I can't say that I enjoyed this one as I have with previous Sigma Force novels. The first half was slow going and not very appealing to my interests. Although the second half picked up a bit, I still didn't end the book with great pleasure. Maybe it was the whole idea of nano-technology and t...
From the initial moment when protagonist Lorna Polk makes an incredible discovery to the denouement Christensen perfectly captures each characters' shock, fear, resolution. ALTAR OF EDEN is a spellbinder, albeit a scary one.The tale begins at the Baghdad Zoo where two young boys are poking around...
This fast paced short story was a quick, entertaining read. I love that it takes place in the catacombs of Paris with associated intriguing description and historical background. The plot was well done and kept my interest from start to finish. The ending has a tie to James Rollin's next book, Th...
Another cracking good adventure story (short, this time) from Rollins. I love these little snippets that give extra dimension to the (many!) characters in his Sigma Force novels. It makes that universe much more fleshed out and, well, real. And of course I love it because it's set in Paris in ...
The idea for this book was fantastic. It's just that the way the author wrote the book bothers me. Like it was seriously annoying me that and the end of every chapter he would write something that is (pathetically) suspenseful, no matter how much it didn't fit. Jake would be having a good time wi...
I enjoy James Rollins, I enjoy Grant Blackwood, and I especially enjoy The Tucker and Kane series of stories (Tracker and Bloodline). The characters in this book are well fleshed out and you have time to enjoy the special relationship between the handler and his working dog. The authors obviousl...
"Scary Prequel To Make Shivers Travel Up Your Spine"This short story is a prequel to the full length novel, "The Blood Gospel." This story takes place in Afghanistan where Sergeant Jordan Stone works for the Joint Expeditionary Forensic Facility (JEFF). He is a crime investigator for the military...
I don’t really have anything bad to say about it other than the fact that I thought the science was shaky at best. I know it’s a fantasy book and therefore there has to be some suspense of disbelief but I think it was pushed a bit too far in this case. I also thought the part about Sharyn, the re...
I really liked this book. It was excellent; I loved the characters, the plot was captivating, and it was a really fun read, but with somewhat of a dark side. My favorite character was Pindor, because I though he was kind of funny, but I also sympathized for him because he was living in his older ...
"A Short Story Sample of More to Come From Rollins and Cantrell"I'm a big fan of James Rollins, who writes captivating adventure stories similar to Clive Cussler. If you've never read his books, here's a short story, reasonably priced on Amazon Kindle Store to entice you to read the full novel "I...
I just finished "Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx" and it was a good book. It's about a boy named Jake and his sister who are accidentally go to Pangea. Once there they are meet by their friends Marika, Buck'ukk, and Pindor. They end up in the middle of a desert only to discover its ancient Egy...
Just as the first book of the series, this was a great adventure to enjoy. Although it is intended for younger readers, it is still enjoyable for any reader. As I mentioned on my review on the preceding book, Jake Ransom, and the Skull King's shadow, I do enjoy reading a lighthearted PG rated b...
Not nearly as good as I expected...,I read & loved Map of Bones, Rollins most recent release, so I picked up this book thinking it would be just as good. I moved backwards to this predecessor because I had not heard of Rollins before. Mistake!I cannot start a book & not finish it & I don't like t...
Being pressed for time at first I thought to wind up this review with a one liner like "Brilliant, Imaginative and a Compelling Read" but the more I thought about it the more I realized this book deserved more than that. We all learn history, some in school and some just because we want to learn ...
Datos históricos verídicos: En los últimos meses de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con la caída de Alemania; británicos, americanos, rusos y franceses se dedicaron a saquear la tecnología de los científicos nazis. Muchos científicos fueron asesinados, otros reclutados por Estados Unidos, labora...
ছোটবেলা থেকেই যেসকল জিনিস এর প্রতি আগ্রহ আমার তার মধ্যে একটা হল আরকিওলজি বা প্রত্নতত্ব। পুরানো সভ্যতা নিয়ে এই আগ্রহের কারণেই এই সংক্রান্ত বইগুলো আমি গোগ্রাসে গিলে ফেলি । আর বই পড়ার দিক থেকে আমার অন্যতম পছন্দের জনরা হল থ্রিলার । তাই যখন এই বই এর সিনোপ্সিস পড়ি তখন থেকেই পড়ার ইচ্ছা ছিল বইটার । কিন্...
“Always respect Mother Nature. Especially when she weighs 400 pounds and is guarding her baby.” The X Factor.Matthew Pike, Alaskan Fish and Game Warden, believed the most he had to worry about was dodging angry Grizzly bears in the Alaskan wilderness until he watches a plane crash just miles fr...
Sumatra, año 1293 Marco Polo, su padre y su tío (Los Polo) fueron los primeros en hacer el viaje a China, a su regreso [a Venecia] contaban con una flota de 14 navíos y 600 hombres. En su viaje de regreso, una extraña enfermedad se extendió entre los viajeros y Los Polo se vieron obligados ...
This was the September selection for discussion in my Shelfari Mystery & Suspense group. I've wanted to read something by James Rollins but wasn't certain that this was the first I should try. Fortunately, the friend who recommended it (who has never steered me wrong) knew better as this was an e...
