Atlantis: Devil's Sea

By: Bob Mayer, Robert Doherty

Narrated by: Martin Gollery

Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

By New York Times best-selling author Bob Mayer, writing as Robert Doherty (author of the best-selling Area 51 series)

What if the Shadow that destroyed Atlantis 10,000 years ago, comes back to threaten our present world? A war beyond time. An enemy beyond space. A thriller beyond your wildest dreams.... Three areas on the Earth's surface defy explanation: the Bermuda Triangle, the Devil's Sea of Japan, and a small region of Cambodia. Inside these realms, planes have disappeared, ships have vanished, and, in Cambodia, an entire civilization has been lost, leaving behind Angkor Wat.

In 1628 BC, a volcano erupts, one that would become legend as the eruption that destroyed Minoan Civilization. But a small group of priestesses stand fast against the dark Shadow that precipitated the destruction.

In AD 79, the oracle of Delphi must join forces with the most fearsome gladiator from the arena of Pompeii to fight the Shadow that destroys Vesuvius. And the XV Legion is sent on a quest that causes it to disappear from the Roman Empire and into the fog of history.

In 1937, Amelia Earhart is on the most dangerous leg of her 'round-the-world flight, near the Devil's Sea. A dark Shadow rises in front of her and swallows her and her plane, never to be seen again. Until the present, when Eric Dane leads his team against the Shadow threatening our present world and unites with her.

In 1986, the Shadow appears inside of Chernobyl, sucking power from the reactors and causing disaster. And in the present, a Ring of Fire around the planet ignites, threatening the entire world.

Former Green Beret Eric Dane and the mysterious Sin Fen, a woman with powers he can't quite understand, must track the mystical crystal skulls that have baffled scientists, to use them as a weapon against the Shadow, and unite with the gladiator and oracle to make a last stand for mankind.

If you enjoyed Lost, you'll love this book and be amazed at the similarities in concept (although this book was published before Lost).

©2012 Bob Mayer (P)2012 Bob Mayer

Great story horrible narration

Like the Area 51 series this is a great story a very interesting concept, well researched, and very well written. I don’t remember there being a problem with the narration of Area 51, but the narration of the Atlantis series first 3 books has been terrible. Even after they switched narrators. It’s been very monotone with very little to no difference to different characters voices. There was clearly no editing or production to it, as you hear the narrator making mistakes and going back. It’s not a performance as good narrators do, it’s just a guy reading a book out loud. It surprised me since Bob Mayer is a very successful author and I would think the publisher would put more into producing his books for audio.

That being said I have to say the story is so good that I listened anyway. It was worth the terrible narration. So if you can get past the narration it’s really worth the listen. If you have time to read the book though that might be more enjoyable.
Jewel 💎

narrator

love he book but really not a fan of the narrator his voice too deadpan for my taste and several recording mistakes made while reading book

Overalla reasonable story. Audio Editing sucked!

Where does Atlantis: Devil's Sea rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The story is pretty good. Though I think that things are changing how they work from book 1 until now. But still not too bad.

The one complaint I will make is that the audio editing was done fairly poorly. There are several times where the reader goes back and re-read words or phrases in, what seems to be, an attempt to improve the reading. But then the editor did not remove the first reading. So you hear the same things twice several times throughout the book. This needs to be resolved.

Awesome story.

Great story and very exciting but poor editing for the narrator could have easily been corrected.

Where do you find these people?!

Would you try another book from Bob Mayer and Robert Doherty and/or Martin Gollery?

yes

Who was your favorite character and why?

Dane

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Very choppy. Intensity was misapplied at times. Characters were indistinct. Also, technology now allows for editing a recording - why did no one do this? Pronunciation should be researched as well.

Did Atlantis: Devil's Sea inspire you to do anything?

Yes - consider a career as a narrator for Audible!

Any additional comments?

My previous experiences with Audible have been excellent. This series has, so far, been very disappointing.

Good book but..........Narrator is dreadfull

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No my time was not well spent; while I enjoy the series the narrator is the worst that I have ever heard

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Martin Gollery?

Anyone but him would be an improvement.

Any additional comments?

I'm not sure why anyone would allow this amateur production to be sold! I really enjoy this series but am disappointed by the narrator. It would be different if this were a free book by an amateur but to actually sell this as professional production is insulting to the consumer. I will be requesting my money back on this book as I will have to purchase this book and find the time to read it because I keep zoning out because of the narrator

Great story terrible performance

Would you try another book from Bob Mayer and Robert Doherty and/or Martin Gollery?

I have enjoyed the series but Matin Gollery is the worst narrator I have listened to from any book on Audible.com

If you’ve listened to books by Bob Mayer and Robert Doherty before, how does this one compare?

Yes

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Martin Gollery?

J. C. Hayes

Do you think Atlantis: Devil's Sea needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Yes read it again with a different narrator

Any additional comments?

Narration from Grandma's Basement.

What made the experience of listening to Atlantis: Devil's Sea the most enjoyable?

The story was a good continuation.

What didn’t you like about Martin Gollery’s performance?

EVERYTHING. It was like someone decided not to edit out the mistakes and left them in and Gollery would go back a few words and try again. He also reads in a horrible monotone that affects the characters and the flow of the story.

Any additional comments?

Except for the narrator, I thought that this was a very interesting story. The whole thing was very poorly affect by the bad narration. I has to put it at X1.5 speed to get through it; it makes it much more doable.

Great story bad narration/production.

The story is great, and since I "read" the first two, I had to read this one. The narrator was very monotone and made mistakes that were not edited out.

First draft audio

I don’t know what’s with the recording of this book, maybe it was done in a single take? But the performance is rough. The narrator misspeaks, stops and corrects himself several times.