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Prophecy, Signs, or Portents are part of the plot(15) Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. date ▼ | votes Showing 1-5 of 44 (next | show all)Sandstorm marks the introduction to James Rollins' Sigma Force series and after finishing this today, I'll definitely be reading the others. A slick action adventure, Sandstorm begins in London, at the British Museum, seconds before a mysterious explosion erupts through an exhibit, and the action doesn't let up from there. Cleverly weaving an introduction to the main cast of characters within the first four chapters, while never letting the pace slacken, Sandstorm whips along to the (literally) earth shattering finale. A clever mix of scientific fact and adrenalin-fuelled fiction, this story packs a punch. ( ) RachelAmphlett | Jul 23, 2018 | Good science and physics. All around entertaining. ( ) ppmarkgraf | May 5, 2018 | Very interesting blend of science-fiction (which I usually don't like) and suspense. Interesting reads. ( ) songbird72 | Feb 25, 2018 | It was ... wow. I loved every minute of it. I loved the history, the science, the different characters. There were times when I thought this novel was journeying into the land of fantasy, only to find myself being brought back to the realm of science. Although some parts were a tad bit hard to swallow, the story line was interesting and the adventurous journey was thrilling. Every angle was covered and new angles were brought to light constantly. I literally could not put this book down. It got to the point where I neglected doing the required readings for my courses and simply focused on this novel. James Rollins channels Michael Crichton in the way he writes and in the way he makes the surreal come to life and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Michael Crichton! READ THIS BOOK, READ THIS BOOK, READ THIS BOOK! IT IS THE COOLEST AND CRAZIEST NOVEL AND WORTH READING!!!! As you can tell, I really liked this book. ( ) veeshee | Jan 29, 2018 | With ancient civilisations hidden under the sands of the deserts of Arabia and an archaeologist in the mould of Indiana Jones, along with a rich heiress and a beautiful Professor of Archaeology this has pretty all the required elements of a successful thriller and I have to say that there is all the action you need as the protagonists seek out a source of energy that would make the Arabian oil fields look pretty pointless While I can't comment on most of the settings or the likelihood of the storage of antimatter as presented in the novel, the way the British Museum was invaded, with overhead power lines being brought down, is a bit extreme (and we use underground power lines in the UK mostly) ( ) JohnFair | Nov 30, 2017 | Showing 1-5 of 44 (next | show all) ▾Published reviews Is contained inSandstorm / Map of Bones / Black Order / The Judas Strain / The Last Oracle by James Rollins Subterranean / Excavation / Deep Fathom / Amazonia / Ice Hunt / Sandstorm / Map of Bones / Black Order by James Rollins ▾Common Knowledge
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060580674, Mass Market Paperback)The explosive first adventure in James Rollins' bestselling Sigma Force series!A freak explosion in the British museum in London ignites a perilous race for an earth-shaking power source buried deep beneath the sands of history. Painter Crowe is an agent for Sigma Force, a covert arm of the Defense Department tasked with keeping dangerous scientific discoveries out of enemy hands. When an ancient artifact points the way toward the legendary 'Atlantis of the Sands,' Painter must travel across the world in search of the lost city-and a destructive power beyond imagining. But Painter has competition. A band of ruthless mercenaries, led by a former friend and ally, are also intent on claiming the prize, and they will destroy anyone who gets in their way. Ancient history collides with cutting-edge science-with the safety of the world at stake! (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:17:20 -0400) (see all 2 descriptions) Twenty years after a wealthy British financier disappears near the site of a lost fabled city, the man's daughter leads an expedition of scientists in search of the city, which harbors a powerful but dangerous energy source. |
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date ▼ | votes Showing 1-25 of 44 (next | show all)Sandstorm marks the introduction to James Rollins' Sigma Force series and after finishing this today, I'll definitely be reading the others. A slick action adventure, Sandstorm begins in London, at the British Museum, seconds before a mysterious explosion erupts through an exhibit, and the action doesn't let up from there. Cleverly weaving an introduction to the main cast of characters within the first four chapters, while never letting the pace slacken, Sandstorm whips along to the (literally) earth shattering finale. A clever mix of scientific fact and adrenalin-fuelled fiction, this story packs a punch. ( ) RachelAmphlett | Jul 23, 2018 | Good science and physics. All around entertaining. ( ) ppmarkgraf | May 5, 2018 | Very interesting blend of science-fiction (which I usually don't like) and suspense. Interesting reads. ( ) songbird72 | Feb 25, 2018 | It was ... wow. I loved every minute of it. I loved the history, the science, the different characters. There were times when I thought this novel was journeying into the land of fantasy, only to find myself being brought back to the realm of science. Although some parts were a tad bit hard to swallow, the story line was interesting and the adventurous journey was thrilling. Every angle was covered and new angles were brought to light constantly. I literally could not put this book down. It got to the point where I neglected doing the required readings for my courses and simply focused on this novel. James Rollins channels Michael Crichton in the way he writes and in the way he makes the surreal come to life and I LOVE LOVE LOVE Michael Crichton! READ THIS BOOK, READ THIS BOOK, READ THIS BOOK! IT IS THE COOLEST AND CRAZIEST NOVEL AND WORTH READING!!!! As you can tell, I really liked this book. ( ) veeshee | Jan 29, 2018 | With ancient civilisations hidden under the sands of the deserts of Arabia and an archaeologist in the mould of Indiana Jones, along with a rich heiress and a beautiful Professor of Archaeology this has pretty all the required elements of a successful thriller and I have to say that there is all the action you need as the protagonists seek out a source of energy that would make the Arabian oil fields look pretty pointless While I can't comment on most of the settings or the likelihood of the storage of antimatter as presented in the novel, the way the British Museum was invaded, with overhead power lines being brought down, is a bit extreme (and we use underground power lines in the UK mostly) ( ) JohnFair | Nov 30, 2017 | James Rollins is one of my favorite authors and I know the one thing that he truly knows how to do is write a story that that leaves the reader breathless and wanting more. This one did all that but it also had the reader turning page after page, after page after page....699 of them. I loved the story...loved the characters...both good ones and even a few of the bad ones. The history and some of the science was even fascinating...but... I didn't think it was ever going to end. Way too much technical stuff that the average person will have no clue what he's talking about. This excellent story could have been well told in half the time and print. Anyone that loves, history, adventure, and is interested in the technical stuff will absolutely love this book. ( ) Carol420 | Oct 17, 2017 | Fast-paced and fun, similar to Tom Clancy or Clive Cussler (though not as long and involved). I'm looking forward to reading more in the Sigma Force series. ( ) JenW1 | Apr 11, 2017 | One of his better stories ( ) LeeMac | Sep 8, 2016 | Nice good action book for some light reading. ( ) myojencards | Sep 5, 2016 | Part of me hated parts of this, archaeology with explosives is not good, but it was a light fast-paced thriller that I found a lot of fun to read. However some things should have been left out, particularly the two guys in love with one woman sub-plot, please let that go, it's getting to tired cliche at this stage and it added almost nothing to the story. Let your main character deal with his other issues, first. Our heroes discover that an explosion in the London Gallery was caused by possible Ancient technology and it might be able to cause huge other damage. Cue a sponsored by wealthy patron and government chase to prevent bad guys from getting and abusing the tech. Nothing earth-shattering in the plot, and some of the characters blurred into almost one at times (cull your cast people) and several seemed to be there to just provide people to be saved, but overall it read like the last Indiana Jones movie meets James Bond. ( ) wyvernfriend | Aug 10, 2016 | Fun read ...FAST pace, and if you like Indiana Jones types of adventures (which I do), you'll love this. PLUS strong lead female characters. ( ) GeetuM | Jun 3, 2016 | Engaging story with plenty of historical details thrown in to guide the story. ( ) deldevries | Jan 31, 2016 | Fast-paced, non-stop action and an easy read, what more could you want? Am looking to reading more books in this series. ( ) HeatherLINC | Jan 23, 2016 | My third book by James Rolllins and thi was as good if not better than many other stories I have read. While a bit far fetched it is entertaining and contains enough factual information and geographical sites to have readers of this genre enthralled from the first to last page. Definitely a favourite. ( ) DCarlin | Jan 23, 2016 | This was a very interesting book and I enjoyed it very much. It had a mix of history, science, fiction and adventure and had a fast-moving plot and excellent character development. My only complaint is that it could have been shorter. I look forward to read the next book in the Sigma Force series. ( ) EadieB | Jan 19, 2016 | A techno/ hidden history thriller that has something to do with antimatter, buckyballs, Ubar (an ancient desert city central to the frankincense trade), the Queen of Sheba, secret US government agencies, secret criminal syndicates, weird genetics, and lots and lots and lots of static electricity. Oh, and heavy weather. The plot is totally preposterous, but it held together enough to support an entertaining story. Also, the cast of multi-racial protagonists and the decent characterizations made this more enjoyable than the average example from this genre. ( ) bezoar44 | Aug 17, 2015 | This book is jam packed with action, starting from the first pages and not letting up until the very end. It would be enough for me to leave it at that, but there is so much more to it. While full of action and adventure, there is also real science, geography, history, treachery, betrayal, determination, ingenuity, perseverance, love, and heartbreak. I dare say that there is something to interest everyone in this book. The first book in the SIGMA force series, I am already looking forward to more. ( ) NPJacobsen | Jun 19, 2015 | A nice mix of thriller, science, archaeology, and myth. That is what I like. ( ) Clifford.Terry | Apr 30, 2015 | Divertente e molto filmografico come tutti i libri di rollins... Forse appena un po' troppo lungo stavolta... ( ) Iacopo.Venni | Nov 14, 2014 | Sandstorm definitely kept me guessing, a thriller in every sense of the word. It's the first novel in the SIGMA Force series. In this book the SIGMA Force is a super secret part of DARPA. Secret agents who are great at both agent-y stuff as well as science and technology, and who work to prevent the USA tech advances and science findings from falling into the hands of foreign governments and organizations who want power like The Guild. It takes place in Oman where some SIGMA agents, archaeologists, and civilians try to get to the discovery of a lifetime before The Guild and their agents do. Oh, and both groups are after the ancient find also have to race the mega sandstorm that is about to hit the region. The book was a bit hard to get into, as are a lot of books that combine science/tech and mysticism. Not to mention I'm not a fan of a lot of the names that the author chose (really, Painter, Omaha?) But there were lots of women characters and a couple of them were even written okay. I did notice though that one of the main female main characters at the beginning disappeared about halfway through the book. Still, I would love to see more of the female character of Coral. A solid three star thriller. Kept me on the edge of my seat with twists there weren't obvious. Not bad. ( ) DanieXJ | Oct 25, 2014 | When a mysterious explosion rips apart a wing of the British Museum, a special force of scientist/soldiers is dispatched to the site. If their fears prove true, this explosion could be only a hint of what might happen if the forces that brought this about are triggered again. Thriller that keeps you guessing from start to finish. Lots of archaeology and physics and a storm of action accompany the small group of scientists who race the clock to head off a possible disaster. Their task though, is complicated when it becomes apparent, they have not one, but two mysterious organizations also in pursuit of a scientific breakthrough of enormous potential. And the women are just as kick-ass as the men. Characterization, settings and plot combine to create a great read. I’ll definitely be continuing this series. ( ) majkia | Apr 22, 2013 | A superb read. I was genuinely breathless at times! As a veteran reader I'd have to say that I can be a bit blinkered about the genres I read. James Rollins has broken through all barriers though, I'm very happy to say. I've read 'Sandstorm' two and a bit times (retreading) and I became a hunter as a consequence: hunting for more Sigma Force books lol. One complaint only: the ebook suffers from formatting faults! Punctuation is either missing or wrong and some text (mostly dialogue!) is split inappropriately :(. It's a shame that the translation to ebook form wasn't taken advantage of it - to remove type errors that are in the printed book. ( ) SteveKSmy | Apr 16, 2013 | While writing this, I'm still hesitating: give the book three stars, or should it be four? For the latter plead reading spead, the joy the book gave me, the way it kept me entangled and curious for what more there was to come. For three stars plead that the characters were quite predictable, as was the story (it never really surprised me) and the fact that, despite it was a big book, the story was quite straight forward. Okay, there were many characters, but the lines were straight and good to follow, without any special effort. Reading from the blurp,I had expected more a story like a Tom Clancy writes. Since the story, what the book itself tells me and how, weighs always more than the fact if I speedread it or not, I have decided by now for three stars. Nevertheless: it was a nice quick read, in an unusual setting and therefor I like it. I might even go look for another book by this author. ( ) BoekenTrol71 | Mar 31, 2013 | I went back to read this, the first of the Sigma Force series, after having read a number of the later books in the series. Surprising to me, it was every bit a good and exciting as the later volumes. ( ) GTTexas | Nov 13, 2012 | What's not to like about James Rollins? His Sigma Force series is the tops, combining thrills, Indiana Jones-like archaeology with just the right mix of history, religion and the supernatural. Throw in top secret operatives, romance, technology and science. You get a fun and exciting read. ( ) enemyanniemae | Feb 29, 2012 | Showing 1-25 of 44 (next | show all) |
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