Lemuria

By: Greig Beck

Narrated by: Sean Mangan

On a desolate beach in far northern Scotland, the winter storms have been washing up all manner of things since time began. But buried in the centre of one smaller iceberg is a shard of ancient Viking pottery telling a partial tale of a hidden mysterious island beyond the ice and mist, that was home to a great treasure and even greater horrors.

Thawing in the same block of ice was a rotting flap of skin that refused to be identified but had similar skin patterns to a creature not seen for 100 million years.

Now, Troy Strom and the enigmatic Elle Burgan race to find the mysterious island of legend, while staying ahead of a group of brutal killers who claim to be the rightful owners of the greatest prize of all—Odin’s heart.

©2022 Greig Beck (P)2022 Bolinda Publishing

Amazing tale

greig beck is a true story teller. Th detail and story are amazing he is the Jules Verne of this generation. His stories always leave you wanting more.

Interesting

I was bewildered at first what this had to do with the original Mysterious Island. But I get it, we moved the island so it’s not in the Pacific anymore. Not a bad concept and it’s doable as a story.

Easy read.

I enjoyed listening to this book and the reader is easy to understand. Exciting. The only thing I dislike is that it is Book 1 as I prefer standalone books.

Lemuria

I liked it! I enjoyed the bits of history and the dinosaur monsters! It’s good!

Not my favourite by Greig Beck

I am a huge Greig Beck fan, but I found this book pretty average compared to his previous books. Perhaps it was too slow-paced to my liking, perhaps the storyline was too predictable, or perhaps the characters didn't appeal to me. I am not sure, but it is probably the latter. I am writing this review a week after finishing it, and I can't remember a single character's name. The protagonist was boring, and I hardly got to know him.

The book isn't terrible, though. If you have never read Greig Beck before, you would probably consider it a fun read. However, Greig is a victim of his own success. One has to be mindful, though, that this is book 1 in a new series, and perhaps the story will develop and be more engaging. I will read book 2 when it becomes available, as Greig Beck is currently one of the more entertaining authors.

PS. The narrator, Sean Mangan, was superb as he always is.

Interesting, but poor plot

The book was interesting. Great idea, but it lacked a good plot. Tolkien wrote fantasy books and he was able to make it believable and keep readers and entranced. Unfortunately, Mr Beck wasn't able to pull off the same thing with Lemuria. In each turn off the plot, my brain kept saying, "Gee, that was convenient ". Sean Mangan does a great job narrating and changing voices from one character to the next.

Entertaining Story

I enjoyed this book and the narration was well done. There are some kinks in the plot you have to look past, but that didn’t detract from the overall story for me. I recommend this if you are considering buying this audio book.

I wanted to love this book…

I wanted to love this books but I narrator was just horrible and there were parts of the story that just didn’t seem to fit. Very cool premise but the story needed work and a different narrator.

The mystery of the island

Just not a big fan of sci-fi. The narration was difficult in the beginning. There were times I zoned out.

Kept my attention throughout.

Another good book and reading. Kept my attention throughout. Look forward to more from this author and narrator.