Goliath

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Summary: Another winner from the author of Meg and Domain!
Review: The aspect I have always admired in Steve Alten's writing is the great research he puts in to each of his novels. It is obvious that Steve Alten takes his writing to a whole other level rarely done by authors now. Goliath is another step up for Steve Alten, as the entire book uses enough detail to print a perfect image of every stick of furniture used by the characters, while keeping the energy going. At times I found myself up at 3 in the morning lost in Steve Alten's world. Each book Steve Alten writes is put on a higher level than his last, earning it his best book to date. We can only hope Steve can hold three series at one time. (Meg series, Domain series, Goliath series?)

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Summary: Killer Submarines Rule!
Review: The book's ingram may seem like a cliche (A group of terrorists aboard a futuristic killer sub, yadda yadda yadda) but the story is anything but. It starts off with a rip-roaring assault on the U.S. Navy, with Goliath, the killer sub in question, sinking a Navy convoy! To add insult to injury, the assault's survivor designed Goliath herself! Things quickly heat up, as the U.S. goverment must trust Gunnar Wolfe, who's a traitor to America and target for everyone's dislike--including his ex-fiancee, the survivor. Bad gets to worse as the terrorists turn out to be lead by an old friend of Gunnar's, and the Goliath's A.I. supercomputer, Sorceress, starts to evolve and develop some wicked schemes of "her" own! Like I said, it all seems cliched, but once you're reading, you'll start to deny your former assessment. Steve Alten takes the killer sub/evil computer cliches and tosses them out the window with his ingenious writing. If you don't pick this up, then shame on you.

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Summary: Breathtaking !!!
Review: The books give you so many twistand turns and the development of the characters adds great depth to the readers.
The best of Altens great books yet !!!

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Summary: AMAZING!
Review: The critics weren't kidding when they said Tom Clancy fans will love this book! Alten really knows how to write a great thriller! Theres now much more I can say besides--BUY THIS NOW!

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Summary: AMAZING!
Review: The critics weren't kidding when they said Tom Clancy fans will love this book! Alten really knows how to write a great thriller! Theres now much more I can say besides--BUY THIS NOW!

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Summary: Not All That It Could Be
Review: The plot revolves around a super-submarine, the Goliath, whose advanced computer control systems become megalomaniacally self-aware. The submarine had been commandeered by an idealistic bunch (prior to the start of the novel) that wants to achieve world peace through an impressive display of violence followed by nuclear intimidation on a worldwide scale. Goliath has other ideas after it becomes sentient. Like Alten's other books, the action is non-stop. Unfortunately, it is also rather sophomoric and filled with larger-than-life characters that would be better suited to comic books. It was fun on that level, but not the kind of hard sci-fi that I prefer.

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Summary: READ THIS NOVEL! STEVE ALTEN IS A TERIFFIC WRITER!!!
Review: There was a time when one used to read techno thrillers and think that the events are not possilbe. However, with the events of 9/11, one can imagine what happens in the novel Goliath coming to pass some time in the future. The novel is fast paced and very, very exiciting. I breezed through it. It is very well-researched, plausible and very, very interesting. Tom Clancy should take a lesson from Steve Alten. He has gotten succedingly better with each novel and has reached a very high plateau indeed. His other novels, including MEG, the TRENCH, DOMAIN were terrific as well. Do yourself a favor and read them. This guys belongs at the top of the best seller list!!! I eagerly await his next novel!!!

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Summary: a very very good action book
Review: This book about a person who wants violence to be gotten rid of in the world through threats of violence;; it is a very good book. Also the quotes at the start of each chapter was a nice touch.

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Summary: The Depths will be ruled by Goliath
Review: This book had three components that made it great. First off, all the characters are given detailed backgrounds and great emotion, making them a definite pull-in when reading, 2, the settings and vessels in the book are greatly detailed, which provide a great interactual experience for both the characters and readers, 3, save the best for last, the story. set in a very near future, the object this story orbits is Golitah, a submersible that can be run by Sorceress, a biomechanical brain programed for one thing, learning. When the ultra unstobbable sub is taken over by a madman and his idealists, they set off on a wild rollercoaster mission of peace, some of their actions unbelievable. The two people in charge of creating this submarine and the brain that controls it, are called in to stop it. But an accident suddenly opens Sorceress's eyes, and the computer, unbeknowenst to the crew, becomes self-aware, starting an agenda of its own. A great read from start to finish, Goliath will you you breathless and begging for more.

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Summary: a look into the future
Review: this book is the best I have ever read. it keeps you in it till the last page and even after that I had to read again I loved it so much. It makes you think and gives you insight. Steve alten is amazing!!