Trapped in the turmoil and panic of Atlantis's destruction is a modern-day man, Sam Smith. In the 1990s, he finds himself the target of an international network of conspirators bent on destroying anyone who has found a clue to the location of the lost continent and the secrets of the Atlanteans.
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Combining myth with modern adventure (as they did in The Forever King, 1992), and fantasy with science fiction, Cochran and Murphy imagine the fall of Atlantis. The heroes and rulers of that ancient continent, they postulate, inspired classical Greek mythology. In the present, salvage diver Sam Smith finds unusually ancient relics that lead him to a fellowship of psychics, and to mysteries that include his ties to a decades-old psychic experiment and the question of his true parentage. Some of the mysteries are explained when Sam finds himself back in time and in Atlantis, where he meets Zeus, Athena, Hades and others-and where he learns about a bloodline started by an extraterrestrial "Stranger." Much is left unexplained, however, and the two story threads-one set in the present, the other in Atlantis-are knotted together awkwardly. But the characters are lively, the writing is brisk and the authors' ideas-some because they're innovative and others because they're out of fashion-seem always fresh and unexpected.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Kirkus Reviews
Fantasy involving psychic powers, Atlantis, reincarnation, and sinister conspiracies, from the authors of The Forever King (1992). Orphan, sailor, and diver Sam Smith, living on a boat with irascible Floridian Darian McCabe, often hears a woman's voice psychically calling to him when he dives into the dangerous waters known as the Peaks. On one dive, Sam goes too deep, gets the bends- -and discovers a huge, oddly cut magic diamond. Hospitalized, he meets Dr. Cory Althorpe, another psychic (she's linked to a group called the Rememberers--they all dream of pyramids and volcanoes) who shares Sam's rare blood type. Other Rememberers congregate nearby as the opposition, the Consortium, try to murder them and grab the diamond. Thousands of years ago, you see, Atlantis lay on an island in the Bermuda Triangle and was ruled by King Zeus; once Atlantis fell, Zeus's descendants became psychics, healers, and Rememberers--while vengeful Hades, Zeus's rival, founded the Consortium dedicated to wiping out the psychics. Eventually, Sam is transported back to the last days of Atlantis, where he strives to change history and bring a new Atlantis into the modern world. A yarn that begins engagingly enough but grows increasingly gnarled and absurd, with an ending compounded of equal parts hokum and the saccharine: for die-hard Atlanteans only. -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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This Book is for Alternative Thinkers,
This review is from: World Without End (Mass Market Paperback)
If you believe in reincarnation, soul mates, ESP, psychic abilities, karma, and the mysteries of Atlantis, you will love this book. It is not for everyone, but certainly supports the alternative spirit.
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Cochran and Murphy do it again!,
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First of all, I loved this book. It was just as captivating as Forever King and The Broken Sword. I just couldn't put it down. I must admit it was a little slow at the begining but then it grabs you and doesn't let go. I really liked the way they tied in the figures from Greek myths and gave a creative explanation of where the legends of the greek gods may have came from. An interesting spin on things if nothing else. The guy that gave this book only 2 stars and didn't finish reading it doesn't know what he missed.I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to read scifi/fantasy.
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I had shivers!!!!!! I honestly had shivers!!!!!!!,
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I don't expect you to trust an online reviewer, but i thought that this book easily surpased many of the books i have ever read. It hooked you in from the very beginning, and gripped you until you finally put it down, finished. You wont want to put it down at all, but you'll feel a sort of emptiness when it ends. It is one long string of eye-opening connections between the characters and events, everything comes together in every possible sense. While i was reading it, I cried out, laughed, and made surprised sounds, truly worrying those around me. I developed a strong affinity for the characters, and truly felt as though i were there as well, involved in this enchanting story. The writing is vivid and true. You'll laugh, scream, cry, and most importantly, think. Congratulations to the authors, they have acquired a new fan. I'll have to read their other works now. I can almost guarantee that you will love it. While i was still reading it, I told this to my friend, and he picked it up if only to prove me wrong. He read the first chapter or so, and I literally had to wrestle it away from him. He's reading right now in fact. This is in no way propaganda, but READ THE BOOK.
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