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Black Order: A Sigma Novel [Large Print] (Mass Market Paperback)

by James Rollins (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Harper; Reprint edition (May 17 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060765372
ISBN-13: 978-0060765378
Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.7 x 3.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 295 g

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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What would thriller writers do without the Nazis? At the start of Rollins's inventive eighth Sigma Force novel, a secret experiment is smuggled out of Berlin in the waning days of WWII. While the Americans have been working on the atomic bomb, the Nazis were delving into the paradoxical tenets of quantum mechanics. In the present day, descendants of Heinrich Himmler are trying to create a new race of Aryan supermen. Last seen in 2005's Map of Bones, Painter Crowe and Grayson Pierce, employees of Sigma Force, a secret arm of the U.S. military, venture to the brink of death to puzzle out mysteries that encompass the theories of evolution, intelligent design, and the physical and spiritual nature of love and God. It's a tall order, but every time the author appears to have stretched too far, he saves the read by throwing in a fascinating scientific or historical fact, plus a scene of heart-pumping action. This is Cussler and Ludlum territory with a dash of Dan Brown, sure to please devotees of any of these authors. (July)
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While providing medical aid at a Nepalese Buddhist monastery, American Doctor Lisa Cummings teams up with Painter Crowe, director of SIGMA Force, and both become entangled in a modern-day Nazi experiment. Gray Pierce, another SIGMA operative, becomes embroiled in the same experiment in Copenhagen. Grover Gardner weaves the threads of Rollins's plot into a whole cloth, adding color and body to the characters. Moving from continent to continent, Pierce and Crowe race to stop the villains. Gardner's German and Afrikaner accents intensify the horror of the out-of-control experiment. Occasionally, Gardner's voice becomes inaudible, nearly frustrating the listener. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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2.0 out of 5 stars BLEAK PLOT RHYTHM - SCIENCE OUT OF ORDER, Nov 18 2007

By	NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

James Rollins is not a bad writer. By now I must have given a try to most of his books - and discovered the same weaknesses to almost all of them: he aims too high for his writing wingspan; his suspense is constantly peaking so that, when the big moments do come, they fail to convey the climaxing feeling; and his science gets weaker and weaker.

MICHAEL CRICHTON used to be able to both educate on cutting-edge scientific theories and yarn a good story at the same time (not with his latest couple of novels I am afraid though). James Rollins probably gets impressed by new concepts, feels they could help the credibility of his fiction - and then does not know how to use them properly.

I remember in SANDSTORM, he used bucky-balls (60-carbon atoms spherical crystals) to enclose ancient...anti-matter - and then used it, all in all, to..propel a boat across a subterranean lake and cause a couple of minor explosions.

BLACK ORDER suffers from similar shortcomings: there is one narrative peak after the other and this never lets the story unfold; and he scrapes up quantum effects on evolution only to create a bunch of superhumans and enlarged animals.
By the way, to anyone who has studied even one semester of Evolutionary Biology, the concept of...de-evolution is a B-Movie gimmick: evolution can only move forward (yes, even if the resulting organism seems more "primitive"). Even if it were a possibility, it would probably need more than ...a few days - say, a few MILLION years.

I am willing to suspend my disbelief when reading a work of fiction: after all, good fiction does not have to be real. This, however, sticks out too much to ignore.

Give one of his other books a try instead. AMAZONIA was good and ICEHUNT even better.

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5.0 out of 5 stars What an incredible book, Oct 30 2007

By	Maree J. Drew "Jen" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What an incredible book. Once you start reading it, you won't be able to set it down. I even got yelled at by my boss for reading the book on company time. I've read it 4 times and each time is like the first time. There is alot of information to process so get ready be blown away. It's awsome. Also, if you missed reading Tino Georgiou's masterpiece--The Fates, go and read it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The king or the thriller writers!, Jul 19 2007

By	Shauna King "Happy Mom!" (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are very few authors whose books I have to go buy the day they come out, but James Rollins is one of those authors (Patterson used to be but no more). I fell in love with this author two years ago when I started reading my husband's copy of "Sandstorm," I was hooked from the first page. With "Black Order" Rollins has taken the action, suspense, and non stop thrills up another notch. I wont go over all the plot details as that has already been done enough here, plus it just ruins the surprises (be careful of some of the other reviews, I think they give too much away). In this one Rollins brings back Sigma force led by Painter Crowe and Grayson Pierce, then mixes the descendants of Heinrich Himmler, quantum mechanics, theories of evolution and intelligent design, and in includes a dash of spirituality for a wildly fun read. This may seem like a stretch but he makes it all work! The twists and turns will keep you guessing while the heart pounding action will keep you turning the pages! Fans of Cussler, Crichton, and Dan Brown should all enjoy this book. And I also have to recommend "Tourist in the Yucatan," a thriller adventure that has become a cult classic!

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