Name: Simon Lund Larsen's review of The Atlantis Gene by A.G. Riddle
Item: The Atlantis Gene
Rating: 2
Author: Simon Lund Larsen

A.G. Riddle

THE BATTLE TO SAVE HUMANITY HAS BEGUN. Off the coast of Antarctica, a research vessel discovers a mysterious structure buried deep within an iceberg. Entombed for thousands of years, it can't possibly be man-made. But a secretive and ruthless cabal think they know what it is... and what it means. The Immari have spent millennia preparing for the return of humanity's ancient enemy. Faced with an extinction-level threat, they believe mankind's only chance of survival will mean sacrificing 99.9% of the planet's population. It's a price the Immari are prepared to pay. Geneticist Kate Warner and intelligence agent David Vale may have a chance to avert the looming catastrophe, but only if they can decode the secrets of the Atlantis Gene and unlock the truth about humanity's origins.

The Atlantis Gene

Simon Lund Larsen

Luke Harkness

A cracking idea and mostly well implemented

If you're someone that enjoys books about theories that I suppose "could" happen then you'll love this book/series. If you can forgive some of the odd plot and the constant cliffhangers at the end of chapters, then you'll love this. It definitely piqued my interest and kept me wanting to pick up the book.

Matthew Royal

This book is terrible, both as a book and as an audiobook. I couldn't force myself to continue reading past 15%.

brigette

I tried really hard to like this book. I got through about 10 chapters and finally decided to call it quits.

I don't have any problem with the plot of what I read, it was actually the only reason I kept trying to like the book. Unfortunately, the writing is what did this book in. Another reviewer described the writing as similar to a movie script, and I wholeheartedly agree. It seemed choppy and only really included the bare bones of what was happening. Chapters end abruptly and overall there's not a lot of momentum enticing me to keep reading.

What a bummer! At least it was free lol

Sarah Ryan

Free book via Kindle Unlimited. Decided to read due to great reviews. Wasn't my thing. Read like a movie script not a novel. Wouldn't recommend.

Laura Kehoe

This book was really difficult for me to rate. At first, I wasn't a fan of The Atlantis Gene. In fact, I almost stopped reading it because I just couldn't get into the story. But, then the last eighty or so pages drew me in and I really enjoyed the book. So, I wasn't sure exactly I wanted to rate the book. 

Here's my big problem. On the one hand, The Atlantis Gene really does have an interesting plot - it just takes a bit of brainpower to actually understand what that plot is. For one, the story is so jumpy and disjointed that I often had a hard time keeping everything straight. There are numerous different perspectives, and even a few different time periods. Sometimes I found myself getting mixed up and confused about who's perspective I was actually reading. That made it difficult to focus on the story and connect with the characters. 

Which brings me to a second issue I had with the book: the characters. Now, I do think Riddle did a good job building real, believable characters for the most part. I could understand why each character made the choices they made, even if I didn't always agree with said choices. The problem for me was I didn't really feel invested in any of the characters. I mean, I liked some of them, but I didn't love any of them. I could recognize the fact that they were well-developed, but I still couldn't feel that connection with them. I'm not really sure why though, which was frustrating because I really wanted to like these characters.

Overall, I enjoyed The Atlantis Gene. I wasn't as invested in this book as I wanted to be, but I still found it to be an interesting read. I'm still trying to decide if I want to read the second book, but I'm glad I gave this one a read.

Carol Bailey

The reviews read were mixed because the author threw everything into the plot short of zombies. I'll admit that if Ibwas attempting to read this with my eyes I probably would have given up. Rather, I used this as a way to get my long runs in while training for a 1/2 marathon at 1.25x the speed. At that rate the story and the narration were just fine. I can say that I will not continue the series. The story ended at a point that was just fine for me

Daniel Toke Hansen

Bethany

Michael Cowell

The Rabid Geek

EXTINCTION BECKONS. A pandemic unlike any before it is sweeping the globe. Nearly a billion people are already dead – and those the Plague doesn't kill, it transforms at the genetic level. As chaos engulfs the world, the Immari emerge. A clandestine cabal that has spent millennia planning for this moment, the Immari want the Plague to run its course, envisioning a world populated by genetically superior survivors – survivors they can control for their own purposes... With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, geneticist Kate Warner searches for a cure to the Plague. Her journey takes her across the new wastelands of Europe and northern Africa, but it's her research into the past that takes her where she never expected to go...

The Atlantis Plague

70,000 years ago, the human race almost went extinct. We survived, but no one knows how. Now the next stage of human evolution is beginning. Will we survive this time? Geneticist Kate Warner and counter-terrorism agent David Vale have prevented a fierce plague from wiping out humanity – but the struggle to survive is far from over. The Atlantis World stretches deep into space and time, harbouring an enemy greater than anyone had imagined. Now Kate and David must race through galaxies, past space stations, and into the past of a mysterious culture whose secrets could save humanity in its darkest hour. This is the blockbusting final instalment in the Origin Mysteries.

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