Deep Storm: A Novel
by Lincoln Child
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Author: Lincoln ChildEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-30
ISBN: 0385515502
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Doubleday
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Book Review: A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E with a capitol 'A'!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's difficult to be a bigger fan of Lincoln Child and his spectacular co-author Douglas Preston than I am...and when it comes to solo novels, these guys are just as entertaining. I had the privilege recently of interviewing Mr. Child and what struck me was he is the kinda guy who writes the way he does because first and foremost he wants to write the kind of novels that he himself likes to read. Makes perfect sense, right?
Dr. Peter Crane is a former Naval officer whose previous experience in the face of terrible odds on a US Submarine pushes him to the top of a very short list of people qualified to travel to just off the coast of Greenland to a deep-sea oil platform, which is right above what very well may be the discovery of the century -- correction, the discovery of all-time. Dr. Crane goes through some VERY ambiguous questions asking a LOT with very little in return in order to secure his help for the government. What exactly is the oil platform a cover for? Turns out that roughly two miles BELOW is the actual discovery of what he is led to believe is the remains of the fabled continent of Atlantis. He quickly agrees to the demands of secrecy and immediately boards a sub for the one-way trip to the bottom of one of the most inhospitible environments known to man.
Deep Storm is the name for the wondrous facility that has been erected on the sea floor. Massive in all respects and sealed with a dome of incredible size, Deep Storm houses hundreds of scientists and an effort is underway by the Military to dig as quickly as possible to unearth fully what was discovered. What Peter Crane is told is that his help is needed specifically to help combat a mysterious sickness that has infected random people at the facility -- and seeminly all in completely different ways -- some of which are fatal. To top it off, someone is attempting to sabotage the entire efforts by ensuring that the discovery is never made -- even at the cost of everyone aboard Deep Storm. As facts are uncovered, and more details come to light, all is definitely NOT as it seems and the very explanation of what was discovered is now in doubt...but could conceivably be even more incredible.
Doctor Crane is able to piece together the facts like nobody else (was there ever any doubt?) and as he does so, he begins to become increasingly frightened at the disturbing and persistent nature of one of the base commanders in his single-mindedness and dangerous quest to fully expose the discovery at all-cost and with all-due speed. As with virtually ALL novels written with Douglas Preston and his solo efforts, Deep Storm is loaded with technology and even though I am not a doctor, it all seemed rather believable, making the story that much more enjoyable. What IS underneath the earth's crust that could spell doom for ALL mankind? How does the sickness factor into the equation, and just who is responsible for trying to sabotage it all? Finding out really IS a fun journey and I must admit that Mr. Child steers us along a course that he is completely in charge of, and yet goes off in a totally unexpected direction than you THINK it will go. At first I was a bit upset about that, but it didn't take long for that to turn into even more entertainment. Oh, and the last line of the novel is a killer. WOW! Very reminiscent of the last line of 'The Ice Limit' -- but even better. In short, BUY & READ THIS BOOK. Easily Lincoln's best solo novel and just as all-out entertaining as almost all of his novels written with Douglas Preston (and THAT is high praise indeed). HIGHLY recommended.
Summary of Deep Storm: A Novel
Twelve-thousand feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean . . .
scientists are excavating the most extraordinary undersea discovery ever made. But is it the greatest archaeological find in history?or the most terrifying?
Former naval doctor Peter Crane is urgently summoned to a remote oil platform in the North Atlantic to help diagnose a bizarre medical condition spreading through the rig. But when he arrives, Crane learns that the real trouble lies far below?on ?Deep Storm,? a stunningly advanced science research facility built two miles beneath the surface on the ocean floor. The topsecret structure has been designed for one purpose: to excavate a recently discovered undersea site that may hold the answers to a mystery steeped in centuries of myth and speculation.
Sworn to secrecy, Dr. Crane descends to Deep Storm. A year earlier, he is told, routine drilling uncovered the remains of mankind?s most sophisticated ancient civilization: the legendary Atlantis. But now that the site is being excavated, a series of disturbing illnesses has begun to affect the operation. Scientists and technicians are experiencing a bizarre array of symptoms?from simple fatigue to violent psychotic episodes. As Crane is indoctrinated into the strange world of Deep Storm and commences his investigation, he begins to suspect that the covert facility conceals something more complicated than a medical mystery.The discovery of Atlantis might, in fact, be a cover for something far more sinister . . . and deadly.
Like Lincoln Child?s spectacular bestsellers coauthored with Douglas Preston (The Book of the Dead, Relic), Deep Storm melds scientific detail and gripping adventure in a superbly imagined, chillingly real journey into unknown territory. Child is a master of suspense, and Deep Storm is his most ambitious novel to date.
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