Type of bind: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
Format: Bargain Price
Label: HarperAudio
Manufacturer: HarperAudio
Quantity: 12
Printing Date: July 01, 2006
Publishing house: HarperAudio
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Sale Popularity Level: 327266
Studio: HarperAudio
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In Copenhagen . . . a suspicious bookstore fire propels Commander Gray Pierce on a relentless hunt across four continents—and into a terrifying mystery surrounding horrific experiments once performed in a now-abandoned laboratory buried in a hollowed-out mountain in Poland.
In the mountains of Nepal . . . in a remote monastery, Buddhist monks inexplicably turn to cannibalism and torture—while Painter Crowe, director of Sigma Force, begins to show signs of the same baffling, mind-destroying malady . . . and Lisa Cummings, a dedicated American doctor, becomes the target of a brutal clandestine assassin.
Now only Gray Pierce and Sigma Force can save a world suddenly in terrible jeopardy. Because a new order is on the rise—an annihilating nightmare growing at the heart of the greatest mystery of all: the origin of life.
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I bought this and Judas Strain at a used book store. Thankfully, I didn't pay full fare for these rides or the nausea would have been overwhelming.
I forced myself to finish Judas Strain because there were so many 5 star reviews... I figured it would surely get better eventually. I was wrong.
I started Black Order out of desperation one night when insomnia struck and there was nothing left to read. I stopped reading after 200 pages, so I gave it a fair shot.
While I enjoy a good romp, I want SOME logical progression to the story, some character development, decent dialog and a credible surprise or two. (For example, I generally enjoy the books written by Preston and Child.) Black Odor has none of these qualities.
The other 1 star reviews have said it very well and I'm writing this review in order to reduce the rating of the book so others will have a chance to be informed of all views before buying this tome and/or wasting any time on it. Avoid this book. The stench is just too strong.
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If you like books that start with excitement then you will like this book several times over; A baby saved from drowning in Poland when the mother was shot -- A monastery in the Himalayas struck with a mysterious illness leaving all dead -- People killed in Copenhagen when unknowns were trying to get Darwin's bible anyway that they could -- A Doctor in Africa attacked in the jungle and dragged away by a ghostly beast with eyes of fire. There were so many sub-plots that it was like reading multiple books at the same time and all of them keeping your attention. Everything does come together after some twists and turns with unexpected surprises and then an ending that ties up all the loose ends.
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This is by far the best James Rollins book I've read so far. Demonstrating his impressive scope of vision and imagintion, he pulls together science, history and the occult into a plot that grabs you and holds you tight until the last page.
While I found some other books by this author quite readable but still sadly shallow and lacking feasibility, "Black Order" has no such flaw. The opening of the book takes place in post World War II Germany, which I think will hook many European readers as myself to the story. But the way Rollins intertwines these infamous events in European history with ancient lore, science and technology into a wild "super human" project orchestrated by a modern day "mad scientist" is awesome and raises an almost unbeatable challenge to the reader. The knot of this mystery stays tight throughout the book and only begins to loosen towards the end. So I simply have to give Rollins credit for that. I enjoyed the scientific background as well as the bits of Norse lore and mythology thrown here and there. Some of the conclusions he makes are a little far-fetched for my taste, but after all, this is a work of fiction, so I guess it's quite alright.
All in all, I would highly recommend this book. It is a great example of suspence literature that puts one's mind to work from the very very first page and keeps it busy to the end. You can't go through the book without a decent amount of thinking in order to put all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle together. Best of all, a significant amount of the information the book is based on is TRUE--which comes to show--as the author has repeatedly stated--that indeed "truth is often stranger than fiction." I do intend to follow up on the recommended readings because I really find some of the questions raised in "Black Order" worth exploring. This is a great read, and I hope Rollins keeps up the good work!
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wow!
another page turning, thrill a minute tale by james rollins!
and another few sleepless nights for me!
i just COULD NOT put this book down!
highly recommended!
looking forward to reading mr. rollins' new book!
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this was my very first james rollins novel, and it was hard to put it down. it would make a good script for a hollywood sci-fi movie-- with all the actions and somewhat cheesy humors. thumbs up from me. i will definitely seek out more of this author's other books.
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