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Summary: Not his best
Review: I'm a big fan of Greg Iles, however this was not his best effort.
... The story was boring, the characters dull and it moved at a snails pace. ..., I was disappointed.
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Summary: the Tao of Science
Review: The Publisher's Weekly Review tries to put this big round peg of a spiffy sci-fi thriller into the small square hole of the Christ Clone trilogy. Don't buy that PW poop. Footprints of God is new and fresh and doesn't have a Legion of fanatic fans irrelevantly clogging up Amazon's Customer's Advice feature.This novel of science-run-amuck may not be totally theologically, geographically, historically, militarily or physically correct in all aspects, but I'll leave it for those who follow to nit-pick. What this is, is a mighty "Up All Night" Page Turner and rage against the Godless machine. Intolerant BookBurners may wince at some sex (non-graphic) and Military language (like cluster fowls.) Told alternately in the First Person - our Hero, Dr. David Tennant, medical ethicist and designated Moral Compass to the Trinity Artificial Intelligence Project:- does he have the Ultimate Psychotic Delusion of Grandeur, or is he really seeing Creation and the Crucifixion as God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? and the Third Person - stories of his psychiatrist, the POTUS and his aides, the gonzo gung-ho Dr. StrangeLove type Military Martinet etc.: this book will really Rock Your World! Reviewed by TundraVision, Amazon Reviewer.
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Summary: A New Frontier for Greg Iles
Review: The Footprints of God represents a new frontier for this highly successful suspense writer. Like its predecessors, this novel succeeds because of its tightly woven, page turning suspense which keeps you up reading much later than you really wanted. The characters are believable and their interpersonal relationships ring true.
Where this novel differs, is Iles' willingness to venture where he has never been before and to immerse his readers into such weighty matters as the origins and possible termination of the universe, the nature of a supreme being, and the blurred distinctions between insanity and higher consciousness.
It is a very ambitious, almost philosophical, undertaking, and the fact that it succeeds is a testament to the underlying, multifaceted talents of its author.
Iles' devoted audience will not be disappointed by his latest effort, and I predict that the freshness of his subject matter should allow him to soar to even greater popularity.
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Summary: Not his best but still very good
Review: I am an avid Greg Iles fan and wait eagerly for his books. I think he has the one of the widest spectrums of writing creativity out there today, together with Nelson DeMille. This book, however, is not his best but it is, never-the-less, a page turner. It hooks you from the very first page and while the story itself has tremendous creativity and vision, it's really not the storyline that compels you to finish the book. The real reason is to find out what was actually causing the 'dreams'. I personnaly don't think that the book adequately explains this and I was left with a kind of lost feeling at the end of the book. For example, his trek to Jerusalem is so key to the story but how and why did he get the reaction he did when he touched the crucifixion stone? When he returns to New Mexico, we're all of a sudden thrust back into a run of the mill plot, which was a little dissatisfying. Don't get me wrong, I couldn't put the book down but I was not as satisfied at the end of this book as I have been in all his previous books. This was a very brave attempt at combining science fiction with religion and for the most part it works but there is something missing and I don't know what.
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Summary: Almost as good as the DiVinci Code. Almost.
Review: An enjoyable and interesting read. It compares favorably to the DiVinci Code, at least in its complexity and the depth of the author's thinking. The author presents a number of interesting ideas, most of them hinging on the hoary SF premise of being able to download the contents of a person's brain into a supercomputer giving that person a kind of immortality. How this connects to God and the meaning of Jesus's life is a dialogue that runs concurrent with several murders, a God-like super secret government project, the ubiquitous multi-billionaire computer genius, paranoia and madness. In other words, Iles presents some interesting views about God and the creation myth while at the same time serving up a serviceable techno thriller.
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Summary: Greg Iles keeps geing better.
Review: Greg Isles has outdone himself. He continues to expand his skills. My attention was captured from page one and never diminished. The action does not let up. This was the most "can't-put-it-downer" I have ever read. The scientific premise is cutting edge believable and fresh. The twists are refreshingly creative and they are numerous. Iles skillful use of language makes every sentence a pleasure. If this book does not make him a megastar like Grisham I will be surprised.
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Summary: How Does He do It?
Review: At the Debut of the 8th book of this Author, I find that I devour - not read His works. I have been troubled for many years as a non molecular level Physicist on how to explain my feelings on the concept of God and the Universe. The Footprints of God explain a plausible rendition of my feeling while unfolding an extraordinary story. I can only hope that Kurt Vonnegut Jr. has an opportunity to enjoy this read.
I heartily compliment John Grisham and Stephen King for their mentoring of Mr. Iles, I can almost feel their pride watching their student surpass them.
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Summary: More great work from Iles
Review: It has been a long time indeed since I last remained awake late into the night to finish a book, since the need for sleep paled in the face of desire to read. Normally, I don';t have the time or urgent inclination. But, with The Footprints of God I found myself welcoming in the small hours and them quickly falling past. This is another terrific thriller from Iles, who has quickly stationed himself as the most versatile thriller writer around. For years, the Holy Grail of Artificial Intelligence has been to devise a computer with the capability to think like a human. And it seems as if that day might finally have arrived. David Tennant is a frightened man indeed. He is the Doctor assigned by the President to be in charge of ethical considerations surrounding Project Trinity, a top secret research programme which, if it sucees in its aims, will quickly revolutionise the world. However, there are worrying things going on in the depths of Trinity, things that have implications far beyond David and his colleagues' increasing string of health problems. Then, the leading scientist is found dead in his office, but though David is certain it is murder, the authorities in charge designate a death of natural causes. Soon, the secuirity agents and heads of Project Trinity turn on David. He knows too much, is threatening to go public, tell the President all, and they want him dead. So he goes on the run. Project Trinity, though, remains on course, but with the men in charge slowly turning on each other, when it reaches completion it could mean a greater danger than any of them have ever known before. Along with Mortal Fear, The Footprints of God is sure to become Iles' crowning achievement. It is a brilliant and compelling marriage of technology, philosophy, humanity and thrills. Each aspect is balanced so well with every other, and as a result the novel feels rounded and satisfying. Iles has a style of writing that, while not really occupying the highest plateaus of beauty, is easy to read, keeps you turning those pages and wanting just that little bit more. It is nothing if not a "pageturner". There is science here, but Iles does an excellent job of putting things in easy enough to understand terms and not bogging the story down with detail. Certainly, Michael Crichton fans in particular will find a great great deal to admire here. A few may find some of the concepts a little hard to swallow, but when all is said and done, what do we really know about real scientific progress in such areas as this? The notion of Trinity could be all-too near and plausible, for all that we know. Come to this book with an open mind, even only slightly, and you are sure to be entertained very highly by this intelligent, interesting and very thrilling thriller.
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Summary: strong speculative fiction thriller
Review: The Trinity Project involves using superior MRIs to copy the brain scans of an individual with resolution to the molecular level and loading the neuro model into a vast super computer. It would mean a kind of immortality for the people who had their brains scanned and it would create an Artificial Intelligence superior to that of man because it works more effectively and faster. The ethics involved in such a project are so complex that the US President appointed Dr. David Tennant to work on the proposal. David had the project suspended when the six scientists working on it including himself, had their brains scanned and developed some alarming symptoms. He knows that his supporter Dr. Andrew Fielding was killed on orders of the head of the project Peter Godin. What David does not know is that a second site for the Trinity Project has been built in New Mexico and that they are only days away from success. As different law enforcement officials try to assassinate David and his beautiful psychiatrist Rachel the duo make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem where David finds the answers needed to send him to New Mexico and a confrontation with destiny. Greg Iles has written the best book of his career, a thriller that is also speculative fiction that postulates the origin of religion. THE FOOTPRINTS OF GOD is innovative, intellectually stimulating and so fascinating in scope that readers will finish it in one sitting. The hero is a good man who serves as a role model to humanity; a person readers will root for in his quest for answers to ethical dilemmas. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Blazing read.
Review: The first book I picked up of Iles was The Quiet Game. It was a page-turner and I was hooked. I then read 24 Hours, Black Cross, and Mortal Fear and was thoroughly impressed. However, his most recent work - Dead Sleep and Sleep No More - had fallen terribly. I did not enjoy either of the two but staying loyal I read them both. This book - The Footprints of God - is vintage Iles. If you liked his older work, you will love this latest book. Iles puts the suspense in suspense thriller. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to be glued to a seat until the last page is turned.
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