Raising Atlantis

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Summary: Intrigue with a new twist
Review: Here's fast moving adventure and intrigue with a new twist on the Lost Continent of Atlantis. First you'll think this a U.S. secret exploration of Antarctica.....it is. Then it looks like there's an archaeological slant when Conrad Yeats is called away from the Andes, and a beautiful climbing and exploration companion, to fly to Antarctica.....there is. Next, Conrad's foster father, General Griffin Yeats, reveals both a mile high pyramid beneath the ice and a hint of Conrad's real parentage. Sister Serena, the sensual but faithful former nun, representative of the Vatican and the U.N., ancient language expert and Conrad's romantic interest, comes on the scene. From there, the tale moves at high speed into the pyramid in search of its secrets and to the culmination of its ultimate mission on earth. The ending is a blast.

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Summary: Fun Reading Raising Atlantis
Review: I enjoy books from Dale Brown and Richard P. Henrich for the adventure, military, and sometimes science fiction qualities.

I also enjoyed this book on CD from Thomas Greanias in the same spirit. Like the other authors, it combined 'current events' with a topic like Atlantis, with interesting characters. Remember to enjoy the book for what it is 'fiction'.

At times, I would have liked to see another 50 to 100 pages of detail, but on the other hand it was a nice compact size, and I was able to read it in one sitting, the price was good, and enjoyed it very much. I will be looking for his next book, or other creative efforts.

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Summary: A nasty aftertaste of bigotry.
Review: I was excited and happy to buy and read this novel until about half way through. I didn't really mind the murderous father and the other generally one dimensional comic-book characters because I was happily reading about Rand Flem-Ath's Antarctic Atlantis and Hapgoods pre-historic maritime culture. But the pornographic murderous Arabs who demonstrate no knowledge of islam whatsoever and call their enemies "infidels" while not quite raping the ex-nun character and murdering innocents was too much for me. Haven't we had enough of this sort of cultural character assasination? Is even a novel supposedly about ancient Egypt somehow completely unable to portray modern Egyptians with even a hint of humanity? The treatment of Arabs reminded me of the sort of anti-semitism put out by neo-nazis, but transferred to Arabs. Save your money, don't buy this dog. The characters are weak, the action too often mindless murder, and the science, even by fringe standards, mere backdrop and thin. And the book left a nasty aftertaste of bigotry.