Thomas Greanias

The Atlantis Revelation is the end cap of the Conrad Yeats/Atlantis trilogy, sadly however it's really not that good which is a considerable let down considering that the prior book Atlantis Prophecy seemed to have improved the shortcomings of Raising Atlantis.

Whilst we do get some more exposure of Wanda of Atlantis Prophecy it's rather brief and more of a side note which is disappointing as it seemed like there was more her character could have added to the atmosphere. The whole plot itself though, other than involving the globes found in Prophecy seems almost like a side note to the events in the first 2 books. The mysterious Alignment seem to have gone from wanting to rule the world to a bit of war profiteering and an overly complicated Bond-esque villain plans.

The flow of the novel also seems a little disjointed at times with some rather abrupt transitions between chapters. It's almost as if Greanias had run out of steam but had committed to a three book deal with his publisher so had no choice but to squeeze out this average piece of literature - now that's not to say it's terrible, if you look at it on it's own it's got quite a bit of action and adventure which could keep your attention on a long trip yet compared to the earlier 2 books it pales in comparison. Which is sad considering the directions the trilogy could have gone, but didn't.… (more)

Following on from Raising Atlantis, The Atlantis Prophecy sees Conrad Yeats racing around Washington DC following up leads from the past in an attempt to derail a conspiracy dating back to the formation of the United States and George Washington himself. In a way it reminds me of the Nicholas Cage movie National Treasure, it has a similar level of action and adventure with a similar romp through famous Washington monuments.

In terms of the book itself, the author has certainly refined his writing since the first installment with this entry in the trilogy being of a much better consistency and pace than Raising Atlantis. The ending whilst setting up for a third installment is also not so jagged that you couldn't merely read this book as a stand alone.

I enjoyed it.… (more)

I was trying to put my finger on what this novel reminds me of and I think I've worked it out - I think it's reminiscent of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, only instead of being set within the church itself it's set under 2 miles of ice in Antarctica in ruins that have been recently exposed in an earthquake.

That's not to say this is a rip off of the aforementioned like many novels that came out around this time were. No, rather this is a mixture of themes that come together quite well, despite the imaginative setting and thought provoking ruins which are described within one thing the book is quite light on is character development. All the characters seem to almost be cardboard cutouts with just a brief outline of their characteristics given which leaves some of them feeling almost cliched. Being an action slash adventure novel however the book itself doesn't suffer too much as a result of the shallow characters instead it rather focuses the reader's attention towards what is happening rather than who is experiencing what is happening.

I thought the setup, execution, scenery and circumstances were interesting and vividly described, especially the latter two. Whilst the theme of Atlantis isn't exactly a unique story to tell I thought this spin on the old myth was good, as such I'll likely be checking out the following 2 books in the series shortly.… (more)