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A review by johnbreeden
Gideon's Sword by Douglas Preston
3.0
I feel a little bad trying to compare this story with the Pendergast stories. Gideon seems to be an attempt to go with the polar opposite of the detective. Brash and unpredictable, he's a wild card on the last all in. Any attempt to compare these two characters because they share creators is unfair, and unavoidable. It is unavoidable because Pendergast's fan base is the most obvious pool of readers for these works.
Other works by our authors also have similar protagonists, the introduction of Eli Glynn, The Ice Limit for example. McFarlane was somewhat roguish, but has a few threads grounding him. Gideon does not have such a lifeline. For me, he was a missed opportunity. I also felt like he didn't really change during the story. It was a fun adventure in ways, but could have been more.
There were other aspects that I didn't quite enjoy as much as I hoped. Some things I did get into, but I kept hoping for more in areas that didn't pan out.
Other works by our authors also have similar protagonists, the introduction of Eli Glynn, The Ice Limit for example. McFarlane was somewhat roguish, but has a few threads grounding him. Gideon does not have such a lifeline. For me, he was a missed opportunity. I also felt like he didn't really change during the story. It was a fun adventure in ways, but could have been more.
There were other aspects that I didn't quite enjoy as much as I hoped. Some things I did get into, but I kept hoping for more in areas that didn't pan out.