It isn't just money and power that Bryson is up against. Plenty of mystery, gadgetry Mr. Ludlum handles technological descriptions with the same ease with which he walks us through Swiss banking regulations or describes the formation of a blind trust. And unlike many modern thrillers, Mr. Ludlum genuinely appears to enjoy the mystery as much as the gadgets. Scenes do not take place in military installations or deep underground chambers, but in streets and churches, rest stops and libraries. Despite these achievements, Prometheus does have problems.
Scenes sometimes shift suddenly, bewildering the characters almost as much as the reader.
In the beginning, it seems as if action is supplanted for genuine emotion and depth. But as the plot thickens, the pacing becomes more measured, more rich and more believable. So by the time the final chapters play out in a superbly imaginative confrontation, the gaps have been filled and the characters wholly realized. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.