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Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
At noon, the clouds clinging to the top of Cerro Gordo broke free and scattered. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of My All-Time Favorites,
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This review is from: Relic (Mass Market Paperback)
Amazingly, I can't think of one negative thing to say about this totally engrossing nail-biter, which so far is the zenith of the authors' work. Appealing, witty characters, amazing monster, intriguing genetic and evolutionary techno-babble, great spooky museum atmosphere, stomach-churning action sequences. There are even a couple of touches of romantic tension which are fortunately kept very subtle (as it should have been in "Mount Dragon"). Thank goodness I read "Relic" before seeing the so-so movie version, which featured a rather cool monster but entirely left out some of the most interesting characters, FBI Agent Pendergast, reporter Bill Smithback, George Moriarty; and combined three museum officials into one character. Do NOT base your opinion of "Relic" on the movie, read the original story. I also highly recommend the atmospheric unabridged audiotape.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A smart, original thriller,
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This review is from: Relic (Mass Market Paperback)
I rarely reread books, but after reading Relic for the third time, I knew I had to write a review. As indicated in the title of this review, the book takes a truly original idea to drive its plot, and set that idea in a rather unusual location.I don't want to give away the plot, but the location is the American Museum of Natural history and its dozens of sub-basements and unused rooms. Relic is creepy without being cliched; in the tradition of Michael Crichton's better work, this is a popular novel that is also intelligent. I highly recommend it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Now THIS is what a thriller SHOULD be like...,
By Jeff Edwards "RadioJeff" (Twin Falls, Idaho) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Relic (Mass Market Paperback)
I wanted this book the moment I saw it. For SOME reason I could NOT identify, I just KNEW it was going to be good...well I was wrong...it wasn't just good, it was GREAT. One of the reviews calls it Jurassic Park meets Jaws, and I think that might give the wrong impression of what this story is all about. Originally this was going to be just something to read on my bus trips to work while my car was being fixed, but it turned out to be MUCH more. I ended up reading this at every spare moment I could (including a few that I couldn't) and insisted that my wife read it--and although she is notoriously very much against violence and action, she finished the book faster than I did. When the movie came out I was first in line on opening day...unfortunately the movie tanked in such a horrible way that it might actually convince folks who were thinking about reading it to avoid it entirely---DON'T DO IT! Read the book, and let the authors give you a taste of what a thriller SHOULD be like. I've GOT to tell you, the setting for this book is by FAR THE most frightening building I have ever read about in fiction. Preston & Child do an impressive job at describing just how utterly horrific it could be to not just be trapped inside the basement of one of the largest buildings on the planet, but trapped WITH something more terrifying than words can describe (although the authors do a good job of it...). The ending was truly a surprise to me. I can't say that about too many books I read (and certainly no movies I can think of) and no matter HOW impossible the plot seemed, Preston & Child swept me up into their world, one that was peopled with good, not-so-good and downright bad people and one very scary, 'thing'. I HAVE to admit that for a first collaboration, these guys get it right on the money and STILL my favorite book they have put out to date (the sequel 'Reliquary' is actually just so-so by comparison). There are just a small number of authors that I actually look forward to reading...and Preston & Child are ON that short list. I have to say, their latest, 'The Ice Limit' was superb--especially the VERY UNEXPECTED ENDING. That book was worth the price for the last chapter alone. If you have yet to read anything by these two very gifted authors, do yourself a favor and pick up ANY of their books, and get to know the fictional and fun world's in which they have created, you will be VERY glad you did, trust me.
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