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Tanner on Ice by Lawrence Block
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Tanner on Ice (edition 1998)

by Lawrence Block (Author)

Series: Evan Tanner (8)

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Cold War superspy Evan Tanner lost the ability to sleep on a battlefield in Korea. So where the heck has he been since the '70s? Frozen. Cryogenically. A Tanner-sicle. Which he never thought would happen when he walked into a basement in Union City, New Jersey, more than a quarter century ago. Now he's unthawed and ready to rumble, and his somewhat addled, former super-secret boss, "the Chief," is glad his favorite operative's active again. Tanner awoke to a different world, though some bad things have remained the same . . . or gotten worse. Even before he can fully acclimate himself to this perplexing future, Tanner's off to Burma (which isn't really Burma anymore) to pose as a monk, destabilize the government, dodge a lethal double-cross, and rescue a beautiful prisoner. The world's still full of conspiracy, corruption, greed, political chicanery--and beautiful women. So Tanner's back with a vengeance, with a lot of lost time to make up for.… (more)
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Title:Tanner on Ice
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Info:No Exit Press (1998), Edition: 1st, 256 pages
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Tanner has been frozen 25 years, revived is sent to Burma for assassination plot
  ritaer | Jul 22, 2021 |
Evan Tanner, another of Block’s interesting creations, can’t sleep. He was hit in the head in Korea and that destroyed the part of the brain that controls his ability to sleep. This unusual disability has made him useful to a variety of secret service agencies. He’s also a favorite character of mine, along with Bernie Rhodenbarr, for his jaundiced view of the world. In this most entertaining story, Tanner wakes up in 1997, having been frozen in a basement deep freeze by a Swedish government agent, worried that Tanner’s connection to the very small group wanting to restore Sweden to Danish rule, will somehow cause them problems. Not believing in capital punishment, the Swedes froze him instead of killing him. You get the idea. Tanner’s reflections on the world around him and how it has changed are more than amusing, to say the least. In the meantime, he’s reading everything he can get his hands on— not having to sleep helps immeasurably — but he is soon contacted by his old chief who, not having any world hegemonies to worry about, has begun taking contracts from large corporations and business folks. One of them wants to cause a mini-revolution in Burma, so Tanner’s been assigned to assassinate the local political dissident. Tanner, of course, doesn’t have any intention of doing so. The trick is to persuade the chief and his employer that what they want can’t be done and there is no reason to send anyone else. He becomes embroiled in all sorts of schemes; the man who is following him is found stabbed to death in his hotel room; he’s thrown in jail for smuggling, meets a beautiful girl, and together they have to escape the country dressed as Buddhist monks. It all makes for great fun and a good story. It appears that Block has spent some time in Burma, for the tale is replete with what appears to be authentic detail. ( )
  ecw0647 | Sep 30, 2013 |
This was the first Tanner book I read - now that I checked the original publication dates for the other books in the series, I understand the underlying premise of how the story started. Yes, it was a bit far fetched in this type of novel (it's not sci-fi after all) but considering Block had to somehow bring Tanner into the modern era, it was very well handled.

I will read the rest of the Tanner novels, even though I prefer "modern-day" mystery/thriller/noir novels (i.e. Block's Keller series) because I like Tanner's character and would like to find out more about how he became who he was in this novel. ( )
  crazybatcow | Aug 19, 2011 |
This was a very entertaining read. It was so good that I was able to finish it in 6 days! Considering that I am a slow reader and I don't have a lot of time for reading, that's saying something.
  jaypee | Aug 3, 2011 |
Good dialogue; weak story. ( )
  markatread | Jul 12, 2009 |
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Cold War superspy Evan Tanner lost the ability to sleep on a battlefield in Korea. So where the heck has he been since the '70s? Frozen. Cryogenically. A Tanner-sicle. Which he never thought would happen when he walked into a basement in Union City, New Jersey, more than a quarter century ago. Now he's unthawed and ready to rumble, and his somewhat addled, former super-secret boss, "the Chief," is glad his favorite operative's active again. Tanner awoke to a different world, though some bad things have remained the same . . . or gotten worse. Even before he can fully acclimate himself to this perplexing future, Tanner's off to Burma (which isn't really Burma anymore) to pose as a monk, destabilize the government, dodge a lethal double-cross, and rescue a beautiful prisoner. The world's still full of conspiracy, corruption, greed, political chicanery--and beautiful women. So Tanner's back with a vengeance, with a lot of lost time to make up for.

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