Hard to put down thriller. Scientist meets 6000 year ...
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Hard to put down thriller. Scientist meets 6000 year old yeti. Would have given 5 stars, but plot was kind of cheesy.
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Built by Nobel laureate William North Hazelius, the Torus, the world's largest supercollider, has been constructed with the intent of unlocking the secrets of creation, the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago, but when the twelve scientists running it turn it on, they stumble upon a secret that must be hidden at all costs, unless CIA operative Wyman Ford can unlock the truth.
  I thought this was an excellent thriller. Both enlightening and fast moving.  There were a lot of good points many people won't agree with, but you have to remember, this is entertainment all the way. I was racing to get to the end.
 Isabella quote: "Science and religion both seek the same thing: truth. There can be no reconciliation between the two. The collision of world views is well under way and worsening. Science has already refuted most of the core beliefs of the world's historical religions, bringing those religions into a state of turmoil..."
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This is a scientific thriller that probes important human questions. A man who once sacrificed a promising career as a physics researcher, for the sake of family life, is now a college professor, husband and father leading a modest but basically happy life. Then he is abducted by some people who seem to believe he is another version of himself - one who continued his groundbreaking research instead of dropping it - and who demand that he keep going with his important work. Through a world-changing experiment in quantum mechanics, the man comes to experience the "multiverse"- he is able to witness, and even act in, a variety of different formations of his own life and the people and settings within. The novel gets at big questions, like how do we know the reality we perceive is the only one in existence, and which is more important: professional accomplishment or meaningful personal relationships? There are a lot of suspenseful thrills and scientific brain challenges. My only complaints with the book are that the side characters are a little flat at times, not drawn out like the main guy, and that the word-for-word writing is fine but average,  and sometimes riddled with cliched, trite phrases and expressions.
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It was the perfect thriller for me to read it had a combination of ancient archaeology and modern technology adventure and romance.
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The Merger is a fascinating science fiction thriller with an interesting twist. I was unable to put it down and the characters are believable and engaging. The novel takes some turns you will not expect and will keep you guessing until the end. Great read!
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This was my first David Dun book, but it won't be my last. Protagonist, Sam Wintripp, a hunky mix of Scottish and American Indian blood, is in the San Juan Islands (Seattle area) recuperating from a particularly bad time that included the torture and killing of his wife, Anna. He is also the nephew of molecular scientist, Ben Anderson, who, in the opening pages, is being attacked as he works to fix a malfunctioning pump in an underwater octopus pen at his corporation's lab. (Author Dun describes the attack in intense detail as he does often in this book. I thought at times the descriptions were a little too much. I could've done with less, but the pace of the action and the seriousness of the book's themes kept me reading.)

Anderson is a smart man and eventually overcomes his attacker. He concludes shortly thereafter that the problem with the saltwater system was a setup and he thinks he knows why. He's about to leave the Sanker Foundation for which he works. He's discovered the people he works for are unscrupulous, greedy, and quite possibly willing to murder to get their hands on his research. Small wonder. Anderson's research suggests that the world's ocean bottoms hold the key to human youth retention, while, at the same time, the possibility of catastrophic death from the over-release of methane gas from the same depths. He has created the ARCLES files and six precious vials. What's in the vials? What does it all mean? What will be the consequences of the world having such knowledge?

Shortly after Ben escapes the octopus pen attack, he is kidnapped. Haley Walthers, who he and his deceased wife, Helen, raised, is now also a scientist. However, Haley has unjustly been disgraced and can no longer practice her science. Soon Haley and Sam are looking for Ben and trying to keep bad guy Garth Frick and his thugs from killing them all and stealing Ben's research.

There's a great deal of danger and intrigue in this book, which I love! Sam is a superman, but Haley Walthers is no slouch. In addition to being a top-notch scientist, she can pilot both boat and plane like a pro and has the guts to match. There's so much in this book it boggles the mind. If you like science fiction, international intrigue, and sexual tension, you'll love this book. Oh, and David, thanks for the map. It was a great help.

P.S.: (If any of Dun's books with Sam Wintripp in them are ever made into movies (and they should be) I'd like to see Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson play Sam. He'd be perfect! What a hunk!!)

Carolyn Rowe Hill
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First rate sci-fi thriller. A real page turner that grabs you from the start and never lets up.
Time Will Tell is a wild ride through time travel and alternate universes with aliens in the mix.
The story is fast paced and the characters are memorable. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes science fiction, thrillers and alternate history. I hope there is a sequel and even a movie.
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I enjoyed reading this tale of ancient aliens getting stuck on earth (that's part of the story) and having their descendents try to find the records 5,000 years later. The technology of the original visitors and the descendents are radically different given wars and disasters that prohibited earlier rescue attempts.  There is enough science for scifi fans as well as "plausible" explanations for the great pyramid and other ancient Egyptian structures. The nonhumanoid alien enemies are also fully developed and interesting. I hope the author continues to publish!
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As an avid reader of archaeological thrillers this one piqued my interest. I read reviews that mentioned it was not always historically accurate (being set in Egypt 5000 years ago), but then again it is probably not accurate to find yourself transported back in time either. I found this one a real page turner, following the journey of 3 very different modern age people who are placed into an ancient culture and watch them grow and develop as adversity requires. Some loving, some brutal but all interesting.
Highly recommended!
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Shadows of the Stone Benders is a thoroughly enjoyable adventure read. In the early pages we learn of the mysterious death of a distinguished archaeologist. Anlon Cully, the archaeologists nephew, inherits part of his estate together with an intriguing mystery - the possibility that his uncle discovered evidence of a civilisation older than any known history, which could throw established science and knowledge into doubt. Theres murders, twists and the discovery of stones with mysterious powers. I found the characters very engaging and introduced very well - Anlon, Pebbles and Jennifer all had my attention from the first moment they stepped onto the page. The science was very interesting, drawing on many well-known archaeological anomalies. I also liked how Anlons background as an inventor/scientist wove in with the ancient science of the stones. All the elements of this story are pulled together by the end of the book and I am intrigued to see how the story will develop in the next instalments. I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.
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This book is a great thriller that is definitely a page turner. Set in Chicago in 2063, the book delves the reader into a very believable future in which medical advances have allowed humans to create an organ that essentially offers immortality to anyone who can afford it. Yet this future is far from a utopia free of disease or physical suffering. The God Organ raises questions about healthcare that we deal with even today,such as issues of disparity in distribution, an aging population that doesn't die or retire and a cutthroat culture in which "keeping up with the joneses" has transformed from having the biggest flat-screen TV to having the latest implantable update that cures disease.  The author impressively weaves these very heavy topics into an exciting mystery thriller that can be enjoyed by both science fiction nerds  and general fans of mystery novels alike.
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There are a plethora of books that have jumped on the band wagon that is the Da Vinci Code, but Bill Napier wrote this book in 1998, well before Dan Brown wrote his book. Nemesis really is a thriller and one that I heartily recommend.

A report from the CIA confirms that Russian cosmonauts have somehow managed to change the path of an asteroid in space and set it on a collision course for the United States. A top team of the world's best astronomers have a maximum of five days to identify the asteroid, given the code name of Nemesis and if they manage to do so they will then have the not inconsiderable task of deflecting the asteroid before it reaches the earth's atmosphere.

With time extremely critical and the team becoming increasingly desperate in their bid to avert a disaster the like of which the world has never seen, Oliver Webb a British asteroid expert discovers that the course of the asteroid was once predicted in a 17th century Latin manuscript, the sole copy of which has mysteriously gone missing . . .

Bill Napier is up there with the best when it comes to writing this type of novel and this is as good as any. A really exciting book that thrills and frightens the reader at the same time.
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Informium is a complex thriller set in Egypt and East Germany. When strange skeletons are found at an excavation site in Egypt, two researchers get embroiled in an international conspiracy that dates back to the Nazi era.
I really enjoyed the descriptions of the archaeological digs, research into the past, and the details provided about East Germany before the fall of the wall.
The plot is quite complex and there are lots of red herrings to throw the reader off track. Because there are many unexpected plot twists, there were a few moments when I wasn't exactly sure what was going on. However, by the end everything became crystal clear.
Readers interested in World War Two thrillers and Nazi conspiracies will enjoy this novel.
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The combination of biotechnological ideas and thriller, make this a fast paced read. The premise of the story is plausible and fascinating. The book is enjoyable from front to back, with plenty of surprises.
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I originally bought this book because of the title, Pyramid Lake. As a resident of Nevada, I am familiar with Pyramid Lake and the Indian reservation that it resides in. I wasn't sure of what to expect.

It starts out with a typical male, military-themed, slightly futuristic in the tech department, thriller complete with the politics of a U.S. Senator. An arrogant, civilian scientist named Trevor sucessfully strong-arms a Nevada Senator into giving him an outrageous budget for his DARPA computer named "Frankenstein" who can miraculously tell when someone is lying.

Then his boss is murdered. Followed shortly by a fellow scientist. The thriller turns into a mystery, but wait, Trevor must share the oversight of his project with a well-educated Indian woman whose ancestry traces to the tribal legend, Sarah Winnemucca. Throw in some romance, some horror and a little unrealistic heroism. That is this book.

Get it. You won't be disappointed.
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This book is a riveting blend of those two books with a bit of 20th century history for good measure.

Imagine Albert Einstein being assisted by a demon as he tries to crack the secrets of the atom while his neighbor, a Robert Langston type art history professor and his associates puzzle over an ancient ossuary discovered in the Egyptian desert.

There is excitement, action and mystery with a little WWII history thrown in. We also get to meet and rub shoulders with some of the greatest thinkers of the time including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Bertrand Russell and Kurt Goedel.

If you like historical fiction, Gothic novels, mystery or adventure you will enjoy this book.
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Very much in the tradition of Michael Crichton, 12.21 is a rollicking, fast paced thriller. Chel Manu, a Guatemalan American artifact researcher at the Getty Museum, recieves a copy of a smuggled ancient Mayan codex- an invaluable find that she knows was illegally looted, yet she can't resist trying to find out what it says.
At the same time, in a charity hospital in East LA, an intelligent and perceptive resident, Michaela Thane, begins to suspect that the disease a John Doe is suffering from might be prion-based, and contacts Gabe Stanton, a CDC investigator and expert on prion diseases.
This is a stuffed-to-bursting book, with ancient history, speculation, high-tech labs and old-school potions, hints of romance, lots of action, and an ending that ties it all together and leaves the reader wanting more. For fans of Dan Brown, Michael Crighton, or Richard Preston.