Atlantis Gene BY A.G. Riddle

centermass556

So I was desperate for something to read waiting for the next MHI book to come out. Browsed through Amazon and saw The atlantis Gene. It took a little bit, but some how the book hooked me and then I read the next one...and then of course I had to read the third one. All three books are quick reads. He does a little of the Michael Critcton thing with presenting fiction as fact to keep you invested in the book. Not may slow parts. Non stop action from start to finish. If I had to some it up... Tom clancy meets michael Crichton and they have a neat Science Fiction Kid.

So if you find yourself traveling and you have room on your reader for a few Mb or for a book or two, give it shot.

samzhere

I think I'll take a pass, but thanks for the suggestion -- we're always looking for new stuff to read.

I found this in the Amazon review: "It's a Science Fiction thriller that combines elements of the lost city of Atlantis, human evolution, Nazis, conspiracy, alien technology, and end of the world scenarios."

All that? A bit over the top for me. I read quite a few similar books when I was reviewing suspense thrillers, and adding up all the elements, maybe less is more. But that's just my own personal taste. Lots of other folks will probably enjoy the many themes.

centermass556

I saw the same review. It is not very accurate. This is the explanation of Atlantis. The nazi piece is just texture. It is not a main fixture of the story.

I often find those amazon reviews are not very accurate. Sometimes it seems folks rave about the author just because of the name. Or don't rave because it is a no one just staring.

samzhere

You may be right about the review. I'll read a bit of the Amazon text they offer and then decide.

But regardless, thanks for the heads up on new books. Always good to know, take a look, see what's happening. I'm always on the prowl for a new read.

samzhere

Per your recommendation, center, I read some of the book on Amazon and I am intrigued, looks like a keen conspiracy thriller.

I'll put it on my "to do" list, as I'm taking a break between the 3rd and 4th novel writing work.

Thanks.

Pelagic Kayaker

Excellent read. If you like that give "Ice Limit" by Lincoln Child and Douglass Preston a try. One of their best books IMHO.

Another fun Science/ET/Archaeology thriller read is "Link" by Walt Becker. Mixes all three genre without being outlandish. Very intelligently written.

Pelagic Kayaker

centermass556 wrote: »

I often find those amazon reviews are not very accurate. Sometimes it seems folks rave about the author just because of the name. Or don't rave because it is a no one just staring.

Agree.

samzhere

For grins, here's a review I wrote a couple years back about maybe a similar book:

Mystery novel “Blood of the Reich” by William Dietrich, reviewed by Sam and written for “Over My Dead Body” mystery magazine, attention Cherie Jung.

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First, you’ve got your Nazis. Nazis are good. Not that Nazis are intrinsically good. They’re of course slimy. But they are good for empowering a wonderfully rousing and speculative thriller. Check “Raiders of the Lost Ark” if you think otherwise.

Add to the Nazis some Tibetan nuns, cryptic maps and coded messages, Indiana Jones-type explorers, a daring Amelia Earhartian aviator—excuse please, aviatrix, magic staffs imbued with protean energy, possible ancient aliens, sacred blood (or cruor sancta, maybe even heilig blut), swirl everything together in a large hadron collider (I kid you not) and you’ve got a terrific and fun read.

Some of the quoted reviewers take all this hoopla deadly serious. I don’t. And I think I’m sharing a knowing wink with the author. Blood Of The Reich should be read with tongue firmly in cheek. Which in no way detracts from enjoying the novel and its lively narrative.

How else can you explain roving gangs of crypto-Nazis led by faithful Third Reichers who, after decades, still lurk fiendishly in the shadows, eager to (ahem) “blend” their flawless Aryan genetics with handy and sexy heroines? How else can you accept cohorts of leftover Nazis trolling the otherwise peaceful American, German, and Swiss countryside? How else to subvert the entire physics enterprise of CERN solely for imposing outworn eugenics and dazzlingly goofy pseudoscience, if not for goodnatured, clever satire?

The principal characters are also delightful. There’s a flawed, self-depreciating heroine, a flawed, overwrought hero, a dashing retro explorer, the aviatrix, and new convert fascists as well as oldline fascist hangers-on. Just don’t forget the wise Tibetan nuns. All are comic in one aspect or another, but comic in the gentle way, artfully drawn and entertaining.

When I first started the novel, I thought “wait a second, you can’t expect me to…” but as soon as I let go and was subsumed by the story line, I enjoyed every page.