Area 51

By: Bob Mayer, Robert Doherty

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

From New York Times best-selling author Bob Mayer, writing as Robert Doherty....

Deep in the Nevada desert is the most secure compound in the United States: Area 51.

The most chilling experiment of all time is about to begin there. The President doesn’t know about it. Just a few scientists and military personnel working for Majestic-12 do, and they are about to make a very big mistake....

Former Green Beret Mike Turcotte, assigned to Nightscape, security for Area 51, begins to realize things aren’t as they seem. Deep inside the Great Pyramid in Giza, an archeologist makes a startling discovery in the lowest chamber. On Easter Island, what are the giant statues guarding? What was Thule and why were the Nazis so intent on finding it during World War II? What are the strange stones off the coast of Bimini? All these clues and more add up to a frightening countdown that could bring about the end of our planet. Turcotte and Presidential Science Adviser Lisa Duncan must race against time to save the world from the secret hidden at Area 51.

Over 1.5 Million copies of Area 51 sold—also author of the best-selling Atlantis series.

©2011 Bob Mayer (P)2011 Bob Mayer

Critic reviews

Praise for Bob Mayer: "Spell-binding! Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Call it techno-thriller, call it science fiction, call it just terrific story-telling.” (Terry Brooks, best-selling author of the Shannara series and Star Wars: Phantom Menace)

Enjoyed the story

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

This book was fun and I enjoyed listening to it. Might listen a second time for kicks.

A really good story! Thoroughly enjoyed!

What did you love best about Area 51?

The subject matter was interesting - bordering between fact and fiction, stimulating the imagination!

What other book might you compare Area 51 to and why?

Daniel Suarez's books. Thriller tech story theme

Have you listened to any of Jeffrey Kafer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No

Any additional comments?

The ending was kind of abrubt, or at least it appeared that way. The story was going at a particular pace throughout, then near the end, it seemed like things just moved so much faster, but perhaps that was just the adrenaline of the moment!

Decent story, not great narration.

I enjoyed the story and its Independence Day kind of feel. It was fun!

But the reader was more hinderance than help. Really, if you have an important character that is German and involves a lot of time in the story, please get someone that can voice a German accent! This reader sometimes reads that character as a Frenchman and at other times who knows what accent. But it seldom if ever sounds German. It kept breaking the fourth wall for me.

So even though I enjoyed the story, I couldn't get past the reader.

Yet another alien story - Interesting twist

I'm pretty tired of the amazing number of alien movies and books coming out these days. This one is a little older and I really enjoyed where it went. It certainly kept guessing as I did not really figure things out til pretty close to the end. If you enjoy sci-fi and the alien theme, you'll likely enjoy this book.

Is this really fiction? Sure didn't feel like it.

What did you love best about Area 51?

The use of some facts and mythology mixed with fiction just makes the whole book feel real and as if it could be happening. That makes it much easier to get pulled in and wonder just how close to truth could this be? One of the best I've listened to so far.

Amazing imagination engager

Would you listen to Area 51 again? Why?

This story is narrated so immensely with current events, it feels so real. I'm wondering why no movie has been made out of this book. Definitely great book.

Meh.

The author needs to brush up in his military knowledge. They did not have F16’s in 1970 . The Navy and tge Air Force where still flying F4 Phantoms then. Also F16’s are not Navy jets. They would never fly off an aircraft carrier. Those should had been F15’s or F18’s..

10 hours of setup for a sequel

Would you try another book from Bob Mayer and Robert Doherty and/or Jeffrey Kafer?

No

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Didn't even come close to the setup.

Did Area 51 inspire you to do anything?

Not buy another book from him.

Any additional comments?

There are many threads being pulled together to weave this story. Although they all worked from a plot perspective, the story was unsatisfying. There were hours and hours of setup, the sort of thing that usually happens in the first third of a book, only here it was the entire novel. There were no surprises, just a hash of all the expected "woo" elements: Nazis, pyramids, UFOs, Atlantis, ancient runes, government coverups, etc. Maybe the author wanted to connect every fringe theory on the internet in one story, thereby getting all the niche markets at once.

In the end, it was mostly there as a setup for the sequel.

Nice story, nice ideas :(

I don't know why but it didn't connect.
some facts about historical monuments and security at government facilities are totally Bogus.
But the main problem for me was the unfinishness of the book, and concentration of plot.
You can read last 30 pages and don't miss anything interesting or factual.........

interesting

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

Yes I would, the book was interesting, it made me wonder if stuff like this was really going on.

What did you like best about this story?

I like that the book incorporated stories that we hear about today. We have all heard about Atlantis and we know there is an Area 51. So it just put different thoughts in my head..

What does Jeffrey Kafer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Emotion

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No

Any additional comments?

None