(Review) The Eye of God
THE crash of a US military research satellite in the remote wilds of Mongolia and China triggers an explosive search for the valuable cargo it holds – a code-black physics project related to the study of dark energy that is connected to the birth of our universe.
But the last blurry image from the falling satellite also captures a chilling sight – a frightening view of a smouldering eastern seaboard of the United States in utter ruin.
Meanwhile, at the Vatican, a mysterious package arrives for the head of Pontifical ancient studies, sent by a colleague who had vanished a decade earlier.
It contains two strange artifacts: a skull scrawled with ancient Aramaic and a tome bound in human skin. DNA testing reveals both are from Genghis Khan.
To learn more, commander Gray Pierce – joined by a pair of Vatican historians – race to uncover a truth linked to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery bound in the roots of Christianity’s origins, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.
This is the premise of The Eye of God by James Rollins who manages to start the book on a high note as the main character, Seichen, searches for her mother with the help of Gray.
It is during these scenes that Rollins draws a realistic picture of the triad’s ruthless behaviour in Macau, the brutality of the North Korean regime, and the steam tunnels of the Mongolia capital.
The storyline also delves into the importance of the family unit, which the author weaves through the relationships between the characters, and the science fiction plot explores how human consciousness fits into the universe.
This gripping novel delves into the real threat of people having biological labs in their homes and explores how the attempt to create synthetic life could bring the world close to extinction.
But the last blurry image from the falling satellite also captures a chilling sight – a frightening view of a smouldering eastern seaboard of the United States in utter ruin.
Meanwhile, at the Vatican, a mysterious package arrives for the head of Pontifical ancient studies, sent by a colleague who had vanished a decade earlier.
It contains two strange artifacts: a skull scrawled with ancient Aramaic and a tome bound in human skin. DNA testing reveals both are from Genghis Khan.
To learn more, commander Gray Pierce – joined by a pair of Vatican historians – race to uncover a truth linked to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery bound in the roots of Christianity’s origins, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.
This is the premise of The Eye of God by James Rollins who manages to start the book on a high note as the main character, Seichen, searches for her mother with the help of Gray.
It is during these scenes that Rollins draws a realistic picture of the triad’s ruthless behaviour in Macau, the brutality of the North Korean regime, and the steam tunnels of the Mongolia capital.
The storyline also delves into the importance of the family unit, which the author weaves through the relationships between the characters, and the science fiction plot explores how human consciousness fits into the universe.
This gripping novel delves into the real threat of people having biological labs in their homes and explores how the attempt to create synthetic life could bring the world close to extinction.
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