Review:I love adventure or fantasy novels that philosophize without pomp and in ways that induce a eureka reaction, i.e. it better articulates a nebulous or nascent feeling or opinion you've had while entertaining with a fine plot. This one achieves that plus sympathetic characters, deep understanding of culture conflicts and history (another favorite book, though quite different, that fills this void is Lud In the Mist). Mr. Miller should author more-- though I doubt even he wouldn't have trouble hitt... Read more

Review:This book was recommended by Tracy Chevalier in 'the last runaway', to get a better picture of the American Civil war period. (I am Australian!). It certainly did that! I was fascinated by the life and the hardship people and especially women and children had to endure during that time! The love story angle was perhaps a bit soft, but nevertheless gave it a nice story along side the horror! I liked the fact there were no raunchy pages and the reader had the opportunity to fill in the bits for hi... Read more

Review:of the book with what is an existing technology or a factual accounting and what is something he elaborated on for the story. The 'look up more on this detail' links are real and frequently fascinating. Read more

Review:Action, intrigue, believable, realistic in the current world situation.. A combination of archeology, history, religion and combined to make, in my opinion, an exceptionally outstanding read., Well defined characters, the hero a sort of Indiana Jones and his partner but not as overboard. US Spec Ops, Interpol, Vatican guards, Rome Police, all combined as a working group to thwart the destruction of the Vatican and murder of the Pope. If you miss this one with all its elements then you missed ... Read more

Review:Some may say it was long winded. Technical details may not have been necessary for some, but they brought the storyline together.
Old and new, fire and water, earth and sky. I love the references to the ancient history including religions.
I plan on reading every book in the series!! May even buy his other books after that.
James Rollins, I am a fan for life! Read more

Review:I love James Rollins stories. His imagination is wonderful and characters fully developed and so likable! I started with one audio I bought, and have purchased 5 more. I suspect I'll go through the entire series. Read more

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Review:Really enjoy this author and on his 3rd book now. The storyline was interesting without being far-fetched like another author I started reading. I enjoyed the characters and found it easy to see their role in the book. Read more

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Review:It is quite apparent that James Rollins is an excellent storyteller. His descriptions are excellent. I read the book in two sittings. My frustration is that the time lapses felt unrealistic. As well, the group of experts would have been carefully researched before such a mission. The real Khalid's family would have surely known something bad had happened--or was this a family coverup? Major faux pas. The Major's brother just happens to be the only survivor of the previous mission-- too conv... Read more