Steve Manke

I waited a long time for the new Heller book and it was worth it. A good mystery and Heller remains a fascinating character. I can't wait for the next release in the series.

I continue to thoroughly enjoy the hell out of this series. Some parts are a little slow, but one the whole it's very creative, fun, and funny.

I'm really enjoying this series. Creative writing, and the audiobooks are highly entertaining. Bray has a great voice for the characters—particularly the more humorous among them.

A little contrived, but a good followup to the first in the series. Certainly worth the read.

A good conclusion to the series, but it takes some crazy, fanciful turns that push even the bounds of sci-fi. I liked it... but it was a lot to pack into the last third of a book that was the last third of a trilogy.

This book sets the stage for changes to come in the series. It's a good book, and it's an opportunity for shifts in the dynamics of the series. That could be very interesting given that we're 14 books in. I can't wait to see what happens in the next release.

There's a fair amount of mystery, but in the end it's never actually resolved. As much as I like the characters, I just can't get around that. In the end... what was the point of reading this? I can say I liked it but I don't know that I would want others to read it. The rest of the series, sure. This book... not so much. Sorry.

Sci-fi meets ghost story... with monsters! All of the fast-paced adventure one comes to expect from a Robinson thriller, plus humor and heart. But my favorite part of the book was the ending. I'm always happy when I can finish a book feeling like a story ended exactly how it needed to. The book ended and I was smiling.

A solid and satisfying conclusion to the series. I wasn't sure it would be possible, but I really liked how everything came together and how things were tied up for the lead characters. When you're invested in the story and have a number of books under your belt, you can't help but feel a little nervous.

A back-to-basics Rapp adventure. The politics are there, but little time is spent on the Kenedy character or her side of the plot. Everything is very Rapp focused. The American Assassin is back doing what he does best, and he gets most of the book for a change.

A clever plot, great characters, and some fantastic twists that kept spinning in different directions right up until the end. I really enjoyed the book.

I wonder how many of the links to Raise the Titanic will be lost on newer readers. This book stands on its own, but it made me nostalgic for the original, so early in the Pitt series. I think I'll have to revisit it next. Actually, that makes me wonder... will this book have a noticeable impact on the sales of Raise the Titanic? Hmmm....

The characters are established, the stakes begin to get framed up, and contact seems right over the horizon. The series continues to build on past events and what we know of the aliens is evolving.

Book 1 is well-paced and does a good job of introducing the characters. The extraterrestrial threat is vague, but the world seems suitably terrified. It's enough to frame what should be an interesting series.

I really got into the book. It was creative, and I liked the science meets theology juxtaposition. The ending was a bit of a poke in the eye, but it didn't undermine the rest of the story.

A clever, fun, period based detective story with an interesting protagonist and an endless list of potential antagonists. I couldn't stop listening.

This one went in a lot of unexpected directions, all of then interesting. The book kept me listing well beyond the time I intended to be doing something else. That's always the mark of a great audiobook!

I fun novel with clever links to the Pendergast universe. It stands up well on its own, but fans of the main long-running series will enjoy this all the more for its links common characters.

I actually liked this book better than the first book in the series. Represented from different points of view, as well as different points in time, it made for an interesting tale and an interesting way to tell the story.

A well written and interesting thriller. I like the way the story bounced between the present and the past as events unfolded. It added to the overall sense of mystery and suspense.

A badass monster fueled adventure! Frank Moon is a great protagonist. I wish the rest of the series was available as audiobooks. I love to read, but audio is much more convenient these days.

Harvath goes hardcore this time around. He's motivated for revenge and he has the skills to make it happen. There's no question that you'll feel for the protagonist by the end of this book. You'll also be entirely sure you don't want him believing you've wronged him in any serious way. I don't want to give anything away. I'm just going to say one thing... damn!!!

I thought this would be more of a techno-thriller. It turned out to be more of a man vs man or a man vs himself sort of story. Interesting, compelling, and extremely thought-provoking. It has a One Second After kind of vibe in that the core disaster is one that is entirely too plausible and leads to events that are entirely too likely. By the end of the book, the most troubling concept is just how conceivable everything described really is.

This is a fiercely creative, outrageous adventure of loss and triumph. A town tumbling out of control through time and powerless to protect itself from the perils of each time period it is exposed to. The only thing more terrifying than what we know about the past is what we don't. Owen McCoy and the rest of Black Creek get the ultimate history lesson while learning even more about themselves in the process.

Though the adventure is exciting and fun, the ending of the book is exceptional. The way everything comes together is not only satisfying, it's a special treat for fans of Robinson's other stand-alone novels.

Some find the Fargo series to be the least-best of what team-Cussler publishes. With the release of book #11 in the series, I think the quality of the series is improving. While I can't recall what failed to resonate in this series for me, I've enjoyed the last couple of books. If you haven't been thrilled with the series so far, consider giving this release a fresh look.