Altar of Eden

Another great book by this author and so believable in a mad scientist type of way. I love the opening storyline with a very real situation I felt I could relate to in the war torn Iraq. The story takes you to New Orleans in the middle of a hurricane, which again is something you can understand and relate to. The various twists and turns leading to the mad scientists behind the genetic experiments made me think of the recent experiments where an ear was grown onto the back of a rodent. All in all a very enjoyable read that I could not put down.

James Rollins writing has the ability to keep you wanting to find out what happens next and throws in a few surprises along the way to keep you on your toes. It's worth reading the novels as a series as certain things happen that follow through from book to book but you can generally work out what's going on if reading a book out of sequence as I did once then the penny drops when you read the book that you missed.

Quite simply this book is ok. the plot is unique (well for me), and I have read one of Rollins books before, so thought I would give this a go. I wasnt disappointed, but neither was I thrilled. For me, it is an easy read for a bit of escapism or if you want to have a holiday read.Certainly worth a read, but not a classic

Great read

Im a great fan of James Rollins and having read all of his books I knew that this would be another great read. The author has a great imagination and this book was non stop action from start to finish. Couldnt put it down once I had started it.