An action packed adventure in the air
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Overall- *****  Performance- *****  Story- *****

Q- Would you consider the audio edition of The Adventures of Anastasia Hawke: The Celeste Affair to be better than the print version?
A- As I haven't read the print version of this book, I can't honestly answer this question.
Q- What did you like best about this story?
A- This story was extremely action packed, then you have your flying steamships, pirates of the skies.... yeah I was lost within this.
Q- Which character  as performed by Kat Marlowe  was your favorite?
A- Anastasia Hawke, who doesn't love a women who is not only strong but also caring?
Q- If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
A- I'm not very good at these taglines....
Q- Any additional comments?
A- I really enjoyed this story, I only wish there was more to it... more about Anastasia & her love for Captain Bishop...
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Like movies I have an affinity for stories that are action packed and keep me turning the page. Lynn Ames nails it all together in Beyond Instinct with an action packed adventure that I truly enjoyed. Ames did an outstanding job of tying the whole story together in a solid story, fast paced action and great ending. From the moment Vaughn Elliott is introduced and running toward an explosion the action just gets faster and faster. Add in Sage McNally with her intellect and huge heart and I couldn't wait to see what would happen next as the two ran through the dessert, dodged bullets and raced to diffuse an internattional episode. I think it is excellent advice to not start reading this late at night as Beyond Instinct has the grab your attention and keeping you awake.
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I agree that this is a fast paced novel loaded with action, but little beyond. If you pride yourself in never having read a book for those book report years, but want a read for the flight you have found a good choice. For more sophisticated readers the paucity of vocabulary and originality weigh it down. Characterizations are a bit worn and lack credulity, and some of the plot twists try the suspension of disbelief. It has an audience, and is worth every penny.
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An amazing adrenaline laced adventure! Space opera how it was meant to be.....a great story with a deeoee message. Highly recommend!
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Kathryn Johnson does a wonderful job of weaving space technology and action adventure together into this tense race against time.

NASA scietist Kate Foster thinks she is developing technology that will help solve our global energy problems, but when terrorists burst into her lab and kill one of her team, the whole project is turned upside down.  They plan to use her satellites as a weaponto extract a gigantic ransom from the U. S. government, and when they launch a demonstration of their power, Kate and security expert Daniel Rooker must race to stop the next deadly attackif they can only figure out where the bad guys are located. Is it West Virginia, Connecticut or Italy?

There are lots of twists and turns in this exciting story, including doubts cast on the loyalty of Kates remaining team members.  And youll wonder if theres any way the relationship between Kate and Rooker can possibly work out.  An incident in Kates past has made her vow to never pick up a gun.  But can she do it to save someone close to her?

Although Kate Foster is the heroine of this story, Mercy OBrien, who stars in the first two book of the series, has a strong secondary role in this adventure.
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Leigh K. Hunt delivers an adventure that moves along at triphammer speed and doesnt let up.  I read this book without knowing anything about it going in, and boy was I pleasantly surprised.  Mack leads us on an exhilarating ride that will leave you breathless!  The action is blended expertly with sentiment, compelling me to keep telling myself just one more chapter until, before I knew it, the sun was coming up.
This is an author, and series, you don't want to miss!
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In Sean Ellis's second Dodge Dalton adventure, we are transported across continents at break neck speed in a race to capture the titled Outpost of Fate. It is a secret location that Dalton and his friends have sworn their very lives to protect.

It all begins when Flight 19 disappears and reappears mysteriously one day later with all aboard unaware of their lost time. A dastardly villian, who hides behind a Skull mask, commands those aboard through mind-control and uses every trick in the book to help his cause of world dominance.

Dalton and his friends must stop this fiend before he can obtain the powers of the Outpost, and turn the world into a living Hell, literally filled with skulls and no hope for mankind.

This is pulp adventure at its best. Ellis has spun a tale worthy of the best. A warning though, this will keep you up at night and will accelerate your heart rate as you climb aboard with Dodge, Hobbs, Hurricane and Molly in a fight to save mankind. This is fun stuff from page one and easily Ellis's best adventure yet.

Kerry Frey - Director of the Adventure Writer's Competition sponsored by the Clive Cussler Collector's Society
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A fast paced roller coaster that reminded me of 24. The best part was that Simon Parks was no Jack Bauer. He was human, full of mistakes and not the baddest dude with or without a gun. The character development in this book is excellent, as is the dialogue and the settings.  I was amazed at the complexity of the story as I followed Simon around while he not only tried to save his family but the U.S.

The only problem I ran across at all was a handful of typos sprinkled throughout.  Even so, this was an awesome action packed adventure and I eagerly await the next book written by Charlie Cole. He has a gift for dialogue and description.

There are two sex scenes also that were very well detailed and yet realistic and tasteful.
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The action in this book never stops. On suspenseful moment leads to another  adventure. The author  is a consummate story teller.
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Stealth Moves is action packed and took me on an adventure of anticipation and excitement.  This is truly a page turner, with Liv and other characters keeping one moving quickly through each chapter.  Hines really knows how to bring her characters to life, and her scenes are compelling.  A great read!
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What an incredible ride of adventure this gave me as I read the last line in this book. Not a slow build up but a nice flow in the story line. A mixture of Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy and the complexities that your side might not be the good guys or the fact that life as the MC had known is not as simple as he had first thought or imagined growing up. Cant wait for the next book.
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The action is nonstop in this exciting story about unheard of weather events and un-natural earthquakes. On his quest to find the cause of these destructive forces, Alex Cave must deal with modern day pirates, hidden treasure, and betrayal. Mister Corkill has a unique style that kept me turning the pages just like in his first episode, Dead Energy. I give two thumbs up to this second episode of the Alex Cave Adventures, and I look forward to reading the next episode.
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The Sword and the Dragon is a driven tale filled with adventure. If you love getting an adrenaline rush when you read, this book will not disappoint you.
Through the many twist and turns, The Sword and the Dragon offer mystical excitement that will please fans of fantasy.
Author M.R. Mathias does a superb job in fashioning his list of characters and animating life into them. The Sword and the Dragon, the first book from the The Wardstone Trilogy carries you along on an adventurous expedition .of imagination and fantasy. -EK Ellis
( I received this book free for review )
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This book was a great company on my recent travels. The plot was a breath of fresh air as it transported me to a distant land and time. The descriptions of the Anthela and Cardea people and their customs are particularly vivid. Nightingale is also full of fast paced action and will appeal to very different readers. I didn't want to put this book down and I look forward to read more about the main characters.
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Our whole family enjoyed Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper.  The second installment in this series is a fun adventure.  The action and humor have been ramped up a notch over the previous book.  The movie rights have been bought for the first book--in many ways this book reads more like a screenplay than a chronicle, but it is enjoyable reading nonetheless.  The Octopus Effect picks up the story five months after the Gravity Keeper ends.  Simon and his friends are now in middle school.  School, parents, and Lawnview NJ get set aside as things as we know them are threatened by a conspiracy that seeks to shake the very foundation of the Union.  Simon, Alysha, and Owen use teamwork and tenacity to take on a dangerous and daring mission that challenges them to go beyond what they thought possible.

Early on there is a scene reminiscent of Greatest American Hero where Simon learns that flying requires great concentration and even an errant helium balloon can be life threatening if one is not careful.  The chapter titles are often plays on familiar phrases and the story does a great job of mixing humor and action.  Another humorous moment of note occurs in the prelude to the final battle scene when Simon "practices" one of his formulas.  Owen and Alysha remind him that it took a while to get the hang of gravity.

Owen has more confidence and doesn't speak at rapid-fire pace as much in this book as the previous one.  He still worries about danger, but doesn't whinge too much before joining his friends in their adventures.  Alysha has a dominant role in the action.  Simon, faced with new responsibilities and uncertainties, must learn to focus on the task at hand and take leadership responsibility.

The story introduces the reader to the biology domain.  Whereas the first book emphasized physics, this book focuses on biology.  There is enough physics mixed in to ensure that velocity, gravity, friction, and electrical charge are useful tools--but the greatest discoveries involve biology.  We learn that gravity has many more possibilities.  We also see that there is a healthy dose of physics in the functioning of biology, and that understanding physics gives greater insight into the powers of biology.  The Keeper of Biology plays a larger role in this book than did Ralfagon in the previous book.  Many pages are devoted to exploring the world of biology.  We also get the feeling that Owen is hooked on television nature shows--as are many potential readers of this book.

Simon Bloom: The Gravity Keeper was a self-standing story.  The Octopus Effect is setting the stage for a sequel (see the author's web page).  One particulary ominous character is from the order of chemistry and has power over hydrogen bonds.  Watch out Simon, Alysha, and Owen!  Fortunately for our heros there are new characters who will join them on this great adventure.

We are hooked.  We are impatiently waiting for next year's chronicle.
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This book reads like an adventure novel, rather than a real life account of one of the last great aviation feats. It is so full of suspense and twists that you are on the edge of your seat the whole time you're reading it. It is so good that you can't help but read it fast and it's over way too soon, but the spirit of their flight and adventure lingers on. Just brilliant.

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A fun read,  lots of action and a good adventure.  Can't wait to see what happens next.