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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780449227541
ISBN number: 0449227545
Label: Fawcett
Manufacturer: Fawcett
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: November 02, 1999
Publishing house: Fawcett
Release Date: November 02, 1999
Sale Popularity Level: 85186
Studio: Fawcett
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The FBI doesn't believe it. The Governor wants the problem to disappear. But agent Judy Maddox knows the threat is real: an extreme group of eco-terrorists has the means and the know-how to set off a massive earthquake of epic proportions. For California, time is running out.
Now Maddox is scrambling to hunt down a petty criminal turned cult leader turned homicidal mastermind. Because Judy knows that the dying has already begun. And soon, the earth will violently shift, bolt, and shake down to its very core. . . .
Amazon.com Review:
The tension ratchets up quickly in this abridged reading of Ken Follett's thriller. Actor Anthony Heald--a movie (The Client, The Silence of the Lambs) and audiobook (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) veteran--uses a breathy, urgent delivery to spin the tale of ecoterrorist cultists and the unlikely heroes who must stop them before they hammer California with a major man-made earthquake. Follett has real contempt for his aging-hippie villains, which Heald gleefully communicates through lines of faux sagacity like, 'Money makes you poor' and 'Marriage is the greatest infidelity,' and by having the head bad guy clear his conscience of a cold-blooded murder by reciting a nursery rhyme. (Running time: four hours, three cassettes) --Lou Schuler
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This book might have plot holes but it is page turning and really gets you into the lives of the characters. I have fun reading this story. It is not Follett's best novel but it is good.
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When a writer is out of ideas, he writes about characters. And when he has no characters, he writes the Hammer of Eden. A briefly intriguing idea is lost through lackluster plotting, flat characters and painfully inadequate dialogue. The idea of a terror group actually causing an earthquake with a seismic measuring truck is just so preposterous that no suspension of belief is possible. Throw in a hippie commune, a female FBI agent and a bunch of forgettable characters, and you actually feel sorry for the trees that were sacrificed for this production. I don't mean to be cruel to KF, but it's very frustrating reading page after page expecting something different to happen, only to be disappointed.
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A very interesting, and quite novel, approach to mystery writing. Ken Follet is one of my favorite authors who never fails to create interesting characters, establish great tension and suspense, and leave you with a few surprises. This was a very interesting read.
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This book was a bit of a page turner. The most interesting thing about it other than it was a good read like all Follett's books are is that the villain has so many likable qualities that you get suckered at very first just like his victims.
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Hammer of Eden is one of only a few contemporary novels written by Ken Follett. He is more well known for his historical/World War 2 novels. The Hammer of Eden has a different feel to it but still maintains some of the classic Follett elements such as strong characterization and quick prose.
Priest, an aging leader of a cult, has to do something to save their commune from being flooded by a dam that is to soon be built. Priest threatens the governor with an earthquake if he doesn't put a stop to the building of all future power plants. Priest can do this because of Melanie, a recent arrival at the commune that hates the world and her ex-husband and was a siesmologist in college. She knows a lot about earthquakes, and so does her ex-husband. She steals some data from him and Priest steals a truck called a seismic vibrator and now they are ready to cause earthquakes if they don't get their way.
Priest is the strongest character in the book. He can be sensitive and sweet then downright ruthless. Trying to stop Priest is Judy Maddox, an FBI agent given the case as a demotion. Furious at the lack of respect she is shown, she throws her all into the case and discovers the earthquake threat is real. She joins forces with Michael Quercus, a seismologist, and Melanie's ex-husband.
While fun to read, the plot twists were handled poorly. We find out early that Melanie and Michael are related and much could be solved if Judy knew more about Melanie and Michael. When she does finally find out, it is kind of anti-climactic.
Still, if you are all Follett fan, then definitely read this book. If you are considering Follett, I suggest you check out some of his other books like Hornet Flight or Dangerous Fortune first.
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