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Here we have a classic case of an author wanting to jump on the pseudo-science and pseudo-history bandwagon that started with Michael Crichton and has been accelerated by Dan Brown. Author David Gibbins is ostensibly an expert in...
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Here we have a classic case of an author wanting to jump on the pseudo-science and pseudo-history bandwagon that started with Michael Crichton and has been accelerated by Dan Brown. Author David Gibbins is ostensibly an expert in the field of underwater archeology. It shows, too. If you can last the book out, the historical hypothesis seems to be very well researched and presented. Like the hijacked "Bloodline" theory in DaVinci Code, Gibbins has taken a scientific theory and presented it in a fictional context by dressing a story around it. Sadly, this is no way to write a novel - especially if your writing talents are as obviously unrefined as those on display in "Atlantis". The characterisation is awful, the book is very badly paced - jumping from high tension to relaxed academic argument from page to page. Worst of all are the action sequences and the relationships between the characters. In the latter case, the players appear like the cast of a very poor James Bond copy (the locations are no better)it is eyeball-gougingly awful to have to read the sections concerning the female lead. The chief protagonist too, is straight from a b-rated 1960s spy thriller. The nail in the coffin has to be the action. Whilst I have no doubt that Gibbins is an expert in his academic field, he clearly knows nothing about military matters, and has not bothered to research them properly. Some of the action sequences go beyond the point of ridiculous and enter the realm of the absurd. Particular gems include firing a sniper rifle from the cockpit of a moving helicopter (by the pilot, no less!)and goons that react to the sound of a dead goon's rifle being dropped, but not to the gunfire that killed him. I give this 2 stars rather than the 1 star it is begging for, only because as a concept, Atlantis is not bad. The storytelling and characterisation are nothing short of laughable. Don't buy. Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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