From Publishers WeeklyBest known as the coauthor (with Douglas Preston) of such bestselling thrillers as Dance of Death, Child delivers a well-crafted and literate science fiction thriller, his third solo effort (after 2004's Death Match). Peter Crane, a former naval doctor, faces the challenge of his career when he investigates a mysterious illness that has broken out on a North Atlantic oil rig. Sworn to secrecy, Crane is transported from the rig to an amazing undersea habitat run by the military that's apparently pursuing evidence that Atlantis exists. Psychotic episodes among the scientific staff as well as the activities of a saboteur that threatens the project's safety keep Crane busy, even as some of the staff members confront him with concerns that exploring the Earth's core could be fatal to all life on earth. Crisp writing energizes a familiar plot, which builds to an unsettling climax with echoes of Child and Preston's The Ice Limit. Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.From BooklistPeter Crane, a naval physician, flies out to an oil rig to investigate what appears to be the first appearance of an incredibly virulent disease. But when he gets there, he discovers that the problem is even worse than he was led to believe. The disease is attacking the residents of a deep-water research facility, not the oil workers, and it could be linked to the facility's excavations of an ancient site that might hold the key to the fate of the lost city of Atlantis. Child, whose stand-alone novels generally are not quite as good as the series novels he cowrites with Douglas Preston, turns the tables here, setting his hook in the first couple of pages and slowly reeling the reader in. The prose may be a tad rough, but the story is imaginative and filled with wonder. Lovers of deep-sea adventure (and in particular fans of the James Cameron movie The Abyss or Michael Crichton's novel Sphere, 1987) will want to plunge into this one. David PittCopyright American Library Association. All rights reserved Praise for Lincoln Child and Deep StormFast paced. . . . Page-turning action. The Denver Post Clever. . . . A sci-fi mystery thriller. San Jose Mercury NewsHis characters are first-rate, as is his writing.The Washington Post Book WorldThrilling and tantalizing. . . .A fascinating riddle . . . exhilarating.VINCE FLYNN, New York Times bestselling author of Protect and DefendHarrowing and brilliantly conceived.CLIVE CUSSLER, #1 New York Times bestselling authorA slick, savvy, intelligent thriller with a scary, sticks-in-your-brain climax.STEVE BERRY,New York Timesbestselling author of The Templar LegacyHis characters are first-rate, as is his writing.The Washington Post Book WorldImaginative and filled with wonder. Lovers of deep-sea adventure . . . will want to plunge into this one.BooklistThe genius-touched Child writes paragraphs of polymathic detail... Terrific writing.Kirkus (starred review)Child delivers a well-crafted and literate science fiction thriller.Publishers Weekly how do i download ebooks for free Deep Storm
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. DisappointingBy LDFPlucky scientists work out what is happening when everyone else either stands around gormless or is killed off. Formulaic and not what I expect from a usually outstanding author like Lincoln Child. I kept reading hoping that there would be a twist or turn in the story line that was not expected but sadly it was not so. Secret government base built to explore an anomaly found beneath an oil drilling platform. Hero of the story figures out what is going on while those around him are drawn in. I kept expecting to read "my preciousss" as the main antagonist gets closer and closer to the anomaly. Disappointing. However, I will probably read anything written by Lincoln Child in the future as usually his work is excellent.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Not Deep EnoughBy CC ThomasI admit to being captured by this book before I even started reading it. Any hint of 'Atlantis' does that to me. Alas, that fascination soon turned to boring doldrums and I couldn't wait to be finished with it, finally not even caring what the great mystery was.Dr. Peter Crane is called to a highly secretive sub-oceanic research facility because of mysterious illnesses that have been reported. What is causing the illnesses is a mystery that Dr. Crane seems ideally suited to solve. Unfortunately, it takes him nearly the entire book to figure out what is going on, long after the reader ceases to care. Reading that far in felt like walking uphill and it just never got any better. This book was apparently a sequel to another book in which Dr. Crane solved the case and saved the world.The book is a mixture of medical, military and scientific thriller--maybe that's why I just didn't understand most of what was going on? Perhaps you have to be in one of those careers--(I'm trying to give the book the benefit of some doubt!)This book just wasn't as good as all the hype on the jacket cover and I felt like I'd been taken. It was my first and last experience with this author. The ending was by far the best part. It was a horrifying and thrilling conclusion-I just wish it had come sooner in the page count!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very PredictableBy DougO1I finished reading Lincoln Child's Deep Storm today. When I read the synopsis I was really excited and thought the book was going to be about something I really liked, searching for and finding something thought to be only a legend. The synopsis read, In this explosive new thriller, one of the most incredible and frightening discoveries mankind has ever faced is about to surface. On an oil platform in the middle of the North Atlantic, a terrifying series of illnesses is spreading through the crew. The synopsis goes on to introduce the protagonist, Doctor Peter Crane, who has served on submarines in the navy and is now a civilian research psychologist.The characters in the story are not fully developed but are developed enough to serve their purpose in the story. The scene, an underwater dome built over an excavation site on the ocean floor, is very well constructed. If you happen to be claustrophobic don't be surprised if you have to look away from the book and take a deep breath to assure yourself you're not in the cramped confines of the underwater research facility or as it is referred to in the book, simply the facility. The plot is strong but as I read it became very predictable to a fault. One of the biggest surprises comes in the Epilogue as characters come to a startling conclusion.The book was enjoyable but as I said, a bit predictable. I gave it three stars which means I liked it. I've read many of Lincoln Child's books including those co-written with Douglas Preston and I think the co-written books are much better than those either have written alone.