Deep Storm: A Novel by Lincoln Child Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Deep Storm: A Novel
Book Review: An unknown object buried beneath the earth's crust threatens the safety of the solar system
Summary: 3 Stars
Lincoln Child, best known for his best-selling Pendergast series (coauthored with Douglas Preston) has now written three standalone thrillers by himself. One might expect that with each solo effort Child would be improving his craft, adding to his reputation as a top-notch author in his own right. Unfortunately, each novel that Child has written without Preston is a little bit less original than the last. None is horrible, but none is brilliant either, and certainly none lives up to the level of entertainment that readers of Preston & Child novels have come to expect.
Deep Storm starts out in a way that is very familiar to readers of Child's previous two solo books: in both, the story begins with a specialist being summoned to consult on a problem with some revolutionary technology. Utopia opens with a robotics specialist on his way to a new theme park to figure out why the park's animatronics aren't working properly. Death Match starts out with a psychologist helping a dating service investigate a problem with the company's match-making algorithm. In Deep Storm, the particulars are different, but the theme is the same: a doctor, Peter Crane, is summoned to the deck of a North Atlantic oil rig to try to figure out why people are getting sick.
The story unfolds quickly, and the intrigue builds as Dr. Crane is transported from the platform of the oil rig to a state-of-the-art research facility on the sea floor more than two miles below. Scientists in the facility are supposedly researching evidence proving the existence of Atlantis. But as mysterious illnesses spread throughout the undersea community, Crane finds evidence of his own that points to a far more sinister discovery--one that, if allowed to reach the surface, could spell destruction for the earth itself.
The story, which is vaguely reminiscent of Michael Crichton's Sphere or Orson Scott Card's The Abyss, is largely unremarkable. It contains little in the way of objectionable content, just as it contains little in the way of real suspense or depth of meaning. There's no sexual content and little foul language, and the violence is commensurate with the plot, but there's no particularly redeeming message or spiritual thoughtfulness either. Child is certainly a capable writer; his characters are for the most part believable (if not terribly deep), and the depth of his imagination is strongly in evidence as he brings the story's setting to life. The problem is, it feels like a story that's been told before.
Lincoln Child will no doubt continue to write solo novels, and his fans will continue to read them. But until he branches out and finds a different story to tell, readers might be better off sticking with his collaborative works, which so far are more interesting, more entertaining, and more thought-provoking.
Book Review: Another winner from Lincoln Child!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a huge fan of Lincoln Child's books, and also the Child/Preston collaborations, so I anxiously await each new one. I was not disappointed in Deep Storm. I read it in a day, then my husband read it in 2 days. He reads mostly sci fi, and that very slowly, so I was surprised. Child ends each chapter with a "hook", so you find yourself compelled to keep reading. I highly recommend all Child's books. You will get hooked too!Book Review: Awesome!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this book! I have read all of the books Lincoln Child has written with Douglas Preston. I loved them all! This is my first book from Lincoln Child alone and I was truly impressed with his amazing writing ability. I could not put this book down. It was a chilling read and the ending was mind blowing for me. I will read every book he has written alone. I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed this book.Book Review: Book Review
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was a great read. I read it in two settings. It would have been one but I got the book in the afternoon and read it until bedtime, then picked it up the next morning and finished it. It is a great escape.
Chas E. Moser
Book Review: Book with a twist
Summary: 5 Stars
This book held my attention from the first page till the last. This is the second book I have read by Child, and it was great. The short chapters make the book easy to read while leaving you in suspense of what's to come on the next page.