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A review by books4biana
Gideon's Sword by Douglas Preston
Tyrannosaur Canyon, Gideon's Sword, and the Lost City of the Monkey God are all Preston/Childs books that I could not finish. But I'll tell you why.
Preston and Childs have a number of series, each with a different lead character. I read Beyond the Ice Limit which was the intro to Gideon Crew for me. I wanted to read this book because I read Ice Limit and enjoyed it. Then I followed the journey to Gideon #1.
I was prepared to the like the heck out of Gideon. He was a great force in BTIL and I was ready for that to open up into a fabulously interesting persona. But not so much. He is strong armed into the mystery, by a character that I have decided to avoid at all cost. And he starts out his mission with lies and deceit. Turns out, his background is art thief, with a moral compromise. Yeah, possible Thomas Crown vibes, or Neal Caffrey ("White Collar") good looks, maybe even some John "The Cat" Robie (Cary Grant "To Catch a Thief")
No such luck.
One of the problems with several of the P/C books is that the ingenuity and brilliance of these adventurers is kept private. We see the plan unfold along with everyone else. And that's great, because giving away too much will null the actual event. Buuuuut, keeping everything a secret is like watching black and white when you could have techno-color.
Preston and Childs have a number of series, each with a different lead character. I read Beyond the Ice Limit which was the intro to Gideon Crew for me. I wanted to read this book because I read Ice Limit and enjoyed it. Then I followed the journey to Gideon #1.
I was prepared to the like the heck out of Gideon. He was a great force in BTIL and I was ready for that to open up into a fabulously interesting persona. But not so much. He is strong armed into the mystery, by a character that I have decided to avoid at all cost. And he starts out his mission with lies and deceit. Turns out, his background is art thief, with a moral compromise. Yeah, possible Thomas Crown vibes, or Neal Caffrey ("White Collar") good looks, maybe even some John "The Cat" Robie (Cary Grant "To Catch a Thief")
No such luck.
One of the problems with several of the P/C books is that the ingenuity and brilliance of these adventurers is kept private. We see the plan unfold along with everyone else. And that's great, because giving away too much will null the actual event. Buuuuut, keeping everything a secret is like watching black and white when you could have techno-color.