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jaxboiler's review against another edition
4.0
Another book that I finished while on vacation. It was pretty good but very similar to the other stories involving the Fargo's and their treasure hunting escapades.
dannz's review against another edition
3.0
I have really enjoyed listening to the Fargo Adventure books while at the gym. The non-stop action, adventure, and mystery just work well for me, I normally end up staying longer just to see what happens next. This one on the other hand was so slow somewhat boring, even thought I love books with vikings in it. I can't tell if it was Cussler's share of the written or Russel Blake's that just made it awfully slow, but I hope the next one with Russell Blake is better.
joshua_tree's review against another edition
3.0
Not the best of the Fargo books. Seems like several of their actions were un-Fargo like. Starting with going to Cuba, noticing a tail and thinking "we must have been sold out by a one of our staff" utterly discounting the bureaucratic trail the left just entering Cuba, not to mention the communist gov't just being suspicious of Americans, let alone treasure hunters that are American. Then, following that up with breaking into a gov't military museum, thinking all they need to do if caught is get into international water and they are worry free. Kinda short sighted since I'm sure there is at least one country that the Fargos would want to someday visit would be willing to extradite them back to Cuba--Russia and Venezuela come to mind
The overall story was entertaining, but their judgement lapse kept briefly taking me out of it.
The overall story was entertaining, but their judgement lapse kept briefly taking me out of it.
skinnypenguin's review against another edition
3.0
The Fargos get involved in looking for artifacts in Greenland and Mexico. Story talks about Vikings going to Mexico and one becoming a famous leader in ancient Mayan society. As usual they are chased by bad guys and have lots of close encounters.
Just have to suspend my brain and sit back and enjoy the story. It gets a bit fanciful with these two rich people tramping all over digging up ancient stuff and always making great discoveries and then they always give it to the government or charity. They are capable of doing everything such as shooting, fighting, diving, climbing, etc. The stories follow a similar line each time its just the place and the artifacts that are different.
Just have to suspend my brain and sit back and enjoy the story. It gets a bit fanciful with these two rich people tramping all over digging up ancient stuff and always making great discoveries and then they always give it to the government or charity. They are capable of doing everything such as shooting, fighting, diving, climbing, etc. The stories follow a similar line each time its just the place and the artifacts that are different.
brettt's review against another edition
2.0
With The Eye of Heaven, Sam and Remi Fargo bring along the third Clive Cussler co-writer since their series began, as Russell Blake follows in the path of Grant Blackwood and Thomas Perry.
The globe-trotting archaeologist/anthropologist/adventurers have uncovered a nearly perfectly preserved Viking longship filled with pre-Columbian artifacts from what is now Mexico. Clues point them towards the ancient and poorly understood Tolmec civilization, and they journey to Mexico to enlist the help of local scientists and continue their search. The longship and its crew could be clues to discovering the grave of the shadowy figure Quetzlcoatl -- part god, part king and bearing no small resemblance to some Europeans of that time frame. But an unscrupulous competitor wants the artifacts as well. And he seems to always be just a step behind the Fargos, or in some cases a step ahead.
Blake's maiden voyage with Sam and Remi is uneven, which is actually a step up from Thomas Perry's swan song, The Mayan Secrets. It starts out almost unreadably, as the Fargos drip cut-rate banter ad nauseum and the reader must slog through detailed descriptions of all of the best and most expensive wines and beverages in the world as the book's characters consume them. The second half of the book picks up the pace, mostly by getting the couple out of their swanky hotels and restaurants and reading more like an adventure yarn than a wine list.
The Fargo series has been froth from the beginning but the first half of Eye makes even froth look meaningful and important. The injection of a potentially long-term adversary helps a great deal and gives some hope for future books. By the time Eye is over, a reader can actually believe that something could happen to actually matter to Sam and Remi, which hasn't been clear for much of the series until now. Those books will still need some work -- Blake tries a hand at foreshadowing how Sam and Remi's plans keep getting found out but it's more like "fore-shout-the-answer-into-a-megaphoning." And his "red herring" for that particular development is never very credible.
All that said, Blake now has the chance to bring the Fargos out of last place among the Cussler brand, and the potential to do so. Fargo No. 7 will say a lot more about how that will go.
Original available here.
The globe-trotting archaeologist/anthropologist/adventurers have uncovered a nearly perfectly preserved Viking longship filled with pre-Columbian artifacts from what is now Mexico. Clues point them towards the ancient and poorly understood Tolmec civilization, and they journey to Mexico to enlist the help of local scientists and continue their search. The longship and its crew could be clues to discovering the grave of the shadowy figure Quetzlcoatl -- part god, part king and bearing no small resemblance to some Europeans of that time frame. But an unscrupulous competitor wants the artifacts as well. And he seems to always be just a step behind the Fargos, or in some cases a step ahead.
Blake's maiden voyage with Sam and Remi is uneven, which is actually a step up from Thomas Perry's swan song, The Mayan Secrets. It starts out almost unreadably, as the Fargos drip cut-rate banter ad nauseum and the reader must slog through detailed descriptions of all of the best and most expensive wines and beverages in the world as the book's characters consume them. The second half of the book picks up the pace, mostly by getting the couple out of their swanky hotels and restaurants and reading more like an adventure yarn than a wine list.
The Fargo series has been froth from the beginning but the first half of Eye makes even froth look meaningful and important. The injection of a potentially long-term adversary helps a great deal and gives some hope for future books. By the time Eye is over, a reader can actually believe that something could happen to actually matter to Sam and Remi, which hasn't been clear for much of the series until now. Those books will still need some work -- Blake tries a hand at foreshadowing how Sam and Remi's plans keep getting found out but it's more like "fore-shout-the-answer-into-a-megaphoning." And his "red herring" for that particular development is never very credible.
All that said, Blake now has the chance to bring the Fargos out of last place among the Cussler brand, and the potential to do so. Fargo No. 7 will say a lot more about how that will go.
Original available here.
drokk's review against another edition
3.0
Do all Clive Cussler books have more brand name droppings than a radio hip-hop song?
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