SF Club Assault On Atlantis by Greg Donegan Buy book: $6.29
The fifth entry in this hit techno series finds the Shadows, humanity's most ancient enemy, returning to Earth to finish what they began ten centuries ago. Only former Green Beret Eric Dane holds the key to ending the threat.
This is a good beginning, but doesn't really sound like a lot of the book, based on the jacket. It sounds like it's going to get techie - and while I do like techie, I'm definitely in a more fantasy mood right now.
From what I've read so far, it seems this book will focus on the daughter - which is interesting, since we really haven't "met" her yet. I can't wait to read more. :)
I have loved the first two installments already. I like to study ancient cultures and the story of Atlantis has intrigued me. I can not wait for tomorrow. Good choice this week.
I am hooked. Now I have to start with the very first Atlantis book by Donegan. Science fiction weaved with evolution, anthropology and history has always intrigued me. I like this selection. I wish it could be longer, however, the small size of the e-mail makes it easy to read on the run.
Series can either be good or bad for a novelist. As a writer in a bestselling action-adventure series, I have found a common mistake authors make in series is not letting each story stand pretty much on its own.
Having tasted the beginning of this novel, I did not find myself entertained simply because I could not really follow what was going on. I also could not seem to take a stake in the characters, or to care what happened to them. I don't call the book good or bad. I simply feel that it is geared toward a very narrow readership, and I'm surprised that the publisher would classify it as science fiction.
Bottom line: not for me. If you're looking for hard sci-fi, look elsewhere.
