North Pole as he could get. He gets surrounded and blocked in by ice, and his boat almosts gets crushed by an over hanging ice burg. He pulls his boat free from that danger, but also faces another danger from a polar bear. Tristans writing style is wonderful. He writes in clear detail and with wit and humour. Tristan and Nelson share the same 'strange' meal concoctions which Tristan names, and Nelson licks the skillet clean. This book started me into wanting to sail myself, and I have went on all of Tristans Journeys through his books. His company was a pleasure and has enriched our lives. We miss him. I have collected most all of his books. They will never be missing from our shelves. We highly encourage others to read Tristans books, they can't be missed. Excellant reading!

It is a terrific book. However it is - as Anthony Dalton's new biography of Jones shows - complete fiction.

But that is not to diminish the writing of the tale - Jones imaginings make for a "real" adventure in the minds of his readers and that is what makes for a good book.