Deep Storm

By: Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

“Few writers do it better than Child.” (Booklist)

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 top-secret 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. 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.

©2007 Lincoln Child (P)2007 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

"Child delivers a well-crafted and literate science-fiction thriller." (Publishers Weekly)

"The story is imaginative and filled with wonder. Lovers of deep-sea adventure (and in particular fans of the James Cameron movie The Abyss or Michael Crichton's novel Sphere) will want to plunge into this one. (Booklist)

“Lincoln Child has a well-earned reputation for writing solid thrillers.” (Tampa Tribune)

enjoyable and captivating

I couldn't stop listening. I enjoyed it a great deal as it kept the suspense up and the story going and the ending was beyond my wildest imaginations.

Pretty good, but lacking.

The story was really good, but needed more depth. It seemed very slow at times, that would have been fine if my mind was busy with more intriguing details.

Exciting

"Deep Storm" is a worthy summer listen. The pacing of the story is really what makes the novel so entertaining. I found myself waiting and wondering what comes next often in the book, which is an attribute of a well written thriller.

Scott Brick is a known quantity to most and performs in his typical, solid-yet-not-overwhelming narration style.

Worth the time.

Entertaining and gripping

I loved the narrator and storyline. Characters was satisfactory. My favourite thing about this book was that it was gripping and real escapist fun.

Good for a long drive

There was a lot of build-up with relatively little payoff. Good plotting, solid characters and a decent narrative but at the end I was left a bit underwhelmed. I think the general lack of action might have something to do with it but either way, it’s a good listen if you need something to pass the time.

Good mystery/suspense story

The story is a bit overwritten and sometimes drags, the villain is a trite character, but the final revelations are truly inventive, satisfying and logically consistent. I think the journey is well worth the listener's time. .

A exciting listen for - good vacation lit.

Personally, I dislike the way Scott Brick narrates stories..his 'jewish mother' like up tones at the end of a sentence make no sense at all, and though this is a very exciting story, Brick adds a tough too much frenetic attitude to his reading.....
BUT.....
Even he can't ruin this tension filled novel.

It's a real good guys vs. bad guys story-the bad guys..a military cadre run by the slightly crazy Commander Carollis (unsure of the spelling), the scientists who try to be the good guys all seem to be slightly wonky and vague but hero-protagonist Dr. Crane comes thru in the end.

Character development sorely lacks, however the span of time-2 weeks- that we are in the deep sea base is limited so there isn't a lot of time for us to get to know the motivations of any but a few characters. The obvious ones such as the spy-sabotague done by one surprising character, the slow onset of mental and emotional issues with no seeming connection is explained but it seems that we meet someone then he/she is gone.

There are spys, heroes, lots of iffy tech and little dwelling on the reality of the situation the inhabitants of Deep Storm are in. Dr. Crane seems to be a hero for every situation, from medical to technical, his knowledge spans the gamut.

Alien contact and too terrible for words weapons lie waiting in deeps below the oceans bottom. Is the unknown artifact hidden there hundreds of years ago an invitation from alien life to join the interseller community or are the artifacts just happenstance, earth having become the local space trash bin.

I like Lincoln Childs writing when he write his own stories-but have gotten very tired of Pendergast and company. Was happy to find a few novels penned by Child alone.

I listened to this while weeding the garden one weekend and it turned even that job into quick work, so entranced was I by the excitement.

If you like good guy hero vs nut job antagonist with a lot of tech thrown in give this novel a listen.

Formulaic but entertaining

This book is a fun and entertaining adventure story based on the best traditions of hero, nemesis, love interest and dodgy, unexplained science. It's a good listen and adequately presented but clearly follows the adventure-mystery template adhered to by the likes of Dan Brown to structure the story rather than ploughing its own furrow the way authors like Steven King and William Gibson seem to succeed in.

WOW!

An intense action to action hard to turn off book. I thoroghly enjoyed it.

I didn't care for the narrator

The story was ok. It is not part of the Jeremy Logan series as he only appears in it for a few paragraphs.