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This is another great adventure from James Rollins, who's the Jules Verne of our days. Full of action, it is a non-stop, chapter after a chapter adventure tale. Natural catastrophes occur one after another, bringing the world on a brink of destruction and nuclear threat. The secret lies at the deep bottom of the ocean, left by ancient civilization and if it isn't solved, world will cease to exist. Very well written.
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As another reviewer noted, this is the least action packed of Rollin's books. The beginning was a little slow, by page 250 I was wondering when something exciting was going to happen. However, not long after, I was very satisfied.
Overall, this is a great book. His choice of locales was interesting, not many people are familiar with the Micronesian region, and I happen to have family living there which made the book even more special.
His characters, like usual, are interesting and have a good backstory. Rollins is an amazing author and he always makes things like archaeology and anthropology extremely interesting and exciting. If you like this try his other books, Excavation and Subterranean!
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This is the least-exciting or Rollins books but I gave it 5 stars anyway. This book is alot like the Bible says about the end of the world. the Aurora Borealis people like to see causes earthquakes and hellfire to rock the globe. The president and Air Force One vanish in the Bermuda Triangle area. A Navy-SEAl member named Jack along with his team trys to uncover the mysterious crystal that's supposedly caused the garangtun disasters around the globe. A Bermuda Triangle type book. Also, I like how it follows the theory that the Bermuda Triangle is the exact place where the city of Atlantis sank. 450 pages.
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This is probably Rollins' most "accessible" book; granted, it's ending is preposterous and way out there, but in the realm of scifi/fantasy, it works. Although a little wordy, I found myself intrigued with the various plots and subplots. Jack Kirkland is an amiable, brooding hero; Karen Grace is a feisty, intelligent, if somewhat obsessive feminine hero; her friend, Miyuki, exudes some charm and intelligence; Gabriel, the computer, is a viable nonhuman member of the cast; and David Spangler, as the villainous rival of Kirkland's is despicable and meets an approprirately "delicious" end.
DEEP FATHOM pours it on and Rollins, while no rival of the incomparable Matt Reilly, does pack in more action scenes than usual. If you're looking for believable action, this is not your book, but if you're in the mood for some derring do, this one fits the bill!
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I have read previous Rollins books and thought they were really good, so I bought this one thinking it would be as good as the others. I was wrong. This book is too deeply involved in science and history. There were a few really good action parts and a few cool murders but besides that it was mostly boring. so if you like really fast-paced, action packed, suspense filled, adrenaline rush books check out Amazonia, but in my opnion skip over this one.
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