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    Deep Storm

    Written by Lincoln Child

    Narrated by Scott Brick

    3.5/5

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    Twelve-thousand feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean . . .
    scientists are excavating the most extraordinary undersea discovery ever made. But is it the greatest archaeological find in history-or the most terrifying?


    Former naval doctor Peter Crane is urgently summoned to a remote oil platform in the North Atlantic to help diagnose a bizarre medical condition spreading through the rig. But when he arrives, Crane learns that the real trouble lies far below-on "Deep Storm," a stunningly advanced science research facility built two miles beneath the surface on the ocean floor. The topsecret structure has been designed for one purpose: to excavate a recently discovered undersea site that may hold the answers to a mystery steeped in centuries of myth and speculation.

    Sworn to secrecy, Dr. Crane descends to Deep Storm. A year earlier, he is told, routine drilling uncovered the remains of mankind's most sophisticated ancient civilization: the legendary Atlantis. But now that the site is being excavated, a series of disturbing illnesses has begun to affect the operation. Scientists and technicians are experiencing a bizarre array of symptoms-from simple fatigue to violent psychotic episodes. As Crane is indoctrinated into the strange world of Deep Storm and commences his investigation, he begins to suspect that the covert facility conceals something more complicated than a medical mystery.The discovery of Atlantis might, in fact, be a cover for something far more sinister . . . and deadly.

    Like Lincoln Child's spectacular bestsellers coauthored with Douglas Preston (The Book of the Dead, Relic), Deep Storm melds scientific detail and gripping adventure in a superbly imagined, chillingly real journey into unknown territory. Child is a master of suspense, and Deep Storm is his most ambitious novel to date.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 30, 2007
    ISBN9780739332764
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    Deep Storm
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    Lincoln Child

    Lincoln Child is the author of Utopia and Death Match, as well as a number of New York Times bestselling thrillers with Douglas Preston. He lives with his wife and daughter in Morristown, New Jersey.

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    • 4/5
      Deep Storm is a well written dystopian sci-fi novel. The pace was set from page one and continued it through the end. The premise of the story is marginally believable but very depressing nevertheless. There is blood and gore, intrigue and mystery. Deep Storm clearly had an end wherein all of the pieces were tied together leaving one with a horrible "what if it were true?" feeling. It was given a good solid 4 star rating.
    • 4/5
       Lincoln Child is perhaps best known for his partnership with Douglas Preston, writing the Pendergast novels. While those tend to be part crime, part adventure, Child’s solo fare tends to lean more towards science fiction adventure.Deep Storm follows Dr. Peter Crane, a Naval doctor who has been asked to take on an extraordinary task — go to a facility 2 miles below the ocean surface and identify what is making people ill. While there, he finds that things are not what they seem, and the ramifications could be literally earth-shaking.I don’t want to say too much about what is actually happening that far below the ocean, but it’s a little bit science fiction, a little bit supernatural. I enjoyed the story, even though I usually don’t care for science-heavy story lines. It helped a lot when the action picked up! I also don’t really understand this books designation as the first of the Jeremy Logan series, because Logan is an extremely minor character in the story.I generally put Child’s stand-alone work in the same category as Clive Cussler’s — fun adventure stories with a science-y twist.
    • 2/5
      I am a big fan of the Preston & Child series of books, but if you already read Beyond The Ice Limit, this older book is redundant. Same basic plot (aliens, deep sea, dangerous exploration); different main hero character. Readers deserve better than rehashed plots.
    • 4/5
      A page turner
    • 4/5
      A robot servicing a deep sea pipeline on a North Sea oil rig starts exhibiting some anomalous behavior. Then it's two years later, and Dr. Peter Crane, a naval psychologist, is preparing to be shuttled to a top-secret deep-sea facility. Material given to him indicates that it's related to the Atlantis myth, and certainly some of the people on the station believe so. But the facility is rigorously managed by military personnel, and the ailment Dr. Crane is sent to investigate becomes secondary to other things going on around him.This is very suspenseful, fast-paced story. As the body count increases, Crane finds out that alien artifacts have been discovered. Sadly, one of the doctors working on deciphering the message from them is also one of the early casualties. But he left some bread crumbs behind. Battle lines begin to be drawn, but aren't what you think. As the alien mystery unravels, maniacal military leaders press relentlessly toward something that might doom us all.
    • 4/5
      It isn't often that scientists are the good guys. Usually they are the bad guys or at least facilitate things going horribly wrong or they are socially inept losers. This time it is the military trying to ruin the planet.... I suppose you can't do away with every cliche.

      Lincoln Child of the widely successful Preston and Child writing duo, wrote this stand-alone novel, Deep Storm. Dr Peter Crane is a medical scientist recruited the help discover what is ailing a military and scientific team operating in a top secret deep water facility. The team have discovered something deep in the North Atlantic and are trying to uncover what it is, where it came from, and what scientific marvels it will unveil. If only people would stop going crazy and if they had left the saboteur behind.

      I'm a huge fan of Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston's work. I've previously read Preston's stand-alone novels Impact and Blasphemy, the latter being one of my 5 star reviews, but until now I hadn't read a stand-alone from Child. Deep Storm is definitely not as strong as either of Preston's stand-alones, nor as good as most of their joint novels I've read. This novel had a lot of elements I liked about it, including the fairly well thought out plot. Normally techno-thrillers get bogged down in details (e.g. Crichton's Timeline) or get the science wrong (e.g. Crichton's State of Fear), but Child managed to balance accuracy with pacing.

      The main reason I think this isn't as strong a novel as the others in the Preston and Child oeuvre is that Deep Storm feels like a "by the numbers" thriller. Blasphemy had some interesting things to say about humans and beliefs. The Pendergast novels are underpinned by one of the more interesting central characters in the thriller genre. Which is why this book, whilst entertaining, felt lacking in comparison. This was still a tense, fast paced, engaging read and definitely worth a read for Preston and Child or techno-thriller fans.
    • 4/5
      excellent read, fast-paced, and intriguing last couple pages.
    • 4/5
      My favorite part of the book was the major plot shift at the end. Well written and engaging from the start.
    • 4/5
      In Deep Storm, Child hikes up the creativity quite a bit and weaves a tale that I couldn't predict no matter how hard I tried. It starts off with the discovery of Atlantis under the sea, and then it spins of into totally different directions. The end revelation is jarring and unnerving, and I'm pleased that Child had the balls to leave it on such a chilling note. I spent the last fourth of the book reading as quickly as I could, often to the point where I realized I was skipping paragraphs that I had to go back and reread.
    • 3/5
      Fairly standard techno-thriller. Nothing great, but it kept me reading to the end. Not really the beginning of a series, since Jeremy Logan is only a very minor character, in this.
    • 3/5
      The suspenseful story, by a long-time favorite author, might have warranted a higher rating but for the overly-dramatic and distracting narration.
    • 5/5
      I always enjoy this author rather he writes alone or with his co-author Douglas Preston. There was a lot of science in the book...however Lincoln Child did an excellent job of explaining it and giving it to us a little at a time. Dr. Crane was our protagonist. I felt rather sorry for him. I think that he found his role in the project confusing at times...and he didn't always have the final say which was strange for a man that was supposed to be in charge of something this big. The story remained exciting until the very end. The reader just has to find out what this project was actually about and it really was more mystery than science fiction. There are numerous things at play in the book producing a steady feeling of suspense and paranoia. Anyone that has read the books that Lincoln Child has written with Douglas Preston will like this offering.
    • 1/5
      If you already read The Third Gate, you've pretty much read this one. He published this book first and it's the same story; he just stuck the same basic characters in a dangerous, claustrophobic exploration underwater, versus a dangerous, claustrophobic exploration under a swamp in Egypt. If you prefer underwater suspense to Egyptian mummy suspense, you might give it a go. Otherwise, skip it.
    • 3/5
      An interesting read. I don't remember most of it. It's all a haze of "What the fuck is happening?" questions. I was constantly stumped. For the most part, this is a good thing. I like it when a book keeps me guessing. It compels me to continue reading, in the hopes that my guesses were correct. Of course, they never are. But, usually I end up with a real answer.

      I'm not so sure about the end result in this book. I'm pretty sure I just kept asking what the fuck over and over until the end. So, fuck Lincoln Child in his dirty asshole. Because, I love reading his books, but it always leaves me feeling even more retarded than I am. Derp de der.
    • 5/5
      We listened to this while on a road trip and we're thoroughly entertained. Narration was lively and the detail, characters and plot is well developed.
    • 3/5
      Miles below the North Atlantic Ocean, Dr. Peter Crane is summoned to identify a mysterious illness plaguing the workers at a research station. The huge facility is 12-stories high but has a lot of secret off-limit areas. The remoteness of the facility adds tension to the story.
      Although initially recruited to identify the illness, the main plot is the question of what is underneath the surface floor of the ocean where the researchers are digging. As in any new work environment, Dr. Crane has to sift through his experience to find out who he can trust. A saboteur is identified and then it’s a race against time to save the entire operation.
      DEEP STORM did hold my interest but unfortunately I could see certain plot developments coming. Child’s writing style is fine for a book such as this; there are some very imaginative ideas for which I give the book high marks and some cliché prose that made me go “ugh”. The book is ok but it wouldn’t be among my top recommendations.
    • 4/5
      I found the start slow, but once the book got moving there was lots of excitement to keep me interested. The setting was interesting, being deep under the ocean and the characters were interesting.
    • 3/5
      Dirk Pitt-ish, emphasizing brains rather than magnetic good looks.

      As is common, the military is cast as the closemouthed oppressive gorilla enforcer, with only a few 'for the good of the world' types thrown in.

      While this is a satisfying adventure with tidbits of alien visitation tossed in, this is mostly a bunch of secretive military types letting nothing get in their way of getting their hands on what might be the ultimate weapon.
    • 4/5
      A former naval doctor, Peter Crane, is summoned to an oil platform in the North Atlantic that has been researching a discovery that has the potential to change the world. The cover story is that the legendary Atlantis has been discovered; the truth is far more cosmic in nature. The project has been beset by mysterious illnesses; hence Dr. Crane's presence.A pretty decent and suspenseful novel by the other half of the team, with Douglas Preston, that writes the Pendergast suspense series, a favorite of mine. Lincoln Child on his own is an enjoyable read, although thus far I've preferred Douglas Preston's solo works.
    • 5/5
      Loads of suspence, non-stop action, lurking conspiracy, and just the right touch of creepy...Mr Child does not disappoint. Sat and read this one cover to cover completely forgetting to even stop for dinner. This one had me holding my breath and wondering just what I'd do if I were in the main character's shoes.
    • 4/5
      Great thriller, lots of suspense ...keeps you turning the pages.
    • 5/5
      Unputdownable thriller!Deep Storm is one of the best thrillers I've ever read. It has flawless pacing, an incredibly interesting story, an excellent sense of place, non-stop action, and just the right amount of character development. It has a tantalizing touch of the paranormal, a mysterious historical event that keeps surprising and unfolding, along with a great setting. The setting of an offshore oil rig and deepsea lab offers an intimacy of place, exotic to the everyday person, that envelops the reader. It should come with a warning that says "Contents Under Pressure" - you feel the deadly pressure of the ocean you are taken deep into, along with ever-mounting action and the relentless unveiling of fascinating mystery after mystery. The story stays tight to the protagonist's point of view, so you feel you are walking the halls, seeing and experiencing everything right along with him. There were many times where I felt like I was looking characters in the eye and feeling the mounting tension all around. Action and reactions were always believable. You are never separated from the central action and purpose of the story. I was riveted.I've read a lot of thrillers and after reading Deep Storm I came to better appreciate the solid pacing that keeps the reader turning pages, balanced with just the right amount of description of environment and action so that you can picture and imagine everything, but not get bogged down in endless showy descriptions that sometimes can seem like author showmanship and slow the story down. This never happens here, though it is superbly researched. Deep Storm is just excellent storytelling, with a perfect blend of action and intrigue. The only thing I could say might have been improved upon was that I wish the explanation at the end could have been developed a little further. There's so much build up to it, it's such a cool concept, that I would have liked to stay with it just a little longer and explore it a bit more. Having said that, it is sufficient and I can understand why it was done the way it was.I honestly could not put this book down, the story grabs you from page one and never lets go. It's a 5-star read all the way. Every day I looked so forward to diving back into the story and eagerly did so. I think this is the fastest I've read any book. Lincoln Child has the gift for penning thrillers, no doubt. Highly recommended!~Rai Aren, co-author of Secret of the Sands
    • 3/5
      "Deep Storm" is a solid and serviceable techno/scifi-thriller. The characters are not deep, but the story is both engaging and exciting, and I was very motivated to read it all the way through.Lincoln Child's story is of a secret submerged deep water facility built to uncover a mysterious energy source. Dr. Crane is asked to join the effort in order to uncover a series of illnesses sweeping through the employees of the facility (scientists and military).I've read Preston and Child before - "Ice Limit" and "Riptide" I found to be particularly good. The characters, I felt, were much stronger in those stories. But it didn't matter in "Deep Storm". The book is a very quick read, heavy on action and science.As long as you can live without strong characters, I'd recommend this well-written and exciting book.
    • 4/5
      This book threw me for a loop. At first, I thought it was your typical "Hey, I found Atlantis!" type of deal...But it turned out to be so much more with an added element of the supernatural. Honestly, had I thought about it, I would have expected the subtle twists and turns in the plot. I'm pretty familiar with the Douglas Preston / Lincoln Child combination. In this book, though, the added danger element of taking place thousands of feet under the water. Strange illnesses, psychotic episodes, science, government secrecy and military stand-offs make the book a great weekend read.
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed. Listened to an audio. Suspenseful. Major oil rig finds something. The military and scientists build an underwater platform to discover what is there. People start to go crazy. A medicial doctor is brought on board to help solve the problem. The military and the scientists beliefs collide. Secrecy rules. Some people on board think they should walk away and other run to to find out more. ADVENTURE!
    • 4/5
      A quick suspense read but it is capable a packing a wallop.
    • 5/5
      From reading the jacket for this book I had a good idea of what the book was going to be about (what the problem was). I was thinking somewhere along the lines of history mixed with supernatural. What I got from reading the book was Science Fiction. Great read!
    • 3/5
      Unbelivable sci-fi setting was unsettling at first until a friend mentioned that the underwater environment was no less believable than outer space environments. Once I could suspend disbelief, it started to get better.The mystery down below took a lot longer to expose, but the moral question it posed for society was very interesting, and well supported by a good setup.
    • 4/5
      Summoned to a remote oil rig to diagnose a strange medical ailment among the rig workers, ex-Navy physician Peter Crane soon discovers that the condition is linked to the science research station Deep Storm, where, thousands of feet underwater on the floor of the Atlantic, a top-secret team has been excavating the ruins of the legendary Atlantis.
    • 4/5
      Doctor Peter Crane decides to take a job aboard a deep sea oil rig--at least that's what he thinks he's doing until he learns differently. The oil rig is really a cover for a deep sea archeological expedition--he is told it is to uncover the ruins of Atlantis, but as the story progresses he becomes suspicious that all the security is to cover up something much more than what he has been told. And people are indeed getting sick, but the illness is extremely myserious so he is also spending a lot of time trying to figure out what it is. Will he be able to figure out the answers to all his questions in time to save the people of the "deep storm" project?A good solid suspense/thriller novel, fans of Clive Cussler, Robin Cook, etc. will eat this one up.