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The Atlantis Revelation (2002)

by Thomas Greanias(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1416589120 (ISBN13: 9781416589129)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Atria Books

series

Conrad Yeats Adventure

review 1: I bought this series recently and read all three consecutively. I so wanted to love it and was certain that I would, but it just fell flat in too many aspects. The story line and the action were all good, and all the books definitely kept my attention,but something was missing One glaring problem for me was the vague description of the main character, Conrad. I really could not ever get a firm grasp of who this guy is. And specifically physically, I never had any idea of what he looked like. I like to be able to envision somewhat a leading character, but there were so few references to his looks,and those could be contradictory at times.The biggest problem of course,as any one who has read these, is the fact that there were too many loose ends left hanging. You cannot te... morease us with Conrad's unique DNA qualities, and then just never mention it again or resolve it. That's just mean. And his father, well, first he took off in an Atlantean starship;then he was buried at Arlington with absolutely no explanation of how he was recovered;then it was hinted at that his remains may or may not have been his. And that's it. No resolution to that. I don't always have to have all the answers wrapped up in a nice pretty package, that would be dull. But I have to be left with some interesting hints to ponder and make my own deductions.In this case, there were none. The characters of Conrad and Serena have returned in another unrelated book released earlier this year, but I do not have a desire to continue their adventures with them. I don't regret reading this series,but it won't make it to my top ten. For a riveting three part adventure series, I will always recommend Patrick Lee's The Breach.
review 2: NO SPOILERS!! The story picks up with Conrad immediately doing battle with the Alignment. This story was slightly better than #2 but I felt like some of the action was just a bit too easy/simple for both the good and bad guys to get in/out of - just like in the 2nd book. Mr. Greanias' writing was excellent and he did a nice job at describing the environments, the action, the geography. One of the most enjoyable parts of these books is the global conspiracy piece - Mr. Greanias does an excellent job of weaving the story around this grand-scale concept. Overall - this was a good book and I look forward to reading Mr. Greanias' next novel - The Promised War. less

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