Deep Storm | Lincoln Child

Deep Storm | Lincoln Child | The discovery of a lifetime ... Salvation or Devastation?

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Deep Storm

	Deep Storm Lincoln Child Anchor, 2008 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 133 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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. When expert naval doctor Peter Crane is flown in, he finds his real destination is not the platform itself but Deep Storm: a top secret aquatic science facility, two miles below on the ocean floor. And as Crane soon learns, the covert operation he finds there is concealing something far more sinister than a medical mystery-and much more deadly.

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great read

Lincoln Child was not disappointing in this book. You do not have to wait in frustration to for the story to get to the nitty gritty. The action was fast paced believable. The only complaint that I might have is that some of the characters were not fully developed, especially the antagonist and his actions at the end of the book kind of come out of nowhere and leave you wondering if a good hunk of the story was edited out.

The discovery of a lifetime ... Salvation or Devastation?

Dr. Peter Crane, ex-military, experienced in submarine environments, graduate of Mayo Medical School, is called to the Storm King Oil Platform off the coast of Greenland. Having experience in classified projects, he's offered a position in the secret Exploratory and Recovery Facility (ERF) ten thousand feet beneath the oil platform. Amalgamated Shale own the rig, and Dr. Howard Asher, chief scientist of the Nation Oceanic Agency is extending the offer, quoting Dr. Crane's amazing ability to isolate and treat medical pressure problems as Crane did on the submarine he worked on. Joining him is Dr. Roger Corbett and Dr. Michele Bishop, all under the direction of Admiral Spartan and Commander Korolis.

The Deep Storm Oil Platform is a decoy, as they are no longer drilling for oil. Underneath the ocean, they've made the most exciting archeological discovery of all time. There's something in the ground, the ocean floor, beneath the drilling site; something alien that baffles the scientific and military communities. It's rumored that the lost city of Atlantis has been discovered. But Dr. Crane hasn't been called in for archeology, his job is to discover why several workers in the ERF are suffering from multiple unrelated symptoms, both physiological and psychological. Admiral Spartan tells Crane, "It's not enough to just learn what's making people sick. You have to keep them healthy." As Crane works the medical problems, he realizes he needs access to the restricted areas of the facility.

Dr. Asher answers some of his questions by showing him classified material already found in the dig, a small iridescent, multi-colors cube with a bright beam of light extending always upward, which he calls "the sentinels". The Sentinels are sending out indecipherable signals. Nothing seems right with the facility; the medicals problems don't add up and the signals from the sentinels don't make sense. Once Spartan grants Crane access to the restricted areas, and Crane meets Dr. Hui Ping, the mystery intensifies as Crane and Ping discover a correlation between the two separate enigmas. Time is running out, and a critical collision between science and military is inevitable as the mysteries unravel.

'Deep Storm' contains a lot of intrigue once you get into it. The novel unfortunately starts out slow, but once you get past that part the pace picks up and the twists and turns begin. It's like the author used filler in the buildup before unleashing the meat of the story. Regrettably, because of this approach, the characters never quite flesh out to become real people. The writing is mildly generic with no real pizzazz to it. The climax, however, and the finally solved mystery are brilliant and terrifying.

If your into underground or undersea adventures, pick up 'The Decent' by Jeff Long, 'Earthcore' by Scott Sigler, and 'The Sphere' by Michael Crichton. 'Deep Storm' is an adequate addition to fill out your bookshelves with the previous mentioned novels. Though disappointed with the slow start and torn between a 3 star and a 4 star rating, I gave 'Deep Storm' the benefit of the doubt at 4 stars because the last half of the book is really quite good. Enjoy!

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The Scientific Discovery of all time?

Storm King Drilling Platform - off the coast of Scotland

During a routine cleaning of the pipes leading down to the oil field more than two miles below the storm-driven surface of the North Sea, Storm King's crew encounters a magnetic anomaly of such significance that all drilling stops and a top secret investigation, which includes the creation of a huge underwater city, begins. But all is not well. Workers become ill, no two have the same symptoms, and Doctor Peter Crane, expert in the diagnosis and treatment of pressure-related illness, is summoned to investigate.

After being forced to sign three seperate non-disclosure statements and an official secrets act affidavit, Crane is permitted to descend to the upper levels of the submerged station, where he is told an archaeological dig is taking place that may lead to, "the scientific discovery of all time."

As Crane begins to investigate the mysterious illnesses, he slowly learns he hasn't been told the whole truth. Wading through layers of lies, deceipt, suspicion, and fanaticism, he arrives at a stunning question: Could an alien species have used earth as a dumping ground for toxic waste?

Struggling to uncover the truth, he finds his way down to the actual drilling operation, but will there be time? A ruthless military man will stop at nothing to claim the discovery for America, and a hidden assasin has put in place a plan to destroy the facility and everyone in it.

Deep Storm is as credible as any work that supposes the co-existence of alien beings, and more so than a great many others. Although the characterizations are thin and somewhat typed, and some of the interplay feels contrived, making it hard to identify with the hero, I found the concept fresh and the read enjoyable.

Recommended for those who like extreme adventure.

Art Tirrell is the author of 2007'sThe Secret Ever Keeps
"Simply put, the best underwater scenes I've ever read." Reviewer Meg W.

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