Review: This is a short story remember...NOT A NOVEL!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2013
Not fair to critique this as a novel because short stories work in different ways. Author doesn't have same amount of time for plot changes and character development, but the ATMOSPHERE created in this one is just riveting. I read on my Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3G & got to see other readers' underlinings. There's a lot of underlining because there is so much fascinating information that helps build appreciation for the SETTING & HISTORY of the setting.I knew I wasn't reading a novel. You can in fact read this short story in one sitting & that is good(you don't have to break the mood). I loved the ATMOSPHERE which reminded me of Henry James' Turn of the Screw...where you just enter another dimension for a while & return wondering: did it happen? was it real? LOL great LAST  line by the way!Sounds just like what spelunker adventurer James Rollins would say, in fact!Also... good prelude to new release out Jan 8 > The Blood Gospel. There are a few sample chapters at the end for that one. Again, history plays a prominent role...as does the fact that so much of history is lost & waiting to be discovered.