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haertig · 10-10-2020, 03:03 PM

Recently finished "The Eye of God" by James Rollins. A good Action/Adventure/Thriller book, as are all of his. Rollins is one of the few authors, in my opinion, that can keep a series standing up after more than three books.

Also just finished "Outland" by Dennis Taylor. That was a pretty decent, but not great, book about alternate Earths. I like that genre. Most of the ones I've read recently border on the "young adult" line however. I don't mind that, but would prefer something maybe a little more in depth. I keep dreaming of finding an alternate Earth book or series that deals more with people going through a portal (there is always a portal) and then adapting to the new environment more than trying to make the new environment just like home. For me, the experience is cheapened when you start dragging generators, trucks, bulldozers, and all kinds of stuff through the portal, then start building sheds, fences, etc. In one book, they even drug an airplane through the portal ("Wildside", by Steven Gould). Just go over there and fight off the Smilodons with sticks or something (there is always a Smilodon that pops in for a brief cameo, but rarely anything more substantial).

[edit] p.s. - Oh wait, they drug some really big airplanes through the portal in "Surveyor" by James S. Peet too! But at least those fit in with the overall story since the portal was a bigger, government deal and not a "hobbyist portal" like in some other books. [/edit]

Just abandoned "Runner" by Patrick Lee at 25%. A real shame, because I thoroughly enjoyed his "The Breach" series. Runner was humming along great, well written, good story, and it had me hooked ... up until chapter 11 where a new character "Owen" was introduced and the book turned down a road I didn't want to follow. Sadistic (mostly mental, but a little bit physical). The length and detail of chapter 11 make it clear that Owen and the story about him was going to be prominent going forward in the book. Not something I want to read. I am really bummed about this - I was looking forward to reading more from Patrick Lee, but I'm afraid this one chapter was enough to turn me against reading any more of his books.

10-10-2020, 03:03 PM	#29285
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,921 Karma: 33156336 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Galaxy Tab A9+, Moto G7	Recently finished "The Eye of God" by James Rollins. A good Action/Adventure/Thriller book, as are all of his. Rollins is one of the few authors, in my opinion, that can keep a series standing up after more than three books. Also just finished "Outland" by Dennis Taylor. That was a pretty decent, but not great, book about alternate Earths. I like that genre. Most of the ones I've read recently border on the "young adult" line however. I don't mind that, but would prefer something maybe a little more in depth. I keep dreaming of finding an alternate Earth book or series that deals more with people going through a portal (there is always a portal) and then adapting to the new environment more than trying to make the new environment just like home. For me, the experience is cheapened when you start dragging generators, trucks, bulldozers, and all kinds of stuff through the portal, then start building sheds, fences, etc. In one book, they even drug an airplane through the portal ("Wildside", by Steven Gould). Just go over there and fight off the Smilodons with sticks or something (there is always a Smilodon that pops in for a brief cameo, but rarely anything more substantial). [edit] p.s. - Oh wait, they drug some really big airplanes through the portal in "Surveyor" by James S. Peet too! But at least those fit in with the overall story since the portal was a bigger, government deal and not a "hobbyist portal" like in some other books. [/edit] Just abandoned "Runner" by Patrick Lee at 25%. A real shame, because I thoroughly enjoyed his "The Breach" series. Runner was humming along great, well written, good story, and it had me hooked ... up until chapter 11 where a new character "Owen" was introduced and the book turned down a road I didn't want to follow. Sadistic (mostly mental, but a little bit physical). The length and detail of chapter 11 make it clear that Owen and the story about him was going to be prominent going forward in the book. Not something I want to read. I am really bummed about this - I was looking forward to reading more from Patrick Lee, but I'm afraid this one chapter was enough to turn me against reading any more of his books. Last edited by haertig; 10-10-2020 at 03:11 PM.