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Laddar... The hammer of Eden (urspr publ 1998; utgåvan 1999)av Ken Follett
VerkdetaljerEdens hammare av Ken Follett (1998)
Ingen. My least favorite of the three Follett novels I have read thus far, the Hammer of Eden is still clever and captivating. True to Follett's form, I found myself caring about and sometimes routing for the psychopathic villain while feeling the same for the brave heroine. ( )Ken Follett almost always delivers. And this one is a good, quick read with an admirably drawn heroine and an unusual villain. I was kind of surprised, after reading this, to see all the negative reviews here...I gather that most people's biggest complaint about The Hammer of Eden is just that it is not The Pillars of the Earth. I haven't read that yet---in fact, this is my first Follett novel---but I have read quite a few other thrillers of this type, and this one beats most of them hands down (way better than, for instance, Crichton's somewhat similar State of Fear). True, there are a few questionable plot points, but no worse than most (and not nearly as bad as many) thrillers of this kind. And when I see people complaining about a lack of characterization, I wonder if we read the same book. I found most of the characters quite interesting, and some even compelling, and found myself sympathizing with even some of the villains---which I would say is perhaps the book's biggest flaw, if it is a flaw at all. The climax was a bit messy, the resolution not as satisfying as I would have liked, and the denouement in the final chapter a bit cliched (the obligatory brief statement of the fate of each character), but I enjoyed the ride on the way there. Okay, so it's not a piece of great literature, but on the whole I thought this was a pretty decent thriller. Une catastrophe naturelle peut-elle être fabriquée volontairement ? Lorsqu’un groupe terroriste, Les soldats du paradis, menace de provoquer un tremblement de terre dans un coin bien précis de Californie, personne ne le prend au sérieux. Et pourtant, le cataclysme a bien lieu… La police et le FBI bà¢clent l’affaire ; et un second tremblement de terre est annoncé… Dans une vallée perdue de la côte californienne, vit depuis vingt ans une bande de hippies oubliés de tous. Ils ont installé là un véritable petit paradis sur terre : culture biologique, vignes productives, éducation communautaire… Les vieux préceptes de Mai 68 appliqués pour le bien de tous. Hélas, le paradis est mis en danger par un nouveau projet gouvernemental. Et le second tremblement de terre a lieu. Avec mort d’hommes. Qui sont ces terrifiants Soldats du Paradis, capables de créer de toutes pièces ce qui, d’habitude, ne relève que de la seule nature ? Judy Maddox, jeune agente du FBI désavouée par ses supérieurs, et Michael Quercus, un sismologue original, étudient les tracés sur ordinateur de la grande faille de Californie. Ils repèrent les points d’impact susceptibles d’être utilisés par les terroristes : en les frappant à l’aide d’un vibrateur sismique, ceux-ci peuvent déclencher des chocs en série et créer un séisme. Or Les Soldats du Paradis envoient un dernier ultimatum… Fine book! Very tight and fast moving. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension Ingår iSet of 16 Techno-Thrillers by Ken Follett (Whiteout, Hornet Flight, Jackdaws, Code to Zero, Hammer of Eden, Third Twin, A Place Called Freedom, A Dangerous Fortune, Night Over Water, Lie Down with Lions, Man from St. Petersburg, Key to Rebecca, Triple, Eye of the Needle, Pillars of the Earth) av Ken Follett The Hammer of Eden / Eye of the Needle av Ken Follett Är avkortad i
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