The Eye of God

A Sigma Force Novel, Book 9

By: James Rollins

Narrated by: Christian Baskous

Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

In The Eye of God, a Sigma Force novel, New York Times best-selling author James Rollins delivers an apocalyptic vision of a future predicted by the distant past.

In the wilds of Mongolia, a research satellite has crashed, triggering an explosive search for its valuable cargo: a code-black physics project connected to the study of dark energy...and a shocking image of the eastern seaboard of the United States in utter ruin.

At the Vatican, a package arrives containing two strange artifacts: a skull scrawled with ancient Aramaic and a tome bound in human skin. DNA evidence reveals that both came from the same body: the long-dead Mongol king Genghis Khan.

Commander Gray Pierce and Sigma Force set out to discover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery going back to the birth of Christianity, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.

©2013 James Czajkowski (P)2013 HarperCollinsPublishers

not as good as some but still enjoyable

it was good but not quite as engaging as some of his other books I've read or listened too.

Bad performance - needs to find another job

I have over 500 audible books Sigma force is one of my favorite series but if this guy had been reading the very first one I would not have bought the second

Accents

First Italian characters I’ve ever heard with Chinese accents. Really ruins that that of the book.

Wish Peter Jay Fernandez was the narrator again...

Enjoyed the book but the narration was monotone and annoying. Couldn't tell the voices apart at all and based on reviews of the next books, I've stopped getting the audio versions and started reading them myself.

Good story, bizarre voice.

Good book, disappointed from this new reader especially if you listened to the previous books!

Narrator

The main reason for rating this book so low has everything to do with the new narrator. The character are almost unrecognizable and dull. This story lacks the vibrancy from the previous narration.

Narrator not good

Narrator. I almost returned the book because of him. Should not have switched narrators. He just does not do the female characters well. He changed the accents of the characters that we have learned by their voices.

Gray or Grey?

In almost all mentions of Gray/Grey, when he's not with Seichan, all he can think about is hitting that "Junk". Trust me when I say it would have been much better if some "man" weren't the one writing this story. Is James Rollins that hard up for some Euro Asian Junk or what? Does no one else in this story have sex or is it only so Mr. Rollins can describe the woman of his dreams over & over again?

Don't Change the Narrator in the Series...

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Did the narration match the pace of the Story? Hmm... When you've listen to previous 8 books, and have developed a minds eye for the characters. So when you change the narration of the book to a different person, it throws the whole book off. I tried to describe this to my wife... Its like taking a favorite television show, and changing the actors completely, and going on like nothing has happened...I got through the book, but it wasn't the enjoyable experience that I was hoping for...

Any additional comments?

I do realize that there are circumstances to these things, and that sometimes changes have to be made... But I hope that the people who make up these decisions, realize how it will impact the book, and possibly the sales...

Good but not great

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The storyline is compelling but the performer takes away a great deal from the overall experience. His accents are horrible, can't tell the difference from an Italian to a Korean to a VietNamese accent. Also, the reader's New England native accent makes things a little comical in points. Plus, the awkward pauses remove a great deal from the flow and sounds like someone trying to add drama while at the same time he reads some sentences very quickly when they shouldn't be. Overall, I found myself straining to get through the book when normally I'll miss sleep to finish a Sigma Force novel. Also, there isn't a truly menacing villain that lends to anything resembling tension. But hey, a good Sigma Force novel is still worth every penny.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Nope. Missing that really villainous villain, instead we got more Snidley Whiplash.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Christian Baskous?

Anyone, even my 3 year old niece.