Deep Fathom by James Rollins (Epub)

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New York Times bestselling author James Rollins dives far beneath the waves into unimaginable peril in this classic tale of action and adventure.
Ex-Navy SEAL Jack Kirkland surfaces from an aborted underwater salvage mission to find Earth burning. Solar flares have triggered a series of gargantuan natural disasters. Earth-quakes and hellfire rock the globe. Air Force One has vanished from the skies with America’s president on board.

Now, with the United States on the narrow brink of a nuclear apocalypse, Kirkland must pilot his oceangoing exploration ship, Deep Fathom, on a desperate mission miles below the ocean’s surface. There, devastating secrets await him–and a power an ancient civilization could not contain that has been cast out into modern day, where it will forever alter a world that’s already racing toward its own destruction.

See why the Providence Journal-Bulletin calls James Rollins “the modern master of the action thriller” with this classic Rollins tale.

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Review James Rollins is a very refreshing author. I do not even really like books that are classified as thrillers, but I think everyone should read Rollins. — The Written World From the Author About James RollinsJAMES ROLLINS is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers that have been translated into more than forty languages. Known for unveiling unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets, Rollins’ knack for breakneck pacing and stunning originality has been hailed by critics and embraced by scores of millions of readers around the world.The Critics RaveThe New York Times says that his “roguish charm comes from his efforts to persuade readers the story is credible [through] real-life sources for his novel’s science, history and geography.” Rollins’ rare blend of action, suspense, and knowledge was also mentioned by the Huffington Post, which stated that “After Crichton passed away in 2008 he clearly passed the baton to James Rollins, who like Crichton, is a renaissance man.”NPR calls his work “adventurous and enormously engrossing…” and the New York Journal of Books had this to say: “If you’re a fan of smart, entertaining adventure fiction, this is your summer beach read writ large….All the science, all the history, and all the locations are masterfully intertwined. The characters are multi-dimensional. And the story is, well, a corker.”The Story Teller’s StoryAs a boy immersed in the scientific adventures of Doc Savage, the wonders of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, and pulps such as The Shadow, The Spider, and The Avenger, James Rollins decided he wanted to be a writer. He honed his storytelling skills early, spinning elaborate tales that were often at the heart of pranks played on his brothers and sisters.Before he would set heroes and villains on harrowing adventures, Rollins embarked on a career in veterinary medicine, graduating from the University of Missouri and establishing a successful veterinary practice. This hands-on knowledge of medicine and science helps shape the research and scientific speculation that set James Rollins books apart.Explosive Page-Turning AdventuresThe exotic locales of James Rollins novels have emerged as a hybrid between imagination, research, and his extensive travels throughout the United States and Europe, as well as New Zealand, the South Pacific, China, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, and South America. Recent jaunts include book tours and stops across the country and several European nations to give talks, seminars, and media interviews.In recent years, much of James’ travel has involved meeting readers in small and large groups, at writing and fan conferences, and even aboard seagoing “seminars.” James’ mentoring and coaching skills have made him a sought after writing instructor and guest speaker for workshops, symposia, conventions, and other forums throughout the country.James Rollins is the author of nine thrillers in the bestselling Sigma Force series (Sandstorm, Map of Bones, Black Order, The Judas Strain, The Last Oracle, The Doomsday Key, The Devil Colony, Bloodline, and The Eye of God); six individual adventure thrillers; and the Jake Ransom middle grade series (Jake Ransom and the Skull King’s Shadow, Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx.) From the Inside Flap New York Times bestselling author James Rollins dives far beneath the waves into unimaginable peril in this classic tale of action and adventure.DEEP FATHOMEx-Navy SEAL Jack Kirkland surfaces from an aborted underwater salvage mission to find Earth burning. Solar flares have triggered a series of gargantuan natural disasters. Earth-quakes and hellfire rock the globe. Air Force One has vanished from the skies with America’s president on board.Now, with the United States on the narrow brink of a nuclear apocalypse, Kirkland must pilot his oceangoing exploration ship, Deep Fathom, on a desperate mission miles below the ocean’s surface. There, devastating secrets await him–and a power an ancient civilization could not contain that has been cast out into modern day, where it will forever alter a world that’s already racing toward its own destruction.See why the Providence Journal-Bulletin calls James Rollins “the modern master of the action thriller” with this classic Rollins tale.

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ Read this one on a long flight to Hawaii. Opening sequences were good–they draw you into the catastrophe in a unique and quick way; a key element for airplane books. The storyline was interesting but some of the characters seem force fit; love story developed too fast to be believable, the natives who suddenly change their view in terms of assistance, the Japanese professor who’s critical to the AI and then suddenly isn’t, etc. The war story line evaporated a bit too quickly [sorry for the pun but it was nicely tied up at the end]. For these reasons I gave it a 4 overall (really a 4.5) but still, it’ll keep your attention on a long flight. As for Spangler–his personality issues are defined so that you can’t help but dislike the guy; makes me wonder if he’s not based in some part on a real person. Gotta say, though, his ultimate outcome was nicely conceived. The theoretical physics angle was folded in nicely and not too far off current research in the field (crystal notwithstanding). An easy read to kill some time if you like action blended with a bit of a science and historic mystery.

⭐ I’ve read plenty of farfetched action and adventure stories, thrillers, and galaxy-spanning sci-fi books in my time. But I don’t know if I’ve ever encountered anything as farfetched and preposterous as Deep Fathom by James Rollins. Before I continue, let me say that I found this book highly entertaining, farfetched as it was. Since this was my first James Rollins book, I didn’t have a clue what to expect. Now I know.So, how farfetched is it? Well, let me summarize it for you, spoilers notwithstanding, and YOU decide.***SPOILER ALERT***In a nutshell, former Navy SEAL Jack Kirkland and his ragtag crew aboard his salvage ship, the Deep Fathom, get diverted from a treasure hunt, and with the help from a couple of ladies from the university, an AI personality, and a mysterious Pacific Islander, defeat their enemies and save the world from nuclear destruction. Never mind that the university ladies, Dr. Karen Grace and Professor Miyuki Nakano of Ryukyu University in Okinawa, just happen to connect with Jack’s crew through a mutual desire to decipher some ancient glyphs. And never mind that the mysterious Pacific Islander repeatedly tries to murder the ladies before “joining the team.”As they’re saving the world, Jack and his expanded crew manage to take out an entire Navy Seal Black Ops team, one by one, escape certain death on numerous occasions, and unlock 12,000-year-old secrets associated with those ancient glyphs. But that’s not all. They also jury rig a “lost” military satellite to shoot a Particle Beam from orbit to obliterate a rogue crystal obelisk located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Why use a particle beam? Because, as they determine on the fly, that’s the only way to stop the crystal without annihilating themselves. And get this, the process of destroying the crystal obelisk resets the world’s timeline two weeks into the past, thereby averting world destruction. wOOt wOOt!Best of all, the good guys that got killed during the original timeline get “magically” restored to life while the bad guys who our hero’s killed off stayed dead. And finally, now that the rogue crystal obelisk is out of the way, Jack and his crew can fetch the massive gold treasure from the shipwreck. And Jack will no longer have to worry about his boat getting repossessed. The End.Preposterous or not, I found myself reading page after page. James Rollins does an excellent job with characters, creating tension, moving the story forward, and snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. All the main characters add to the story. Even the villain, David Spangler, and his cronies. There was more foul language than necessary, but overall, I’d say the book itself is a rollicking, swashbuckling adventure. In fact, I was disappointed when it ended.

⭐ Interesting story – deep ocean, earthquakes, solar eclipse. An ancient race. A crystal pillar in the Pacific Ocean. Treachery and adventure.Ancient race mentioned a bit similar to one Clive Cussler uses in Atlantis Found.I listened to this via Overdrive audiobook in March – April 2016. I like it just as much the second time. I think I understand the ending a bit better this time. The first time it seemed pretty mystical.A bit more bad language than I prefer. So interesting the possibilities when you are considering timelines and the effects of physics on the spacetime continuum.

⭐ Disappointing. Started out with promise but went into a landslide. Excluding the characters introduced in the opening scenes (with short minor parts) the characterization was nonexistent, leaving wooden, uninteresting cutouts. Took a long time to get through this one. Can’t recommend this book but highly recommend Ice Hunt by this same author, not a dull page in the book.

⭐ The book is a good read. Involves the typical Dirk Pitt style adventurer, world crisis, fair maiden, mystical powers, etc weaved into an entertaining read. My only issue is, in areas that could be technically correct, they aren’t (e.g. GPS being used 500 meters underwater, sub manipulator arms capable of throwing an object, free ascent from 500 meters down taking 40 minutes to get to the surface….) For those of us who are familiar with the ocean, submersibles, GPS, etc, these inaccuracies although necessary to fit the plot, made that part of the story less entertaining. Would I read this book again? Probably. Will I read other books by the author? Defonitely.

⭐ Exciting

⭐ most excellent

⭐ I read James Rollins’s “Black Order”—a relatively recent book—before going back and reading “Deep Fathom.” One of the things I most liked about “Black Order” was the characterization. Rollins showed great skill in painting characters with the briefest of brushstrokes, and his characters were interesting and engaging, from main characters to walk-on parts to even the nastiest of villains. I wanted to know what happened to them, good guys and bad guys alike. In “Deep Fathom” I can see the beginnings of these skills—the main characters and their allies are intriguing, interesting, and wonderfully fun to read about—but it’s obvious that Rollins has improved since then as well.Minor characters are drawn in every bit as quickly, but often not as skillfully, making it harder to care about their fates. In particular, the villains are extremely black-and-white, one-dimensional eeeevil bad guys, with little to make them compelling beyond their use to drive the plot and threaten the main characters. There’s a brief attempt at giving depth to one of them—David Spangler, an old enemy of Jack’s—by providing a few meager childhood explanations for his depravity, but depth really needs to come from depiction, not background. Not even that much thought is given to the vice president-now-president, who takes horrifying glee in the idea of starting a nuclear war without so much as a flicker of regret or second thought.As usual, Rollins provides a high-tension thrill ride. It appears he’s always had a great feel for action and pacing, and even on those occasions when I wasn’t 100% on board with the story I was still pulled along and engrossed by it.The story involves a fascinating archaeological mystery—was there once an entire continent that has now sunk beneath the waves of the Pacific Ocean? If so, what happened to it? How does Easter Island tie into it, and the Bermuda Triangle, and a mysterious pillar of crystal found jutting out of the ocean floor—with writing on it!However, unlike Black Order, which despite some highly unusual plot points succeeded in causing me to suspend disbelief pretty much entirely, I had a little more trouble with that here. Partially I think that’s because some events—particularly toward the climax of the book—wrapped up a bit too neatly and conveniently.So is this book worth reading? Absolutely! It’s a fun read with a fascinating plot, and just because Rollins has improved since then hardly means that you shouldn’t go back and read his earlier work if you haven’t already. Consider my rating a 3.5.

⭐ James Rollins in one of my top 3 authors, I would read anything he writes, and I do. This book did not disappoint in any way, what an adventure to remember. I am always watching out for what he writes next. Characters are great and the story is fast paced, the energy starts right away and never lets up.

⭐ good deal

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