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Rating:  - Escapism at Its Best
Preston and Child are becoming masters of writing grandiose adventure thrillers, full of twists and turns and charming heroines, nasty villains and moralistic overtones. "Thunderhead" is reminiscent of "Riptide," but it's different enough to forgive them their own plagiarism! A young archaeologist receives a letter from her long-missing father stating that he has found the lost city of Gold of the ancient Anasazi Indians...The plot races along very nicely, some atmospheric descriptions, and some complex characters...The description of the Thunderhead as it approaches is so intense you beg for it to be made into a movie so the special effects crew can bring it to life. All in all, this is a very cinematic book, and should provide Angelina Jolie a plum role---as the villainess Sloane. Sarah Michelle Gellar could play the heroine, Nora, and we might even get David Duchovny for Bill Smithback? Who knows--but a fun read. Enjoy!
Rating:  - Great airplane reading, if you don't have to work!
If you like Crichton, you will love Preston and Child. They combine excellent suspense with fairly interesting and original scientific or historical mystery. In their immediately previous book, Riptide, we learned a lot about the architecture of cathedrals and the technology of excavation and drilling. In Thunderhead, we learn something about lost cultures of the American southwest, the geophysical dynamics of the slot canyon country of southwestern Utah, the technique and philosophy of archeology, and the characteristics of various poisonous flora. Their plots move along very suspensefully, and I found myself staying up until all hours to finish the novel. Character development is minimal. So if that is what you are looking for, read Jane Austin or the Bronte sisters. If you can stay awake.
Rating: - Lost City of Gold found
Familiar Preston & Child heroine Nora Kelly is working as an untenured associate professor at the prestigious Sante Fe Archaeological Institute. While visiting her decaying childhood homestead Rancho de las Cabrillas, she discovers a recently delivered letter from her father Pat. Normally this wouldn't be cause for concern, however her father, also an archaeologist, disappeared sixteen years ago on a dig in the canyonlands of southern Utah. While at the ranch she was attacked by two mysterious masked creatures clad in wolf pelts but managed to escape.Kelly upon reading her fathers letter learns that he claimed to have found the lost Anasazi indian city of Quivira. Quivira was allegedly one of the seven cities of gold the Spanish conquistador Cortez was seeking in the American southwest. The letter also contained some cryptic directions to the site. Funded by Ernest Goddard, the director of the Sante Fe Institute, a handpicked team lead by Kelly is assembled to reconnoiter the legendary city. Among the team are Goddard's gorgeous and cunning daughter Sloane and the irrepressible journalist Bill Smithback. Undergoing tremendous physical hardships the team navigates its way through the tortuous route that leads to the site. Quivira proves to be beyond their wildest expectations, a veritable treasure trove of priceless artifacts. Further investigation reveals the city to be a center for witchcraft, evil sorcery and bad karma. A graveyard of bones brings up the possibility of cannibalism. Quivira proves to be a magnificent and priceless archaeologic find that harbors some deep, dark and terrifying secrets. This was not one of Preston & Child's best but in my mind they set a very high standard. The book was both enjoyable and informative but it saddens me to know that I now have read every book they've collaborted on.
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