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Indlæser... The Lightning Stones: A Novelaf Jack Du Brul
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A fun, adventerous and fast read. Similiar to a Clive Cussler, Vince Flynn book. ( ) About one-third of the way through the book, Mercer and another character have a conversation about global warming. Mercer becomes angry (and aggressive and obnoxious) because the other character seems stubborn and adamant about his/her belief. Mercer goes off on a rant about the attitude the other character has. Unfortunately, the criticism that Mercer throws at the other character would have been better off being leveled at Mercer (and, I suppose Du Brul). That whole episode really turned me off. Look, I don't mind a villain who is on "my side" of a particular debate or a protagonist that disagrees with me, but I don't need to be preached to. At one point Mercer casually dismisses the notion that 97% of climate scientists agree in man made global warming, not because he doesn't believe them or the math, but because only 97% agree rather than 100% (as if 100% of any group will ever agree on anything; I'm sure there are still people who dispute gravity!). The best comparison is probably to State of Fear, the last book published by Michael Crichton before his death. Anyway, the thriller part of this thriller was competent, but nothing that I felt was new or which I hadn't read dozens of times before. Preposterous. A book with a super-hero good guy and a brilliantly evil bad guy. The hero is a Ph.D. geologist as well as a great shot, a successful investor, and irresistable to women. He also is loyal and righteous.The villain hires vicious mercenaries who kill for pleasure--all to facilitate a technological breakthrough which will make the bad guy billions and put the planet in danger. The entire plot centers around crystals which formed in only one place on the planet. Who will control these magical stones? It's a race between good and evil and assisting good are a murderous group of ex-U.S. Delta Force soldiers. They are brave beyond brave aswell as being a platform for the author to rhapsodize on various weapons systems. He also editorializes against climate change activists. The super-Americans never miss a shot, and high-tech toys never malfunction. On the plus side, the author does construct a thriller in which the pages keep turning. When I saw The Lightning Stones by bestselling author Jack Du Brul, I couldn’t resist it. An adventure featuring a geologist/spy coupled with more mystery surrounding what became of Amelia Earhardt and why, and all wrapped up in a nail-biting thriller. WooHoo! Sounded like a Popcorn Read to me and I couldn’t wait. Jack Du Brul has written a number of novels with Clive Cussler, in addition to Du Brul’s own bestselling novels. That said, Du Brul is no Cussler clone, having made his mark on the adventure/thriller genre long before he began writing with Cussler. If you like non-stop action adventures then read on because I’m betting this is your kind of thriller. Find out more at http://popcornreads.com/?p=8664. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Thriller.
HTML:What was Amelia Earhart carrying on her final flight? The adventure begins two thousand feet beneath the surface of the Earth. Philip Mercer, a preeminent geologist with a taste for international intrigue and danger, rides an elevator two thousand feet into the earth at the Leister Deep Mine in Minnesota. Mercer is there to visit his old friend and mentor, Abraham Jacobs, who is leading a research team to the deepest section of the mine for a groundbreaking study on climate change. But as Mercer approaches, he is stunned to hear automatic gunfire in the massive underground chambers. By the time he finds his way to them, Abe Jacobs and the entire research team have been brutally attackedâ??and Mercer is left seeking not only answers but revenge. Mercer immediately retraces Jacobs's tracks, searching for clues to the secret project on which the distinguished scientist was working. Staying one step ahead of a highly trained team of assassins, Mercer follows a trail that leads from a harrowing close call in the Midwest to a nail-biting showdown in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan to a remote island in the middle of the Pacific. At stake is an extraordinary scientific discovery that could irrevocably alter the planet, centered on a cache of rare crystals called lightning stonesâ??rumored to have been aboard Amelia Earhart's plane when it vanished on July 2, 1937. With his trademark combination of intellectual swagger, riveting action, and cutting-edge science, internationally bestselling author Jack Du Brul has crafted a superbly entertaining novel that will thrill his fans. From the Hardcover edition No library descriptions found. |
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