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by Stephen Coonts (Author) "RIP CANTRELL WAS HOLDING THE STADIA ROD, TRYING TO blink away the sweat trickling into his eyes, when a bright flash of light caught his..." (more)
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A flight of fancy and a departure from Coonts's bestselling techno-thrillers (Flight of the Intruder, etc.) pits an eager young grad student against seasoned military, government and corporate raider types for control of an ancient flying saucer dug out of a sandstone outcrop in the Sahara. Rip Cantrell is acting as gofer for a seismic survey when a glint of metal in the sand catches his eye. Aided by archeologists from a nearby dig, he unearths the ship, but the U.S. Air Force UFO team shows up followed shortly by armed thugs sent by Australian mogul Roger Hedrick. When the Libyan army appears on the scene as well, Rip and test pilot Capt. Charlotte (Charley) Pine manage to hijack the controls of the saucer, evading all their pursuers and flying to the Missouri farm of Rip's Uncle Egg, "inventor, wizard, mechanic extraordinaire." Egg cues Charley and Rip to the saucer's advanced flight capabilities, and they make decoy runs to mask their real location. But Hedrick tracks them down, and Charley is forced by a Hedrick operative to fly the saucer to the mogul's Australian ranch. Rip heads Down Under with rescue in mind when the UFO team (previously in Libyan captivity) are set free and tell all on TV, forcing Hedrick to change plans. He puts the saucer up for sale to one lucky nation, but has a sinister plan that Charley vows to disrupt. The moves get more deadly as the bidding begins, and Rip comes on the scene for a predictably spectacular ending. More Cussler than Clancy, this cartoonish slice of escapism is also more hokey than suspenseful ("But saucers do exist. There one is!"); still, it's tough to put down. Major ad/promo.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.



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This work, which is hard to pigeonhole, will elicit various reactions. Some researchers find an ancient flying saucer in the Sahara desert, the U.S. air force becomes involved, then an Australian multibillionaire takes the craft. Anyway, there is excitement, romance, some technical details, rather flat characters, and more than a little satire thrown in. Definitely not Coonts's greatest work, it is still rather intriguing. Dick Hill, who is a well-respected narrator, does a superb job; he takes what is at best a mediocre piece of literature and makes it exciting. His voice characterizations for all the cast are consistent and quite expressive. Hill's commendable performance illustrates well the saying that it often is not what one says but how one says it. Public libraries may wish to consider.
Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Saucer Stirs up Global Trouble, Jul 7 2004
By Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saucer: A Relic From the Past, A Bridge to the Future (Paperback)
From the author of military adventure comes a tale of a slightly different ilk. Oil prospectors in the Sahara find a buried artifact that turns out to be a flying saucer about 140,000 years old. Despite this, this novel is not a science fiction novel. Instead it is a military action thriller.

News of the saucer leaks. Satellites spot it from orbit. Soon many powerful forces are trying to gain control of the craft. But Rip Cantrell first found the saucer, and with the aid of a test pilot, manage to keep hold of it for a while. The saucer continues to be a focal point for military actions and the action seldom stops.

Throughout the book Rip tries to retain ownership of the saucer but it is his feelings for the beautiful test pilot that really puts him at ground zero.

A nice and fast-paced tale with a resolution that actually seems to work (although I wonder about the repercussions for the Japanese SDF). Rip is a likeable character but seems to bounce back and forth between country bumpkin (which he is not) and the genius that he really is. The other characters are also well defined and interesting (good guys and bad).

All in all I have to recommend this one for fans of military thrillers. Science Fiction fans may also like it but the Saucer is really just a catalyst for the tale.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Just dumb. Plain dumb. Very disappointing., Jun 29 2004
By "zaq123xsw" (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Saucer (Mass Market Paperback)
I started reading this with great enthusiasm, envisioning the twists and turns that Coonts could create with the basic premise of an ancient flying saucer found buried in the Saharan sands. And what I got was a screenplay for a summer blockbuster, devoid of any complexity or depth whatsoever.

I read the first 30-40 pages, skimmed the next 40, and flipped through the rest of the book before finally abandoning it altogether. Oh well.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good Writer's Not so Good Book, May 18 2004
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This review is from: Saucer (Mass Market Paperback)
I like Mr. Coonts works. Let me get that out first. However, this one has a great premise that falls flat. No, splat. Ancient Saucer. Advanced Tech. Flying. International action. Interesting character roster. Then it goes wrong. There is no suspense or wonder. You just don't care about the cast. And the names drive you nuts! Always a bad sign. When the major Yoda figure is called "Egg", please. This sounds to me like an outline for the publisher which then had to be written under contract. Slow down, Mr. Coonts.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Juvenile, but a good fun read!
I'm sure I would have loved this book if I were 16 years old. I'd have given it 4 or 5 stars and thought that the 22-year-old hero, Rip Cantrell, was "too cool for school", as Rip... Read more
Published on April 15 2004 by Rennie Petersen

3.0 out of 5 stars A cute book, but not up to Coonts' usual level.
In writing Saucer, Stephen Coonts got away from his usual "Jake Grafton and friends save the United States and the world" military suspense novels. Read more
Published on April 3 2004 by C W Breaux

3.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing departure fo Mr. Coonts
Ok, so the science is a bit speculative, not to mention thin. This book was FUN! Sure, the plot was a bit cliche - young hero battling agiainst the... Read more
Published on Jan 5 2004 by Linkster

1.0 out of 5 stars 6th Grade reading or less
I gave up after 90 pages. I just couldn't believe that such a well known author would write in such a juvenile style. Read more
Published on Oct 8 2003 by Paul West

1.0 out of 5 stars Piece of GARBAGE
Did Stephen Coonts, or Stephen Coonts' 10 year old grandson write this junk? I couldn't tell. Maybe Stephen Duntz wrote it!
Published on Sep 20 2003 by Average person

2.0 out of 5 stars Pure fluff
While any book project is a serious undertaking, SAUCER is not a serious book.

There are no little green men to wrry about, just an increible stale bunch of venal politician,... Read more

Published on Sep 1 2003 by Douglas De Bono - Author of No...

4.0 out of 5 stars A close encounter with contemporary science-fiction......
After reading Flight of the Intruder and Final Flight by Stephen Coonts, I came across Saucer and thought that the science-fiction angle might be interesting. Read more
Published on Jul 22 2003 by Kyle Tolle

1.0 out of 5 stars "Not The Standard I Expect From Coonts"
I've been a big Stephen Coonts fan for years. He has written some terrific books like "The Red Horseman" and "Under Seige. Read more
Published on Jul 20 2003 by John J. Rust

4.0 out of 5 stars Coonts does Heinlein
I got a real kick out of this book - especially once I saw it as a tribute to Robert Heinlein. Saucer reads a lot like early Heinlein - strong characters that are more than they... Read more
Published on Jul 9 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars OK for a 10 year-old
I'd read Coonts before, and thought he was OK. I wonder if this was maybe the first book he ever wrote; he should have left it in the attic. Read more
Published on Jul 3 2003

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