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Sarja teises raamatus on läbivaks teemaks üleloomuliku jõuga kivid, muteerunud loomad ja ohtlikud ained, mis võivad valedesse kätesse sattudes viia uue ökosüsteemi ja isegi uue inimliigi tekkimiseni.
Kõige keskmes on kummalised kivid, mille Rootsi teadlane Daniel Solander 1769. aastal Uus-Meremaalt leiab. Aegade jooksul on kivid kuulunud näiteks Johann Wolfgang von Goethele, Nikolai II-le ja Jossif Stalinile. Stalini käsul tegutsevad salajases nõukogude uurimislinnas teadlased, kes kasutavad kivi omadusi, et inimeste peal julmalt eksperimenteerida.
Üks kivi – Neitsikivi – satub raamatu peategelase, noore üliõpilase Ida Nordlundi kätte. Vastutahtsi tõmmatakse ta sündmuste keerisesse ning koos teadlasest vanaema Alma ja kasuisa Lassega peavad nad asuma ohtlikule teekonnale Venemaalt Ukrainasse ja sealt edasi Rooma, et leida üles kõik kivid.
Kõige keskmes on kummalised kivid, mille Rootsi teadlane Daniel Solander 1769. aastal Uus-Meremaalt leiab. Aegade jooksul on kivid kuulunud näiteks Johann Wolfgang von Goethele, Nikolai II-le ja Jossif Stalinile. Stalini käsul tegutsevad salajases nõukogude uurimislinnas teadlased, kes kasutavad kivi omadusi, et inimeste peal julmalt eksperimenteerida.
Üks kivi – Neitsikivi – satub raamatu peategelase, noore üliõpilase Ida Nordlundi kätte. Vastutahtsi tõmmatakse ta sündmuste keerisesse ning koos teadlasest vanaema Alma ja kasuisa Lassega peavad nad asuma ohtlikule teekonnale Venemaalt Ukrainasse ja sealt edasi Rooma, et leida üles kõik kivid.
496 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2014
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December 9, 2015
Fossildrottningen (Fossilqueen) is a sequel to Jungfrustenen (Virginrock) and even though the first book had its problems (mainly not perfect written and the main character was a bit annoying) did I want to read the sequel. Also, I needed to read the next book since the ending in the first book was a cliffhanger.
I had a lot more problems with this book than the first. First, it's badly written. The story in its essence is interesting but OMG how frustrating it is to read a book clearly lacking a good writer (well lacking two good writers since Michael Mortimer is a pseudonym for two writers) the dialogue is often bad and the characters act so stupid sometimes that it's wonder that the cops haven't gotten them yet. I mean you are wanted by the police and Interpol for murder and you risk everything by deciding to sit in a café because you need a little alone time. Meh!
Also, the books have pages of facts. I mean you read something like they have to steal a popemobile and you get a small chapter about popemobile, the history of it. It's not like someone in the book explains for the other characters or the reader what a popemobile is, instead it can be a Wikipedia page or facts from a book. Yes, I like information, but I want it immersed into the story not separated. If I will google it if want to know more of something.
Will I read the next book? Yes, I will not buy it but I will borrow it from the library like this one. I will read the next only because the story in itself is interesting, but if the story in any way gets bad then I will stop...so perhaps I will be able to read all six planned books...or not...
I had a lot more problems with this book than the first. First, it's badly written. The story in its essence is interesting but OMG how frustrating it is to read a book clearly lacking a good writer (well lacking two good writers since Michael Mortimer is a pseudonym for two writers) the dialogue is often bad and the characters act so stupid sometimes that it's wonder that the cops haven't gotten them yet. I mean you are wanted by the police and Interpol for murder and you risk everything by deciding to sit in a café because you need a little alone time. Meh!
Also, the books have pages of facts. I mean you read something like they have to steal a popemobile and you get a small chapter about popemobile, the history of it. It's not like someone in the book explains for the other characters or the reader what a popemobile is, instead it can be a Wikipedia page or facts from a book. Yes, I like information, but I want it immersed into the story not separated. If I will google it if want to know more of something.
Will I read the next book? Yes, I will not buy it but I will borrow it from the library like this one. I will read the next only because the story in itself is interesting, but if the story in any way gets bad then I will stop...so perhaps I will be able to read all six planned books...or not...
November 17, 2017
Även fast ploten går åt några håll som jag inte riktigt gillar ( det med graviditeten känns lite oklart ) så måste jag ge den här boken högsta betyg. Otroligt spännande läsning, och kul med så mycket byte av miljöer och kul fakta. Första boken var bäst men det här är en riktigt bra uppföljare och jag beundrar jobbet författaren lagt ner på denna serie. Tack Michel Mortimer
August 24, 2020
Haha jag minns den första boken som en aning spårad, men ändå spännande. Fossildrottningen är bok nummer två i trilogin, och nu spårade det totalt. På ett sätt är det roligt när sovjetiska knäppa forskningsprojekt blandas med konspirationer om Carl von Linné och besök i Tjernobyl, för det där lite knäppa är hela charmen med den här bokserien.
Men med en så spårad handling är det viktigt med trovärdiga karaktärer och välskriven dialog för att jag ska ha något att fästa mig vid. Den delen saknade Fossildrottningen, vilket gjorde att allt spektakulärt föll platt.
Men med en så spårad handling är det viktigt med trovärdiga karaktärer och välskriven dialog för att jag ska ha något att fästa mig vid. Den delen saknade Fossildrottningen, vilket gjorde att allt spektakulärt föll platt.
August 6, 2017
This took me a long time to read, but it had nothing to do with the quality of the story.
It is marvellously structured and the meta story telling is spot on.
I really like how it is both full of history, art, science and philosophy.... added the mysterious element of something that I still have no idea what is. I can hardly wait for the third book to be available in Danish.
I say this as a Gravity Falls-fan - this is the perfect adult equivalent!
It is marvellously structured and the meta story telling is spot on.
I really like how it is both full of history, art, science and philosophy.... added the mysterious element of something that I still have no idea what is. I can hardly wait for the third book to be available in Danish.
I say this as a Gravity Falls-fan - this is the perfect adult equivalent!
June 6, 2020
Stort tapp mot föregångaren. De ständiga passningarna till historien (Goethe, Stalin mfl) och Lobovs förflutna drar ner tempot något oerhört och känns till stor del som att det inte tillför historien någonting. Tröttsamt och irriterande. Man kunde utan vidare dragit av 150 sidor och ändå berättat en bättre historia.
June 27, 2019
Lad være med at læse denne bog, hvis du ikke har læst Jomfrustenen. Gør det endelig, hvis du har. De to hænger sammen, og de fleste hængepartier fra den første bliver samlet op her. Heldigvis ikke helt dem alle; der er løse ender, der giver læseren plads til selv at tænke.
January 5, 2019
Den här var inte alls bra.
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April 17, 2021Järg eelmisele raamatule. Sama ebaloogiline.
July 30, 2014
Where I did enjoy the first book in this series (Jungfrustenen) I was really quite displeased with how the second one panned out. Where the first was high paced and thrilling the second started to halt and factual errors were stacked together with plain old bad writing. Logical errors and characters that all of the sudden felt stupid where they in the past had been quick and wit was sad to see.
I am not sure if this is all due to the fact that this will be a six book serie and that the author(s?) are stressing about it but all in all. I am really hoping that they will find the essence of the story again for the next book instead of just chasing a story to seem as complex and mature as possible.
I am not sure if this is all due to the fact that this will be a six book serie and that the author(s?) are stressing about it but all in all. I am really hoping that they will find the essence of the story again for the next book instead of just chasing a story to seem as complex and mature as possible.
November 13, 2015
Argh. The protagonist is totally annoying, the plot filled with info dumping and deus ex machinas. Not to mention plot holes. Anyhow, the grandmother of the protagonist is an interesting character, and it is a pity that she is not the protagonist. The feelings and thoughts of a super-granny with a questionable past as a geologist, a Polish spy and a anti-communist terrorist would be far more interesting than the feelings of her whining granddaughter.
June 3, 2014
Spännande fortsättning på Jungfrustenen. Ganska lik första boken, man får följa huvudpersonerna på deras resa och det blandas med tillbakablickar och lite fakta om vissa saker som är viktiga för berättelsen. Ida har blivit tuffare, hoppas att det inte dröjer för länge tills nästa del i serien. Vill veta hur det går.
December 2, 2015
Der er noget sært fascinerende over Michael Mortimers store naturvidenskabs-thriller trilogi. Indimellem bliver det alt for meget, men i andre perioder sluger man kapitlerne. Det er gedigen spænding og meget velskrevet!
January 11, 2015
Jag tycker att det var en ganska okej tvåa. Jag undrar hur de ska ta sig vidare nu.
May 1, 2015
What a great book, it's really written fantastic! I can't wait until the third part comes out!
June 15, 2015
Bättre än ettan. längtar efter trean.
August 20, 2016
Parempi kuin ykkönen, tässä tapahtui huomattavasti enemmän. Sama ongelma kuitenkin, että kerronta ei ole kovin vahvaa, ja päähenkilöt edelleen ärsyttäviä.
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