When I came across this book, I glanced at the blurb and wanted to read it immediately. The story looked very interesting at first with ancient history, technology, extraterrestrial life, and politics. But when the story started to unravel, it seemed to be more fantasy and magical rather than science fiction. It felt like Steve Alten poorly merged ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Independence Day’ with a Mayan prophesy.
Some parts of the story were well researched, especially the ancient history which I absolutely loved, and some parts were absolute dire. I keenly appreciate Alten’s effort to encapsulate history, science, mythology, philosophy, technology, and politics into a single plot. But unfortunately, he destroyed everything he built by venturing into an almost magical/fantasy genre.
One last note, Bad romance!
Death is the great equalizer. All our power and wants, all our hopes and desires eventually die with us – buried in the grave. Oblivious, we journey selfishly toward the big sleep, placing importance on things that have no importance, only to be reminded at the most inopportune times how frail our lives truly are.
Fear and religion. Religion and fear. The two are historically entwined, the catalysts for most of the atrocities committed by man. Fear of evil fuels religion, religion fuels hatred, hatred fuels evil, and evil fuels fear among the masses. It is a diabolical cycle.
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