Rating: 
Summary: Exciting and Entertaining - Highly Recommended
Review: The authors have written a great book - keeps you on the edge of your seat from the first chapter to the last page. It won't disappoint those looking for a thriller. I stayed up until 3 a.m. finishing it - then I didn't want to turn
off the lights to go to sleep! Lent it to friends and they
also enjoyed it very much. Can't wait to read the next one!
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Summary: A true page turner!!!
Review: Relic combines modern day technology with a creature that defies all logical thought - and its on the loose in the Museum! A great book that
keeps you on the edge of your seat. You're just dying to find out what is is, where is came from and what it wants. Strong character development that makes you
root for the heroes, boo at the bad guys and feel sorry for the victims, and in the end, for the creature itself. The ending leaves you wanting more and hopefully
the authors will oblige us by writing a sequel. In the meantime, I highly recommend reading their other book Mount Dragon.
Rating:
Summary: Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston--The Relic (1995)
Review: Although a fairly blatant spoof of the Michael Crichton formula, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's "The Relic" is a superb, fast-paced suspense/horror read that is one of the best of its kind produced in the middle 1990's. The authors use excellent characterization, an in-depth look at museum politics, some soft humor, and stupendously eerie sequences that will have readers' hair standing straight up.Preparing for a special new exhibit at Chicago's Natural History Museum, scientist Margo Green receives some unusual crates with incredible artifacts from the Kothoga indian tribe. Inside many of the crates is a strange plant and nothing more, which seems awfully fishy to the scientist and she researches the relics further. As she gets closer to the truth and the the museum gets closer and closer to the grand opening of their new exhibit, a horrific monster begins to terrorize the building. With the help of her long-time friend Mr. Frock and a rogue FBI agent who investigated similar murders in New Orleans, Margo Green fights for her live against a creature that embodies more secrets than she could imagine. Preston and Child produce a tremendous tale, splicing several genres together that will satisfy fans of Koontz, Crichton, Grisham, King, and Deaver. Stylishly scary, eloquently written, and a fantastic, whoulda-thunk it finale that will astonish. Adapted into a very well-made motion picture a couple years after its release--the book is far better, emphasizing the personalities of the main characters to their entirity and adding numerous extra plot twists. Simply excellent.
Rating:
Summary: "WOW!"
Review: What a great story! A solid story line with strong and intelligent characters, especially Margo and Dr. Frock. You think, "What IS killing these people in a museum of all places. What could it possibly be? All I know, it's not human." It has a good beginning and an interesting ending. It keeps you guessing right to the end. I devoured this book, but in daylight. Frankly, it kind of gave me the creeps when I read it at night all alone. Gory and gives graphic descriptions. Well, it is in the genre of horror. It adds fiction with facts that make it even more believable. It's Jurassic Park visiting New York City, a very interesting and exciting read.
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Summary: Superb horror novel from a great team of writers
Review: The Relic is great, simly great. Mysterious murders start to take place at the NY Museum of Natural History. And it looks like no human is involved, but something that has no explanation. Agent Pendergrast is introduced here for the first time by Douglas Preston team. The action is awesome, mystery unrevealing at an excellent paste. Great ending. A classic gem.
Rating: 
Summary: ok 2 1/2 stars
Review: read only if desparate. im giving it more than 1 star purely due to the chapter 63, or the epilogue if you must. i found that the book dragged on too much and was relieved when i finally finished it [i would have stopped reading if i could but i just cant not finish a book]. the ending sort of made the whole ordeal worth while - i actually gasped and almost dropped my coffee when i read it. if you cant be bothered reading the whole goddamn book just read chapters 1, 3, 4, 14, 62 and 63. i lost interest often and found myself having to read the same sentence/page over and over sometimes because it wasnt catching if you know what i mean. just bored me and made me anxious to finish it. the characters didnt really do anything for me either. maybe if it were written by different people/person, it may be worthwhile but do yourself a favour and read something else. i suggest the da vinci code or deception point, both by dan brown. hope i helped you.
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Summary: Great Setting, Great Book
Review: This is one of my favorite books of all-time. It is set in the American Museum of Natural History, which just may be the most fascinating and mysterious in building the world. The museum provides a local that is at once both comfortingly familiar and dangerously exotic. The pacing of the plot is perfect, the sense of dread ia palpable. The detail of the museum layout and the explantions of the work that goes on there is extraordinary. The authors have a gift for making the danger feel very real. This one will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and shiver.
Rating: 
Summary: A fast read!
Review: There is a major flaw in the book, namely, is the creature a missing link or is it manufactured through ingestion of an obscure plant. Other occurrences are not quite credible, but this is a fast, enjoyable read. It is certainly not on the level and sophistication of a Jurassic Park, but it will provide escape for a day or two.
Rating:
Summary: Very clever
Review: I had seen the movie adaptation years ago and enjoyed it, but for some reason I put off reading the book. I finally decided to read it and wow, I was very pleasantly surprised. Normally books-to-movies always feel like they're lacking in some area, but "The Relic" blew me away.
It was such a smart idea for a thriller/horror, and it was done with class and taste. The pace of the story is also nice, everything is explained well so when you get to the final confrontation you're perched on the edge of your chair. The style in this book is also amazing. The visuals created and the depth of each character is fantastic.
If you have seen/liked the movie then know that the book is MILES better.
Rating:
Summary: A good ride
Review: The book was pretty good. I enjoyed the ride. However, I'm not sure it was as good as many of these reviews would make you think. It was just a good horror book.
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