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There is a signal emanating from deep within the ice of Antarctica. Atlantis has awoken. Ancient monuments all over the world from the Pyramids of Giza, to Mexico to the ancient sites of China are all awakening too. Reacting to a brewing crisis not of this earth. Connecting to each other in some kind of ancient global network. A small group of scientists have the fate of the earth in their hands. And they have merely days in which to save it. Imagine that 12,000 years ago it really did rain for 40 days and 40 nights. That storms reigned supreme. Imagine that survivors of human civilization really were forced to take to boats or hide out in caves on mountaintops. Then consider that these same myths from around the world predict this kind of devastation will occur time and again. What occurs in nature with such frightening and predictable regularity? What could cause such a catastrophe? God? A pulsar. But not just any pulsar. Not the ordinary type that pulses once a second, or a minute, or even a week. This pulsar pulses once every 12,000 years and sends out a gravity wave of such ferocity it beggars belief. Not only that, it's closer than anybody ever imagined. For it lives in our o… (more)
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The basic premise is that there is a signal emanating from under the ice in Antarctica. But to who and what the signal transmitting means remains a mystery. Ancient monuments all over the planet, from the Pyramids of Giza, in Egypt, to Mexico, right
It seems that the signals being broadcast from under the ice are from the long lost civilisation of Atlantis. But it seems that these are just a prelude to something much greater. Could it be that the ancient city is one great machine and if so what could be its use or its purpsoe.
It is the year 2012, the year that the Mayans predicted the world would end.
This is a wonderful adventure novel, in the true sense of the word. Kind of like a mix of Indiana Jones and Stephen Hawking.
The novel deals with a group of characters that are all specialists in their fields, from geologists to physicists, and the main character Dr. Richard Scott, who is a linguist.
The novel takes the reader on a very complex journey that weaves not only ancient languages together, the history of religions and myth, together with solar physics and archaeology. It's very intricate and anyone who can't juggle more than two ideas together at the same time should probably skip it.
To make up for this complexity, the language choice of the book is deceptively simple.
Yet he does this, all in the frame work of an epic adventure story that frankly is better than any Tom Clancy novel I've ever read, and supercedes even Michael Crichton. And this is the guy's first book. It's enough to make you sick, if like me, you have aspirations.
Decipher isn't everybody's cup of tea. Not everybody likes science fiction or adventure stories. But if you like to be captivated by ideas while riding an express train to adventure, this is the book for you. It is little wonder it was nominated for a Best New Talent Award by W.H.Smiths this year,
Written in 2001 and set in 2012 the novel follows the idea that the earth is about to be potentially destroyed by heightened activity within the sun. Both America & China have discovered historical artifacts which lead them to believe there is something going on at several historical sites around the world which may be somehow linked to the phenomena occurring with the earth & sun's interactions.
I found the story structure was excellent and the way the author mixed in scientific & historical fact with fiction was well done leading to an aura of wonder around circumstances as they unfolded. I always enjoy when a book leads you to more reading also such as determining which information is fact and which were fictionalised, to this end the author also includes a bibliography of research used in the book.