Deep Storm

By: Lincoln Child

Narrated by: Scott Brick

“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)

Deep Storm

A listen that you don't want to put down. Very entertaining.

Awesome Book

This book will keep you on the edge of your seat, then spin you through numerous plot twists, all while exploring a fantastic world of his own making. Don't pass this one up!

It's not what it seems

The story was very engaging. Part SciFi part mystery. If I found any fault with it it was with the narrator. His female voices and the chinese accent left much to be desired. But overall very enjoyable.

Abyss the book.....lame

Watch the movie "the abyss" same as this book but the movie is good. Author seems to have taken most of the plot and story line and just used it in his book.

Loved this book!

The author has a very imaginative mind, that takes the reader to another world, and the narrator adds to that out of this world kind of book. This book makes the reader wonder to what is happening next. I would recommend this book to anyone.

Too many Twists and Turns

No spoiler here as the story begins with the protagonist (Peter Crane) believing he is being brought in as a consultant due to the discovery of Atlantis. Highly unlikely, considering the location and all the myths about that civilization. Child tries to string a strange storyline into massive amounts of unusual and highly "stretched" technology. In parts, the story is very intense and moves quickly. In other places, it is clunky and does not work well, and the ending, while predictable, really is too far fetched to go along with the conclusions. Scott Brick does his usual good job of narration, but he is also hampered by the somewhat broken story.

Just Good

I enjoyed the book. The story is inventive and as usual with Child's work, I found myself visualizing everything. The storyline was a bit too easy to predict and I had to work at not guessing ahead. Worth a credit but not great.

Liked it so much I listend twice

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

Figuring out how the marbles worked was interesting.

Any additional comments?

Interesting story that weaves together many scientific concepts.

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.

An entertaining if familar read

I have to agree with some of the other reviewers that the plot line is a bit familiar, but I disagree in their thinking that that detracts from the book. After all, the best stories I know are also some of the most predictable, and they often follow the same time-tested paths to the end.

I admit, though, that this one had trouble pulling me in. With some of Child's other novels, I was pulled in right away, but this one needed some more time. Once I was hooked, however, I was hooked pretty well.

And there were some interesting twists, but they were subtle character or relationship surprises more so than major plot twists, which I actually appreciate more.

And I found the true nature of what they found under the sea to be unique and imaginative, and I really enjoyed the final interpretations by some of the characters.

I continue to be a reader of Child's and of his collaborations with Preston, and I've never been disappointed. Deep Storm may not be my favorite of Child's novels, but it was an enjoyable listen and more thought provoking than it appears on the surface.