Expectations of The Ice Master

I think the book is what I expected it to be so far. I expected it to start off in search of something. That's what it is so far. It is not falling short of my expectations, but right on the line of what I expected. The main characters are Captain Louis Lane and his men. I know that Captain Louis Lane wanted to be the first to claim Herald island for the United States. He found human jaw bones when got to the island and stared digging. I think that Captain Lane was a smart but not wise man. He should have known that the sea/ocean gets bad when it close to winter. He should have set the expedition date earlier or in the spring or the beginning of summer. That is what I think about Captain Lane so far.