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Summary: atlantis bermuda triangle
Review: ATLANTIS BERMUDA TRAIANGLE BY GREG DONEG AN WAS A REALLY DAMN GOOD BOOK YOU SHOULD READ IT IT TELLS YOU ABOUT THE OCEAN AND WHY YOU SHOULDN'T TAKE YOU'RE ASS DOWN THERE.
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Summary: For conspiracy enthusiasists
Review: CIA agent Foreman meets with former Green Beret Eric Dane and apparent agent Sin Fen to discuss the Shadows. No one knows much about these invaders that try to enter the earth's surface through scattered gates such as those found in the Bermuda Triangle, Cambodia's Angkor, and Japan's Devil Sea. However, Forman worries that the enemy now possesses nuclear missile capability as the USS Wyoming vanished in the Bermuda Triangle gate.The Shadows send nuclear missiles that strike the Mid-Atlantic Ridge where two tectonic plates lie. Apparently, the Shadows plan to cause pandemic destruction to a degree that the planet has not felt since the collapse of Atlantis in 10,000 BC. Dane and Fen must find the long lost "shield" that will protect the planet if humanity is to survive an enemy that wants to end mankind's reign. ATLANTIS: BERMUDA TRIANGLE is an exciting military science fiction work that will please fans of non-stop action thrillers. Though Greg Donegan adds a little bit of this mythology and that myth into his mix, the tale remains entertainingly fun as long as the reader allows his or her credibility to be parked on the sidelines. Action, action, and more action is the theme of this plot as Dane and his forces try to stop an enemy whose long term strategic vision (thousands of years) is the mass destruction of Homo sapiens. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: An exciting read
Review: Don't read this book if you haven't read the first one in the series ("Atlantis"). Knowing that the big bad ancient monster (or forces??) is still out there breathing down our necks, this book divided into two different plots, one past one present, of how to stop the dark forces from destroying mankind. After reading 2 books in the series, my opinion is the characters are kind of one dimensional. Still, the author made it up with interesting twists in plot and skillful way in weaving myths from different cultures into one entertaining story.
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Summary: An exciting read
Review: Don't read this book if you haven't read the first one in the series ("Atlantis"). Knowing that the big bad ancient monster (or forces??) is still out there breathing down our necks, this book divided into two different plots, one past one present, of how to stop the dark forces from destroying mankind. After reading 2 books in the series, my opinion is the characters are kind of one dimensional. Still, the author made it up with interesting twists in plot and skillful way in weaving myths from different cultures into one entertaining story.
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Summary: I'm still having a great time!
Review: Jeff's review below is pretty damn good. His knowledge about the inconsistencies and errors in research seem to be reasonable. I haven't done any research, and Southeast Asian history is a complete mystery to me. So, I will again take Jeff's word on the innacurate dates, names and places, etc., in the book. I still dont care! :-) I am having a ball reading this series...so far. The action never stops or stalls. You continously go from one event to another...almost seamlessly. I particularly liked the two time frame perspectives. How the "Shadow" was handled by the Vikings and Priestess's in the 1st century...to how Dane and Sin Fen handle them today. Donegan told the story from a Viking ship captain's perspective, and he was everything you'd expect/want a Viking to be. Six and half feet tall, willing to brave even the unknown demons from the shadow. Him and Tam Nok (the preistess) Journey across the oceans and to Stonehenge was fascinating. Battling forces of the Shadow the entire way. Then, Donegan ties the Viking and the Priestess he was traveling with, to the present set of circumstances in a completely imaginative and original way. Almost, as if they are happening simultaneously. Ragnarok (the viking) and Tam Nok (the priestess) journey and adventure is given in one chapter. Dane and Sin Fen's adventure and journey given in the next. 900 A.D. then the present. You could empathize with the characters in each story. They were both dealing with the Shadow, just with differing technologies and a different time in history. It was great. I do have one caveat, that has the potential to be annoying if not addressed. Things just seem to happen. Out of nowhere, for no reason, then vanish. No explanation, no reason...and are never mentioned again. One time, something a mile wide rose out of the depths of the sea, and headed toward an undersea habitat where they were studying an undersea anamoly. We don't know what it was, we don't know why it appeared (maybe to destroy the habitat, which it didn't do), we dont know how or why it disappeared. It just happened..and then no mention of it anymore. It's sorta like telling a story, then interrupting it with "my coathangers all started dancing in my closet last night", then continuing the story right where it left off. Never again to mention the coathangers. I usta get the same feeling from some X-FILES episodes. At the end, I'd just go..."what??". It's like the author just throws these things in there for no other reason than to annoy me :-) Right now it's a small thing, and really easily overlooked with so much neat stuff going on in the book. But, if the series ends with me going..."what???", I'm gonna start smoking again. Great book, I recommend it. SF
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Loved this book and the plot. The parts that dwelt with Sir Richard Francis Burton is very intriguing.
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Summary: A Great Sequel
Review: Mr. Donegan has done it again, this book fascinated me from beginning to end. The beauty of this book is that Donegan is giving the reader insight from two different perspectives and from different times. This is an excellent sequel and I do not believe any reader will be disappointed. This book has it all, from military to Norse mythology etc. A definite read, I can't wait for the next installment in February.
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Summary: A fast-paced action story that keeps the reading guessing!
Review: Prior familiarity with other 'Atlantis' titles is not required for a quick and easy introduction to this latest, which tells of regions on Earth where 'gates' are portals through which alien beings can attack the planet. A scientist searches the past to unravel the key to these gates and entities in Atlantis: Bermuda Triangle, a fast-paced action story which keeps the reader guessing until the end.
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Summary: Wow. knocked my socks off.
Review: The best part of this book was the half of it set in the past, as the world approached the first millennium. I loved reading about the Vikings and the details how they lived. And then to bring them to the present-- excellent. I want more!
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Summary: Hardcore SF and fantasy at the same time
Review: The charm of this novel lies in its two very different settings. The Viking era and our modern time are the backgrounds to a fight that has two sides: mankind and an anonymous enemy. It has been an eternal fight - thus the two settings. The switching between the two time levels guarantees pace and thrilling suspense. All those who favor hardcore SF will like the modern time situation with all its technical devices. All those fantasy freaks will enjoy the Vikings and their wandering in a hostile world. The fans of both will be attracted by the successful combination of two genres. This book has made me hungry for more of its kind.
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