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Summary: badly written, trite overused premise
Review: If you belive the earth is flat, or that the Illuminati rule the earth or Elvis is alive and well, working at a Denny's in Iowa, this is the book for you.
Frankly, the author should pay people for the time wasted reading this c**p.
Rating: 
Summary: Simply a fantastic read....
Review: It takes but a minute into this book before you're pulled head first into a gritty, awesome world that "just might be" someday. Tigerman takes the facts one step further, into a world and outcome that I WISH existed. Its always an amazing feeling when, as you near the end of book, your greatest wish is for the pages to continue to build before your eyes. I wanted the Orion Protocol to do just that. It's a political thriller with an alien twist, and HIGHLY! recommended from this avid reader.
Rating: 
Summary: Great potential, poor execution
Review: There's a vast conspiracy afoot, and...... it's all the Republican's fault!!!
Basically, that's the story in a nutshell. All Republican Presidents know, and participate in the alien conspiracy. With the exception, of course, of Carter and Clinton. They have much too integrity. Now it's time to break the conspiracy, so the fate of the free world relies upon a vegetarian, 'shroom' eating, buddhist meditating former astronaut. And, of course, a coarse talking, female PBS 'investigative reporter'. *Yawn*
Honestly, this book is so stereotypical of conservatives, it's almost unreadable. What could have been a very entertaining read became laughable.
Mr. Tigerman, if you wish to become a successful writer, do yourself a favor and hide your biases better.
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Summary: Could've been better
Review: This book starts stronger than it finishes. Like others have mentioned, it definitely grabs you from the beginning, but along the way you start to wonder if the author has really worked it all out, or if he's just making things up as he goes.For instance, what was the deal with the whole South Pole sequence? That primeval forest discovered below the ice? It had absolutely nothing to do with the story. Neither did the flashbacks to the Giza pyramids, which were narrative dead-ends. This story needed a cleaner, tighter narrative that didn't skip around quite so much. By the end, it felt too scattershot and just a tad contrived the way everything comes together. Still, it was fun, and the parts I liked I really liked. I'll definitely check out Tigerman's next novel, he has promise.
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Summary: Should have been better.
Review: This book was intriguing, but not suspenseful. The South Pole sections were interesting, but had nothing to do with the main story. Same thing with the sections on the trip to Giza. I believe an Amazon reviewer stated it best as the sections were 'narrative endings'. This was an easy read. I read the book in about a day and a half, 14hrs total. I gave the book 3 stars: * Good Concept
* Incorporating real events into the plot
* The book had a nice quick pace. Out of all the characters in the book, I liked Dr. Paula Winnick the best. Her dialog was intelligent, and she was giving a real message to the reader. In my opinion, Winnick should had a larger part in the book. Just my 0.02.
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