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Altar of Eden: Early Review Part 2
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
I was thrilled to read this review from Booklist for Altar of Eden. Fear not, no spoilers.
from BOOKLIST
In this stand-alone thriller from author of the Sigma Force novels, Dr. Lorna Park, a researcher at a high-tech facility dedicated to preserving endangered species, teams up with a border patrol officer, Jack Menard, to track down the people responsible for a boatload of genetically modified animals found beached on a small island near the cost. The book is written with Rollins' usual emphasis on history, cutting-edge science, and fast paced adventure, and the villains are carefully drawn and supplied with sufficient intelligence and motivation to make them feel like real people—and not cardboard-cutout bad guys. The two leads make a good team—there's a personal undercurrent to their relationship—and, as in all of Rollins' books, there is a series of questions, puzzles, and mysteries to be sorted out before the book's rousing conclusion. Readers who detect something different in this novel, a sense that the author is perhaps personally invested in this story than usual, aren't imagining things: Rollins is a practicing veterinarian, and his affection for animals comes through pretty clearly. A very good thriller and further proof (after his earlier stand-alones, not to mention his recent adaptation of the latest Indiana Jones movie) that Rollins is a sure-footed on new ground as he is in the familiar Sigma Force World. — David Pitt
Also if you'd like a glimpse of the opening to this novel, the prologue and first chapter are posted here. (Click on the tab Chapter Excerpt)
OR you can also find a teaser in Steve Berry's paperback release of his novel The Charlemagne Pursuit (out on Tuesday). It's a great book (but don't tell Steve I said so).
I've also posted a Q&A about Altar, if you'd like to know more details behind the scenes. Click here to read it. (Click on the tab Q&A)
On a minor note, I'm currently playing a videogame (yes, I'm THAT much of a geek) titled Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. In the game, the main character is seeking the truth behind Marco Polo's ill-fated doomed voyage home from China in 1292, where the fleet was destroyed under mysterious circumstances. Of course, that mystery was already solved in The Judas Strain, but that hasn't stopped me from playing until the wee hours of the morning.
Jim
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Name: Julia Suliin Date: 2009-11-21
For all the above....Way Cool! My hands are wringing with anticipation! And Congrats to you on the review! All the Best! Julia