James Rollins

Name: Cynthia Rosiek Date: 2009-12-19

Mr. Rollins: I have recently 'discovered' your books. They are so much fun and, at the same time, educational. I'm reading the SIGMA series now, one after the other, each in one sitting (yes 400 page books in one sitting!!!) and have already preordered the one due out later this month - it's going to be my New Year's Eve book. I so enjoy your books that I also bought them for my husband for his kindle, as he prefers reading in that manner. Just wanted to say thank you thank you for being such a great storyteller. I may just have to bring my dogs up to Sacramento to your veterinary service just so I can shake your hand! Great job, you are a consumate storyteller! Most sincerely, Cynthia Rosiek

Name: Julia Suliin Date: 2009-12-19

OMG! I LOVE it! Congrats Jim! That is soooo cool and so funny. I must have a copy of that comic book. Now that's what I call Thinking outside of the Box, for sure. Tee Hee Hee...I got a Barnes & Noble gift certificate early for Christmas...time to hit the bookstore! Yahoo! I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas! Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells.. James Rollins all the way! Merry Christmas! Looks like 2010 is going to be sweet for you! Julia

Name: Ron Date: 2009-12-21

Hi Jim, I read your book Amazonia recently and loved it. I saw Avatar last night and couldn't help but notice some similarities between the lost tribe in your book and the Navi especially the tree which has the power to heal by sinking its roots into a person.

Name: Susan Aglukark Date: 2009-12-22

Soooooo glad to hear another book is coming and around the holidays, my favorite thing to do is to sit back, relax and read and you are definitely one of my favorite authors, I will most definitely be at the book store first thing on the 29th to pick up the new book! Happy Holidays!

Name: Bridgette Date: 2009-12-24

How cool! Isn't that every girls or boys dream when they are young to be a part of a comic book, how exciting for you. I've been waiting for free time to go to the movies, wanting to see Avatar or 2012, knowing nothing really of either but I think I'll take your review for my decision. Merry Christmas! :)

Name: Cynthia I. Date: 2009-12-29

Hey James! LOVE your books. I discovered them about two years ago and haven't stopped reading since. My favorite are the SIGMA series but I read all of them. I can't wait to read Altar of Eden. I wanted to be a vet but ended up being a lawyer. Go figure. In any event, I noticed your upcoming book signings do not include New York. As such, I think you should send copies of the comic book to some of us from New York on your list to make up for the oversight. What do you think?

Name: Kenny Date: 2010-01-03

Agree with an earlier post. As I sat through Avatar, I kept thinking that I saw this somewhere before, then boom. Amazonia. I read it back around '03 and it stuck with me. They were both so similar that it made Avatar predictable. I don't know but it looks way too coincidental. Makes you say "Hmmmmm?" Jim, what's your take?

Name: Patrice Date: 2010-01-04

I went to purchase Altar of Eden at Costco and I was thrilled to find a box of autographed copies! Thank you for your many hours with pen in hand and for sharing the story.

Name: joe Date: 2010-01-09

I too went to see Avatar in 3D and really enjoyed it, however I agree that the plot borrows many ideas from Amazonia.

Name: Arun Shanker Date: 2010-01-13

Dear Mr Rollins and other who read this blog I saw "Avatar" last night and had read "Amazonia" a few months back I kept telling my wife that the tree idea was borrowed and she asked me which one came first I guess it was your book. There is one thing you may note that the concept of "mother tree" is not new - In Hindu Myth there is a tree called the " Kalpa Viruksha" meaning the tree of , wish-fulfilling divine tree (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpavriksha) Like the posts above I am glad that many have actually noted the similarity here. Sincerely Arun Dr. Arun K.Shanker, Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology) Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Santoshnagar, Saidabad P.O, Hyderabad - 500 059 WEB Home: http://www.agriculture.frih.net/ Publication List : http://publicationslist.org/arunshank Academia : http://crida.academia.edu/ArunShanker

Name: Cherei Date: 2010-01-20

OMG!!!! This is just fantastic!

Name: Bharath Date: 2010-02-28

Dear Jim, I had a chance to read your amazing novel - Amazonia - very recently. As reflected by others, I was surprised to note similarities with the recent "Avatar" movie. I have posted my views in my blog @:http://bhaarthi.blogspot.com/ Looking forward to read you other creations soon.

Name: John Davis Date: 2010-08-13

I just read Amazonia, enjoyed it very much. I have to agree that whoever wrote Avatar also seems to have read and enjoyed Amazonia. I appreciate all kinds of writing. For instance, just before going onto my current James Rollins' kick, I'd read The Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart, by a French author Matius (ERR!) and Parrot and Olivier Come to America by Peter Carey. Before that M.C. Beaton and King Lear and The Lost Books of the Odyssey. To sum up, I read all over the blasted map and I have NEVER read anybody who can pace a novel like you can. Tim Dorsey comes close, but, wow. I have read two of your novels and found it almost impossible to put the things down. Moreover, I felt at times as if I were moving so fast I might trip at any moment and break my neck. These books are the coolest, heart-in-the-throat thrill ride at the fair . . . the ones with the longest lines. Thanks!