Operation Medusa

Rating:
Summary: More Fantastic -- Still Not Military Fiction
Review: The Unit Omega books, of which this is the second, have cover art that leads the buyer into thinking this is military fiction. It is not. The covers seem to have very little to do with the contents.

Harold Collins, the one-man UN office of Unit Omega, has been charged with exploring the strange and unusual. His quantum physics training come is handy. Harold and science editor Tally Randall may have discovered a white dwarf fragment in the first book. They are still reeling with the possibilities. But the UN moves slowly and Harold is impatient so when news comes of some unusual events in Sedona, Arizona, Harold rushes to investigate.

The mystery seems to center on Snake Mountain where status have been found and people have gone missing. Sedona is thought to be a location of energy vortices and Harold thinks they may be related to the wormhole phenomenon he discovered.

But Harold may have bitten off more than he can chew with this one. More statues and more missing people, giant snakes, living legends, and a shocking revelation all test Harold's convictions and bravery as he must push forward.

In the first book Harold was sucked, literally, into an adventure and had little time to think. Now we get to see him in action as he investigates step by step. Tally continues to help via long distance and provides a good setting for information exchange and idea extrapolation.

The concepts dealt with in these books are of a hard-science nature although they are written more as science adventure. The science and ideas are good for readers who like to have their thinking stimulated. I am definitely looking forward to the next book (there may be a teaser at the end of this one for it).

Rating:
Summary: more questions with each answer
Review: This book picks up from the screeching halt of the first book, unit omega. It answers some of the questions you come up with reading the first book, but it creates more questions at the same time (such as does Sam have a hidden agenda....). The fighter on the cover (f-14 or f-15, don't remember, not looking at the book at the moment) is a little decieving because there are none in the story, just the mention of a bombing range nearby. As the story progresses the characters end up questioning their faith in a couple ways (no, no hints), and might make you question your own. Collins and Tally's "anti-romance" seems to be growing too, they make a good opposites attract team. Overall a very good book (read it in less then a day), but there seems to just be something missing that I can't put my finger on, maybe that answer will come in future books....