Customer Reviews

Atlantis Gate (Atlantis, Bk. 4)

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Book #4, thought to be the "finale" actually will be followed by two more books, accourding to info in the author's website.
Atlantis Gate is very full of action, and is an excellent continuation of #3, Devil's Sea, which was also a great read. I recommend starting at the beginning with Atlantis, then reading Burmuda Triange, then Devil's Sea, and then this one--Atlantis Gate.
As I stated in my review of Devil's Sea, the story is far fetched, but hey, this is science fiction! It's a magnificent journey into another realm. I was so captivated, I read it in one sitting.
The characterization is really quite good for a science fiction action novel. The main character--Dane--is immensely likeable, and he's surrounded by other interesting characters. The parallel story line between the distant past and present made the book even more fascinating to me. There's also plenty of scientific fact and theory interspersed for plausibility.
The book had a satisfying ending, but clearly left room for a sequel, which is forthcoming.
I won't try to give a synopsis of the story, since that's been done umpteen times. I will say that if you want a pure, hard science fiction novel that is completely believable, you might find some of the elements of this story a bit too much. But, if you're willing to open up your imagination and enjoy the ride, this book is thoroughly entertaining!

Interested in remote viewing, Atlantis, time-travel, the lines on the Nazca plain, pyramids, and human existence? This may be a book for you. Ever wonder about the Valkyries, multiple dimensions, today's military? Then, this is certainly a book for you.

Greg Donegan's book explores, among other things, the relationships between modern warfare and ancient Greek citystates. Do you think the events of 9-11 were unique? Read about how Leonidas and his band of 300 Spartans held off a Persan invasion of 10,000 troups lead by Xerses in 480 B.C. and how that battle connects with today's events.

Part fiction, part fact, "Atlantis Gate" by Greg Donegan will appeal to those who normally may not read much fiction, but who are interested in the subject matter. Did I mention that "Greg Donegan" is not the author's real name? Maybe there's more to "Conspiracy Theory" than what meets the eye.

And, whatever happened to Amelia Earhart? And how was that connected with the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl? "Donegan" connects the dots and the reader versed in historic events will appreciate the effort and the story.

Well-written, quick-reading, and fascinating. Those are the best words to describe "Atlantis Gate". I'm on to other books by "Greg Donegan" (or whatever the author's real name is).

A good and exciting novel like its predecessors. The plot is set at different times and places as usual. What I liked best this time is the character of the Spartan King Leonidas who the author developed with care and understanding. Of course, again it is a fight between good and bad, of bad superpowers and "weak" men who can only defend themselves against an anonymous timeless enemy by using extraordinary ingenuity, which makes them stronger than they think they are. On the time level of 480 B.C. this is mirrored by Leonidas' self-denying bravery and the absolute wickedness of Xerxes.
I, myself, this novel has a finale that could be a worthy ending to the series. Sure, this ending is in no way final. The author left some questions unanswered, the Shadow is still somewhere, and this could lead to a sequel. A would have preferred a definite ending and I do not think another novel is really necessary. If this goes on we may grow tired of the subject and the first novels of the series would not deserve this fate

Third part of a series; however, it relies too much on happenings in the first two books and does not stand well on its own. You can figure everything out, but recaps of the first two books would help a lot with the plot.

I've been reading the previous books in this series at a high rate since the suspention increases with every new book. However this could not be said for the proof reader who must have skipped everything after page 1. English is not my native tounge but I still find myself constantly stumbling over words and sentences that are not actually misspelled but rather misunderstood by som OCR software.
Previous books had the same problem to a certain degree and it worries me that it seems to get worse with every book and I still have one book left to read.
It really is anoying and ruins part of the experience when you constantly get thrown out of the intrigue to think of what it actually should have said in the text or find yourself reading the same thing twice when text gets randomly repeted.
Had it been a "bargain priced" book, I wouldn't complain but I paid $9.19 which is more than I normally would pay even for a paperback.
All in all it was worth the effort to get pass these errors since I really like this author and it is not his fault the software screwed up. Looking forward to a free upgrade to 2.0 when someone makes the effort to work it over.

I was waiting for a flight and i was bored so I purchased this book in one of the airport bookstores. It helped me get thru the plane ride, but I'm not sure I would have purchased or even finished this book otherwise.

For starters, I did not know that this was part of a series. I was confused in places because the author would put in references to people and events that were not previously mentioned. Some of these were important to the story, and i eventually figured them out, but it would have been easier and perhaps made more sense with prior knowledge. Also, a lot of the "science" in the fiction was really kind of a stretch and kind of hokey (end of the world countdown for example) in places. the characters didn't really have a lot of depth to them and a few people seemed to be introduced just to make a part of the plot feasable.

With that being said, the book moves at a pretty good pace, with something continuously going on, and the premise is actually not bad. It involves people from several different times (Greek and Persian warriors, Samurai, present day), trying to fight "the Shadow" from destroying the world. There is a mix of high-tech from the present, along with swords in spears in the Greek times and the wierd science of the shadow in "the space between".

All in all, this is not a masterpiece, but a quick and entertaining read while waiting for your flight...

Kept me from getting bored, book is a great read if you keep your mind open to possibilities.

I enjoyed reading the Atlantis series, although at times it seemed to drag a bit but overall a great read. Good for passing time.

The Atlantis series, which currently consists of five books, are an innovative and imaginative foray into the realm of science fiction/history/philosophical literature. I am now on the last book in the series, and although some of the spelling ang grammar errors can distract at times, I have found each book to stir the imagination andf really go where few other books have gone before. In some ways, the story line reminds me of the Riverworld series of books by Philip Jose Farmer, which are among the top 10% in my estimation.

In the series you will be introduced to a modern day hero who was a soldier during the Vietnam War who did undercover missions in Cambodia with a group of special forces soldiers, a Viking, Roman legionaires, Robert Frost, Sitting Bull, Amelia Earhart, the Oracle at Delphi, Valkyeries (not what you think), warring cosmic forces referred to as the Shadow and the Ones Before, tectonic plates, Lake Baikal, the Bermuda triangle, the Devil's Sea, Cheronybl, Mt. Erebus, etc.... The series is really about Atlantis, what happened to it, and where the Atlanteans went and how the Shadow is sucking our planet dry, and has been a force for many thousands of years. There is time travel (sort of) and the concept of the multiverse. As I said, at times the grammar is not so hot, but the story is fantastic, and the author is very good at imagey and dialog. I'll most likely read his Area 51 books next.

The first four books occur in one timeline primarily and are focused on a single threat being made to the world and how to defend against it. These books are probably the easiest to follow and really build up the characters.

The last two books deal with how to defeat the threat being made. These books have two or even three stories going at once and are a bit confusing at times. I think the biggest issues is that sometimes the concurrent stories are given to much precedence in comparison with the main story. There is great detail given to some aspect of these stories that could be better used progressing the main story line.

I found the ending to the entire conflict to be a little short. It's pretty clear what happens to most of the main characters but nothing is really mentioned about the conflict as a whole other than it is finished.

The series as a whole is quite interesting though. There wasn't as much in respect to Atlantis as I figured there would be when I started the series but it still works. If you like a story that takes place over different times, deals with places like the Bermuda Triangle and the Nazca Lines, and maybe even takes you to other worlds then this is a series that would probably interest you.

Any book that starts with Robert Frost's Fire & Ice poem catches my attention. Then add in the Battle of Thermopylae? And a current thriller? The series got better and better as it went on. I kind of preferred the old stories with warriors and seers and the mystery of last stands and the power generated from them.
As far as the formatting problems, I didn't see it. So I'm not sure what that's about.
Highly recommended.