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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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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
 `Here there be monsters', 2008-08-17
I read this novel yesterday: a relatively absorbing page turner with a number of flaws but sufficient action to hold my interest. In the world created by Mr Child, all manner of technical difficulties can be overcome if sufficient money is spent. And in this case, the US Government has been able to solve a number of technical, logistical and scientific problems. So, suspend your disbelief and descend into the world of `Deep Storm' where an amazing science research facility exists over two miles beneath the ocean's surface.
The action in this novel plays out over a period of less than two weeks, which may explain why character development is largely absent. Our hero, Dr Peter Crane is introduced into the `Deep Storm' complex to try to help diagnose a bizarre medical condition which is occurring amongst the staff. Dr Crane's quest for answers raises a number of issues, makes for some interesting albeit predictable twists and provides plenty of action.
My favourite character in this novel is Admiral Richard Ulysses Spartan, and not just because of his name. How you rate this novel will depend very much on whether you can accept the twists and turns and, possibly, whether the underlying premise works for you. I rate this novel as a three: an enjoyable read but not one that will stay with me on any level. Others, more attracted to scientific possibilities may rate the novel more highly while some, more bound by scientific fact may be disappointed. To say more would be to introduce spoilers.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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Book Review: Deep Storm by Lincoln Child, 2008-08-15
Deep Storm
by Lincoln Child
Review by SpeekNDaTruuf
I had never read any novels from Lincoln Child, though I did see the movie on which one of his books was based (The Relic), until a few days ago when I picked up Deep Storm, and I must say that it is a treasure to cherish for a long time.
An oil rigging company has just made the "discovery of the century" buried in the North Atlantic ocean bed. Several scientists, military personnel and doctors have been called to the site to investigate and conduct numerous tests. Dr. Peter Crane is one such doctor, a former naval doctor, and he has been summoned to the "dig." Having very little information beforehand and without knowing exactly what he is getting himself into, he accepts the assignment, stepping into a miniature city underwater. A few moments later, he learns that there is an illness plaguing a number of residents; some with psychotic outbreaks, some with nervous breakdowns, some with nausea and a dry mouth. He now knows his purpose is to find just what is causing these people to become ill and how to treat the illness and prevent it from spreading. What other mysteries will he unravel while under the sea?
Deep Storm is a very intriguing novel. It's full of action and adventure, science fiction and history, and suspense. It is not a light read, boasting at over some 300-odd pages; yet, even if you're not into reading "thick" novels, I believe Deep Storm will change your perspective. There are a number of positive aspects within this novel, and one of them is the characters. Along with Dr. Crane is his recruiter, the man who first hired him, Dr. Asher; Dr. Michelle Bishop; Dr. Roger Corbett, a psychologist; and Hui Ping, undercover computer programmer. But what is a city, underwater or on dry land, without law? This is where Admiral Spartan, who runs the facility with Dr. Asher, and Commander Korolis, uptight, stiff-lipped and hell-bent on continuing the excavation, are introduced.
The characters are just one aspect that I enjoyed while reading this novel. Another is the plot. I've provided a summary, but, as with most novels that like to capture the readers' attention, there are subplots to each plot. Not only are the inhabitants of this underwater city encroaching upon what could possibly be the greatest find of all time and attempting to diagnose mysterious conditions, they're also in the process of capturing a saboteur. Yes, most of the residents are looking forward to this historic event, the unveiling of a lifetime, but some of them are not and are in the pursuit of cataclysmically unraveling this find. Who is the saboteur? The answer might just surprise you!
Now, if there's one thing that I hate most in a novel, it's got to be a poorly written ending. I just despise having all of the suspense building up only to let me down in the last 20 pages. Well, there's good news -- this book is SO not like that! Just when you think you've found the answer, the cure, the reasoning and understanding, a twist is thrown into the mix. By the time I finished reading this novel, I was wishing there was a sequel to it! That's just how good it is, and it's also a testament to how fantastic a writer Lincoln Child is. You don't want to sleep on this book, trust me! It's thick and it's no easy read, but it's definitely worth it. 4 1/2 STARS.
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 YAWN!!!!, 2008-08-12
I have not read Lincoln Child's books and apparently this was not a good one to start with. I was bored to the point where I read 150 pages and then brought the book back to the library. I was disappointed with the slooooow plot development, the annoying hangers at the end of the chapters that are not revealed in following chapter or even the chapter following it. Thrillers are my genre, but this book was not my cup of tea......
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Tense Undersea Thriller, 2008-08-07
Fans of the old Preston/Child formula who haven't quite warmed to Agent Aloysius Pendergast can stop fretting. Lincoln Child is now carrying that torch alone, and does a bang-up job with it in this novel.
The man of science who gets pulled in over his head--literally--in this book is Dr. Peter Crane, who is summoned to the Storm King deep sea drilling platform near Greenland to treat some medical maladies of the crew. He knows there's more to it than his bosses in the government are letting on when they make him sign about a dozen confidentiality agreements, and the moment he arrives at Storm King, it is confirmed. The rig is no longer drilling for oil; instead the oil rig is merely a cover story, and a support system for a 12-story underwater facility sitting two miles beneath the surface. At first, Crane is told that Atlantis has been found, and in order to continue the excavation work, he is needed to diagnose and treat a number of physical and psychological maladies that only have one thing in common: they all occur in the Deep Storm facility. Crane hasn't been in Deep Storm long before he realizes the Atlantis story is also just a cover, and that something else has been found buried beneath the Earth's crust. Nobody knows for sure what's down there, just that it's very big and, from a trail of strange artifacts leading the way, that it must certainly come from a highly advanced civilization. The military faction in charge of the dig is certain that a goldmine of advanced technology left by benign beings awaits them, but there are some scientists at the facility who believe it would be more prudent to decipher the coded messages contained in the artifacts before digging further. Paranoid their discovery will be detected by a foreign government before they can claim it for themselves overrides all caution, however, and it's full speed ahead drilling into the seabed and its secrets. Never mind they're drilling deeper than man has ever been before. There's no time to worry about details.
There is a definite air of unease on Deep Storm, helped along by the strange array of ailments Crane is there to treat, which ripens into all-out distrust, and eventually betrayal and even murder. Peter Crane finds himself at the heart of it all, and when he and his cronies decipher the messages in the artifacts, what they find is far more than frightening.
Sticking to the formula that worked so well in Riptide, the Ice Limit, and Mount Dragon, Child delivers a page-turning thriller with the anticipated ironic twist to finish it off. The tension and suspense build to a fever pitch, the danger intensified by the fact that all of the events are taking place under two miles of ocean with its crushing pressure, and there's a saboteur on the facility. There are a few weak points in the plot, and some pretty big leaps made in deciphering the codes, but mostly this is a gripping science thriller in a tradition Lincoln Child has established very well. Anyone who enjoyed his earlier work should enjoy this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Great Technothriller!, 2008-08-02
Deep Storm is an easy read as Lincoln Child presents a well plotted and paced story. I became immersed quickly in the story and throughly enjoyed reading this book. I would recommend it to anyone.
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