"She may be a new kid on the science fiction block, but Ottawa writer Deborah Jackson could well rank up there one day with the likes of Isaac Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke."

"Ice Tomb is surprising not just for its entirely believable plot and well-crafted suspense, but because it has all the earmarks of a tale written by a sci-fi master."

– Mike Gillespie, the Ottawa Citizen

"Ice Tomb is set in the near future, 2015, and the science in the fiction is very plausible. A fast-paced story with plenty of twists, this book reads like a classic sci-fi tale. The characters are well drawn, the action plentiful and the outcome surprising."

"Jackson's book is a good reason why speculative fiction should shed its stigma of 'fantasy based on research.' Set in the immediate future, and based on a wealth of research, there is little here that couldn't be achieved in this story. Nor are the speculations wholly invalid. The Piri Reis Map was assessed by cartographers who deemed most of its landforms as conforming to modern configurations. Jackson builds her story with care, staffing it with people we might encounter in any academic or government research facility. There are petty jealousies, intense emotion both attractive and repellent. The scientist's dedication to revealing the underlying elements of what appears to be fantastic is admirably displayed....In short, this is an adventuresome tale in a realistic setting. It's something to take up when you seek excitement. You won't be disappointed.

– Stephen A. Haines, the Oscar, Top 100 reviewer for Amazon.com