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Decipher
Decipher
Author: Stel Pavlou
THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN BURIED. In a frozen Antarctica wasteland, in the depths of the Amazon River, in a chamber beneath the ruins of the Sphinx, something has surfaced: a cluster of crystalline artifacts composed of an energy source unknown to modern science, and inscribed with ancient hieroglyphs. Between them a strange signal courses through th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312366964
ISBN-10: 0312366965
Publication Date: 1/9/2007
Pages: 592
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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3.6 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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SwampCatNana avatar reviewed Decipher on + 58 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
I guess I really liked this one, b/c I was going to post it earlier, then decided I wanted ot read it again before I did.
I love all the Crichton books and this comes very close to his kind of writing, science and fiction.
It was a definite "I don't want to do housework b/c I HAVE to finish this book first" kind of read!
dragonqueen avatar reviewed Decipher on + 80 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
A very enjoyable book. While it has some scientific jargon (causing those who don't know much about geology and physics to reread a paragraph or two just to get an basic understanding)this book is one of the most entertaining I've read in a while. Of course, I may be biased because I've always loved the legend of Atlantis. I would recommend this book to any who like science and end of the world novels.
webrydr avatar reviewed Decipher on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I can see this one on the big screen, but it'd be one huge CGI challenge. Needs a BIG stage. Surprisingly good book. The math and crypto dialog gets pretty involved and kinda fuzzy around the edges. But, it's got some good characters, well drawn. Quirky scientists...imagine that! By the end, you'll likely decide it was worth the read. Bogs down in a couple places, but as I said above, the BIGNESS of the last third of the book really does invite a screenplay.
Mahala avatar reviewed Decipher on + 192 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This book rocked! It is a thick book and took me a few days to read it, but I really enjoyed it! I am really surprised that this book hasn't been turned into an action movie. well written, with neat ideas and it ties it all up in the end neatly.
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Helpful Score: 4
I would call this asci-fi thriller. I really did not want to take time for anything except reading. Thoroughly enjoyed.
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reviewed Decipher on + 7 more book reviews
This book has taken me a long time to read. The author did extensive research ton say the least, but it feels more like a science lesson than a story. Most of the book is just a bunch of techno babble and doesn't really get going until the later half of the book.
grandpa avatar reviewed Decipher on + 16 more book reviews
Good book,interesting story line, but a lot of detail.
graysand avatar reviewed Decipher on + 18 more book reviews
Scientists perform impossibly huge intellectual leaps of reasoning in astonishingly tight timeframes to discover Atlantis, decrypt messages from lost alien civilizations, create a quantum physics Grand Unified Theory, while simultaneously fighting nuclear WW3 against the Chinese and saving the planet and all life on it from the sun going supernova. Oh, and don't forget the romantic intrigues. All in a weeks work. Oh, too bad about Mercury, Venus, and the Moon.

Gimme a break.

Stooooopid plot, disjointed sophomoric writing, unbelievable almost from page 1.
Pavlou, you're off my list.


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