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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another thrilling adventure with Nina & Eddie!, February 21, 2010
For those who are wondering whether or not to get this book from the UK (since as of this review it's not available in the US), it is worth the time & money to get it from eBay or from a source of your choosing. While I will admit that I didn't enjoy this as much as I did the previous ones, it's still well worth buying. And again, it'd make for one heck of a movie or tv show.
This volume finds Nina in some hot water. Not only was she attacked at the scene of another huge discovery, but all of the evidence from the scene was seemingly destroyed. She was also hoping to become the director of her group but has discovered that one of her biggest rivals has been given the position instead. Now she's been suspended without pay as she faces an inquiry into her past actions. Meanwhile Eddie has to go to Guantanamo Bay (where his ex-Sophia was jailed shortly after the events in `The Tomb of Hercules') & collect his now deceased wife's belongings. After the discovery of a memory card containing the only remaining clues to another undiscovered treasure, Nina & Eddie figure that they've got nothing to lose.
All things considered, a lot goes on in this book. Not only do you have the reemergence of a threat, but you also have President Dalton beginning his attempts to get the revenge that he'd promised previously in the series. On top of all of that, the historical treasure du jour promises to be something of biblical proportions. All in all, it should make for a spectacular read. I just didn't get into this one as much as I did the previous ones for some reason. I'm starting to think that it might be partially because this is pretty much the same formula as the previous novels.
Luckily a bit of the dynamic is changing. I liked that Nina is actually starting to be called out on some of her actions in the previous books via her rival & throughout the book. Yes, Nina is the good guy, but she also causes quite a bit of collateral damage in the form of coworker deaths. At some point over four books it kind of needs to be addressed in some form since it is such a change from her initial state. This book had a very transitional feel to it- I have a feeling that I'll find some things being different in the next book because of the events in this one- and those changes will make for an interesting new direction!
Bottom line- I really liked this book. It's not the strongest of McDermott's books so far, but it's still highly enjoyable. If you've liked his previous books, you'll like this one. I just recommend that any new readers start from the beginning as this book finds many previous plot lines coming to fruition.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Does what it says on the tin, December 17, 2009
Let me summarise the plot for you:
Action - banter/witty quip - betrayal/twist - change location. repeat.
It's really that simple and if you scratch away at any aspect of the plot then it is more full of holes then a tramp's socks.
Archaeologist Nina and her ex-SAS (of course!!) boyfriend Eddie have the habit of digging up all sorts of old lost relics and treasures. Not little ones, I mean things like Atlantis and Hercules' Sword. In this, their fourth adventure, they discover evidence of a civilisation that pre-dates known history. These types of plot obviously require a mega rich bad guy or an evil secret society, and in this case we get the secret society option.
Of course the secret society (yes, of course it is called The Covenant of Genesis) is incredibly powerful and wants to erase all evidence of the civilisation. So...
Action - banter/witty quip - betrayal/twist - change location. repeat. For about 600 pages.
I saw it very much like an Indianna Jones film, very fast moving with loads of action and banter, but all gloss and no substence. The action is quite violent and tongue in cheek, and some of the one liners and comments delivered by Eddie can be quite amusing. Think of the Roger Moore James Bond, nobody can be despatched without a quip!
But it doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. It tries to add a bit of fun to the more traditional search for ancient relics/treasure stories that Dan Brown sadly generated, but manages to maintain it's standards and expectations unlike recent efforts from the likes of Matthew Reilly.
Harmless fun, but you will forget the entire thing a day after you finish it. Ideal for aeroplanes and the beach.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring and Poorly Written, March 8, 2011
This review is from: The Covenant of Genesis: A Novel (Mass Market Paperback)
I want my money back! This book reads like it was written by a teenager who has only recently learned how to use a thesaurus. The plot was unoriginal and the characters unbeleivable. My Uncle Paul read the book after me, and the only thing he liked about it were the younger characters, and that could not even keep his interest in this terrible book.
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