Review: Thoroughly Enjoyable and Highly Recommended!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2012
Author Christopher D. Petersen has a way of building suspense that just does not let up. If you have read Tomb of Atlantis (or have downloaded it and are waiting for just the right relaxing weekend to enjoy it), splurge and buy Curse of Atlantis as well. I enjoyed Tomb of Atlantis thoroughly, rooting for the main character, Jack Roberts, an easy-going, handsome, smart, and resourceful engineer/adventurer. The same holds true for Curse of Atlantis. Curse of Atlantis takes up right where Tomb of Atlantis left off. And I liked it even better!! Jack Roberts and his archaeologist friends, Serena and Javier Arista, plan to look for the pyramid for which they found the key (and you will need to read Tomb for that!). Serena and Jack have a fantastic chemistry between them, established in Tomb of Atlantis, but unfortunately, the relationship is not consummated (again!) because Serena is taken hostage by some really scary Russians. This throws the plans to find the pyramid, in Greece, into high gear, since the kidnappers want the treasures that are contained within the pyramid in exchange for Serena's life.As in Tomb of Atlantis, Petersen's knowledge, explanations, and descriptions of archaeology and engineering support and lend credibility to his novel and effectively illustrate the plot. The characters are even further developed in Curse of Atlantis and (I hope) enduring. The action sequences are well-played, and there are several twists and turns that keep the story exciting, as well as a fast read, with an extremely believable and "it could be true!" ending. These entertaining characters and creative plotlines definitely should be worked into a continuing series. Definitely download both of these memorable Atlantis novels for a beach read or rainy weekend and pray that Chris Petersen writes some more!