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The Atlantis Gene
- The Origin Mystery, Book 1
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Series: The Origin Mystery, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Publisher's Summary
The greatest mystery of all time...the history of human origins...will be revealed.
Seventy thousand years ago, the human race almost went extinct. We survived, but no one knows how.
Until now.
The countdown to the next stage of human evolution is about to begin, and humanity might not survive this time.
The Immari are good at keeping secrets. For 2,000 years, they've hidden the truth about human evolution. They've also searched for an ancient enemy - a threat that could wipe out the human race. Now the search is over.
Off the coast of Antarctica, a research vessel discovers a mysterious structure buried deep in an iceberg. It has been there for thousands of years, and something is guarding it. As the Immari rush to execute their plan, a brilliant geneticist makes a discovery that could change everything.
Dr. Kate Warner moved to Jakarta, Indonesia to escape her past. She hasn't recovered from what happened to her, but she has made an incredible breakthrough: a cure for autism. Or so she thinks. What she has found is far more dangerous - for her and the entire human race. Her work could be the key to the next stage of human evolution. In the hands of the Immari, it would mean the end of humanity as we know it.
Agent David Vale has spent 10 years trying to stop the Immari. Now he's out of time. His informant is dead. His organization has been infiltrated. His enemy is hunting him. But when David receives a coded message related to the Immari attack, he risks everything to save the one person that can help him solve it: Dr. Kate Warner.
Together, Kate and David must race to unravel a global conspiracy and learn the truth about the Atlantis Gene...and human origins. Their journey takes them to the far corners of the globe and into the secrets of their pasts. The Immari are close on their heels and will stop at nothing to obtain Kate's research and force the next stage of human evolution - even if it means killing 99.9% of the world's population. David and Kate can stop them...if they can trust each other. And stay alive.
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- Georgina
- 2017-12-29
Not what I expected
Was expecting a thriller/mystery/romance but got so much more. Creative and well thought out exploration of human evolution mythology and alien theories.
3 people found this helpful
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- Wendy
- 2018-10-21
A thriller
Loved this book and will start book 2 immediately.
Its kind of like a futuristic Dan Brown novel.
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- Wilma Kleynendorst
- 2018-05-07
Great story but terrible reader
This is another great story from Riddle but this reader is one of the worst I have ever heard. I listen to audio books constantly and have never heard a reader this bad. His inflections and intonation is all wrong. That being said, the strength of the story saves it and I will download the rest of the series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-09-13
Great Story!
Really like the book. Had a hard time putting it down. Look forward to listening to the last two books in the series. #Audible1
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- Crystal Klatt
- 2018-09-13
Great Story Line
First book of a great series. Interesting story line and good narration. Keep writing. #Audiable1
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- J. P.
- 2020-08-23
occasionally tedious with repetitious events
Concept is fine, but the bad guys or very undefined and ambiguous for far too much of the story. and it is far too obvious that their motivation is fuelled more by unmotivated fear and paranoia. Even megalomaniacs need more than an ancient device to motivate retaliation against unseen and frankly I'm confirmed enemy forces. beyond that the story's pacing is incredibly tedious for the first half of the book, lots of running, being captured, more running, more being captured, etc.
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- Diane Wigley
- 2020-06-04
Atlantis
I enjoyed while sitting on sunny deck during afternoons . ready for book 2.
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- RLL
- 2020-05-18
Poorly written
Pretty poorly written, predictable... Really couldn't suspend my disbelief. It was suspenseful and kept me listening, so I'll give it 2 stars, but that's about it.
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- Drew
- 2019-10-30
Good story
Good story and well narrated, I can't wait to read the other books in the series.
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- Laura Roderick
- 2017-07-29
Wonderfully Horrible
The plot makes no sense. There are Nazis. There is time travel. There are people escaping on hot air balloons with the bottom painted like the sky and the top painted like the forest so drones can't see them. There are bad guys who make deals and don't double cross. There's a love story between two the the flattest characters ever. There's a plague.
Stuff like the hot air balloons makes it almost worthwhile.
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- Brian
- 2017-06-01
A Thrill-Ride That Captures Minds and Hearts Alike
4.5 out of 5 stars
I've had this book on my "to be read" pile for a long time. I picked this up a couple years ago before I was really into audiobooks and even though I was enjoying it -- it just felt like it was dragging on so I stopped around 20-30% through. I picked this up the other day and I'm really glad that I gave it another chance. I knew that thousands of people loved Riddle and this series, so I wanted to give it another shot. I completely understand why now.
For people out there who aren't sure why people listen to audiobooks -- this is a great example. It was a book that I was enjoying, but for some reason, I couldn't find the "right" time to read it. Or it wasn't hitting me with the right pacing. I put the audiobook on and all of a sudden it's 1 AM30 and I should have been in bed hours ago.
It's pretty obvious that The Atlantis Gene is leading up to something. There is a great story arc that is almost completed by the end of the book -- but Riddle left it open. Normally this bothers me a bit, but I've had this series on my radar for some time and I'm not disappointed at all by a 15+ hour book.
The mixture of history and future in this book was fascinating to me. I don't want to give too much away (I know, the book is 3+ years old at this point) but I'm amazed at how many different genres that Riddle was able to intermix into this story without it feeling boring or overbearing. There really is a little bit for everyone in this. There's some mystery, adventure, thriller, technothriller, history, sci-fi, and medical thriller.
I'm extremely glad that I gave this a second chance. I picked it up because I cannot wait for Riddle's newest book: Pandemic (I pre-ordered it). I hope that he puts as much thought into that as he did into this book.
Overall, an enjoyable book with lots of twists and turns. A book with something for everyone to enjoy.
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- january
- 2014-03-20
Pretty bad, but not the worst I've ever read
I'm afraid this review might go a bit negative, so I want to begin by saying, I didn't hate it. That being said, there are many glaring flaws that are difficult to overlook.
First, I imagine writing about the past is bothersome and time consuming. You would have to know what technologies were available in different years. This book covers over 100 years, but the author made the past and present sound the same. It was particularly obvious in the parts about the journal. A personal journal written 100 years ago is going to sound much more formal than one written today. But these had a more conversational tone, as is found in modern writing.
The characters are inconsistent and confusing. Other reviewers (on Amazon) have described them as cardboard cut-outs. They do not progress or grow in any way throughout the book. And the love story...ugh. It was as if he just threw that in there because he felt like that's what people expect.
I realize that it's already a rather long book, but I feel that the author could have taken a little more time with developing the plot and characters. People will stick to a long book if it's good.
There were also parts that were clearly taken straight out of Wikipedia. Just cut and paste. Not even reworded. (Explanation of Toba Catastrophe, for example.)
This book felt like someone trying to tell you about a really good dream they had. "I found myself in this building I'd never been in. There were people there that I didn't know. They asked me to follow them. I did, but I don't remember why. Then I was flying over the Grand Canyon because I needed to go rescue my Grandma from the alligator people." Yep. That's almost exactly what this book was like.
On a more positive note, I really do admire this guy for following his dream of being a writer, and self-publishing his books.
The ideas in the book could have been interesting if the writing hadn't been so amateurish. I'm giving the book three stars because, in the end, I was mildly entertained. And I hate giving one star when you can clearly tell that the author has risked everything to follow a dream.
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- Kevin Gage
- 2017-08-23
never caught my attention
bland story and characters. I have never abandoned an audio book before but I just couldn't continue this one. I stopped about half way through.
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- cristina
- 2014-03-30
What made me download this?
I usually trust reviewers...and this book is certainly receiving the reviews it deserves (for the most part). So I can't imagine what made me download it! Was it a recommended audible book? It seems impossible...Alas, download I did. And it was terrible. At one point, I actually double-checked that I had not downloaded Book II by mistake (soooooo much time had gone by with no clear clue as to what the 'mystery' was about or what was really going on...or what could remotely connect all these widely disparate characters and events). I guess the 'promise' of that mystery must have been tempting (so the author gets one star for that), but after an hour or so on the SECOND downloaded half, I just stopped caring. Wish one of the other reviewers had a 'spoiler' and would tell me what (if anything) ended up happening. Did they all die? Did the world end? Meh. Will attempt to get my credit back on this one.
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- jobrien
- 2020-03-30
don't listen, just read it
The narration of this book is terrible. I gave it several tries and just couldn't taken it any loner. The narrator just didn't do a good job portraying each of the characters which made it difficult to follow. Decided to read the book instead and turns out the book is very good.
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- AudioAddict
- 2014-03-24
Dear Author: Ever heard the saying Less is More?
STORY (suspense) - If you read the summary of the story, you can see where it might be quite good...but it's just okay. There's just too many characters, too many time lines, too many subplots. ENOUGH! It's fairly long (15:44) and there's a lot to think about and keep straight. For the first 11 or 12 hours I was entertained, but then it just seemed to drag on and I stopped caring. I will give the author an A for imagination, but that's about all this book has going for it.
PERFORMANCE - Meh, he does okay. He doesn't do a very good job distinguishing characters, but it's not too much of a problem. Sometimes he drops his voice at the end of the line he's reading like the sentence is over, then he realizes there's more and tacks the rest on halfheartedly. All in all, the performance neither adds nor detracts from the book.
OVERALL - (Actual rating 2.5) No sex, minimal cursing. This is not an easy listen and you will have to pay close attention. The story isn't finished by the end of the book, so you will need to hear Book 2 to see how it ends. Personally, I don't care.
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- Medicated
- 2017-11-13
Messy story
in general a messy story and not to exhiting. Narrator was good, but the plot is too far out there. Buy something else.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-03-27
Good but slow
A very deep thoroughly written book. However the extreme amount of detail and the many interwoven stories make it a very slow tedious read.
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- Tami
- 2020-02-19
tried 3 times
just couldn't slog my way through this story. after 3 tries, I'm pretty convinced there's something about it that doesn't appeal to me. there won't be a 4th attempt.
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- Jesse CRAIGNOU
- 2016-05-18
Longwinded... discouraging
Qu'avez-vous le plus aimé dans le livre The Atlantis Gene et ce que vous avez aimé le moins ?
Interesting idea... although the book tends to lose itself in forever battles and attacks with characters forever being made prisoners and escaping...
the whole story would have gained tremendous by cutting the best part of the 60 percent meandering in useless raids... wasting the plot...
I almost dropped the book at least 5 times...