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Atlantis #5
Assault on Atlantis
In 10,000 BC, the Shadow approaches and destroys the mighty empire of Atlantis, leaving not trace of it other than vague legend. Only a handful of survivors, priestesses and warriors survive, knowing they must pass their legacy down, so that the next time the Shadow comes, mankind will be better prepared.
Now it has come back. But it wants the entire planet. Across parallel dimensions, the Shadow has consumed Earth after Earth, but one Earth has repeatedly stopped it: ours.
Now it 's not a question of just stopping the Shadow. Green Beret Eric Dane, aided by Amelia Earhart, and from the past by the daughter of Crazy Horse must lead an assault into the Space Between and go to the very home of the Shadow and destroy them once and for all.
A war beyond time. An enemy beyond space. A thriller beyond your wildest dreams. Three areas on the Earth 's surface defy explanation: the Bermuda Triangle, the Devil 's Sea of Japan, and a small region of Cambodia. Inside these realms, planes have disappeared, ships have vanished, and, in Cambodia, an entire civilization has been lost leaving behind Angkor Wat.
The book brings to a close the riveting Atlantis series of books. Battles across time and space. Massacres and noble sacrifices. Creatures and events mankind considered legends come to life. All in one terrifying climax with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
If you enjoyed LOST, you ll love this book and be amazed at the similarities in concept (although this book was published before Lost).
Now it has come back. But it wants the entire planet. Across parallel dimensions, the Shadow has consumed Earth after Earth, but one Earth has repeatedly stopped it: ours.
Now it 's not a question of just stopping the Shadow. Green Beret Eric Dane, aided by Amelia Earhart, and from the past by the daughter of Crazy Horse must lead an assault into the Space Between and go to the very home of the Shadow and destroy them once and for all.
A war beyond time. An enemy beyond space. A thriller beyond your wildest dreams. Three areas on the Earth 's surface defy explanation: the Bermuda Triangle, the Devil 's Sea of Japan, and a small region of Cambodia. Inside these realms, planes have disappeared, ships have vanished, and, in Cambodia, an entire civilization has been lost leaving behind Angkor Wat.
The book brings to a close the riveting Atlantis series of books. Battles across time and space. Massacres and noble sacrifices. Creatures and events mankind considered legends come to life. All in one terrifying climax with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
If you enjoyed LOST, you ll love this book and be amazed at the similarities in concept (although this book was published before Lost).
304 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 2003
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December 7, 2014
After reading all six Atlantis books this is another Bob Mayer series that I loved. The Atlantis series is similar in style and approach as the Area 51 series where the author blends history with fiction seamlessly. The story line is great fun with the unknowns being slowly revealed over the course of the series into a conclusion that wraps up the series.
June 10, 2012
The story continues to grow... just one book left in this 6 book saga. I really hope we find out who The Others and The Shadow are!
April 7, 2024
Assault On Atlantis By Bob Mayer, is the fifth book in his Atlantis series and it is just as good as the first four entries.
Millions are dead and still could die as radioactive cloud moves across Russia, towards Europe, while a huge hole in the ozone layer is getting bigger and bigger. Ex-special forces soldier Eric Dane has to find a way to repair the atmosphere and he has to do it with Shadow technology. Otherwise his Earth, a long with others, will fall to the mysterious alien force known as the Shadows. Can our Earth survive with help from the past? Or will we get help from another Earth which is already doomed but wishes to lash back at the enemy? Amelia Earhart, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Robert Frost and George Armstrong Custer will all have their parts to play in this struggle against a mysterious alien enemy.
This fifth of Atlantis proves that yet again Bob Meyer's tremendous writing skills, his expertise in creating suspense, and his careful historic research. All this combined results in another great book in the series. The best is the 1870s Custer-plot. It is really convincing and exciting. But I think the present day Earhart/Dane plot is just a little bit slow this time and cannot catch up with the story of Custer's defeat.
This book deals with Atlantis and its mystery which is a theme throughout the series. We are introduced to Crazy Horse of the Sioux nation and his mysterious brother. In this book we meet Captain Anderson of the USS Nautilus and his crew as well as the poet Robert Frost. A player who goes through all the novels is Eric Dane who fights the Shadow. He reports to Mr. Forman who is a mysterious CIA agent. We meet them in an earlier books. The book twists and weaves around the Multiverse and each book brings the reader closer to finding out what and who are the Shadows. The science is real and the reader will be surprised how concepts and ancient artifacts have been woven into the storyline. A clue is the crystal skulls.
As improbable as all these plots sound, the author makes it work. Mayer has a particular talent for mixing historic fact with fiction—in this case science fiction. A multi-genre writer, all of Mayer's works are rooted in history, the kind of writing that sends readers like myself back to the history books to read more about the events he describes. His description of the battle of Little Big Horn, though fictionalized, provides a realistic view of life and tactics used in the 1860’s American frontier.
Somehow this author takes all of these time-lines and manages to converge them together in a highly engrossing story. Surprisingly, even with all the times, the book is easy to follow and makes one interested in the actual history of these times. Although a bit far fetched Sci-fi (what Sci-fi isn't?), it still manages to hold my interest four books into the series.
This entry was very well written with a fast paced interesting storyline. The author had numerous characters in various historical times going in severl story lines that merged at the end of the book. The characterization is really quite good for a science fiction action novel. The main character--Dane--is immensely likeable, and he's surrounded by other interesting characters. The parallel story line between the distant past and present made the book even more fascinating to me. There's also plenty of scientific fact and theory interspersed for plausibility.
Overall, I thought it was a good book. I like historical fiction side (and can't get enough of stories involving twin brothers at the Battle Of Little Big Horn) but the parallel Earth aspect just wasn't doing it for me. Despite that. I found Assault On Atlantis a fast-paced action story which kept me guessing until the end. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone.
Millions are dead and still could die as radioactive cloud moves across Russia, towards Europe, while a huge hole in the ozone layer is getting bigger and bigger. Ex-special forces soldier Eric Dane has to find a way to repair the atmosphere and he has to do it with Shadow technology. Otherwise his Earth, a long with others, will fall to the mysterious alien force known as the Shadows. Can our Earth survive with help from the past? Or will we get help from another Earth which is already doomed but wishes to lash back at the enemy? Amelia Earhart, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Robert Frost and George Armstrong Custer will all have their parts to play in this struggle against a mysterious alien enemy.
This fifth of Atlantis proves that yet again Bob Meyer's tremendous writing skills, his expertise in creating suspense, and his careful historic research. All this combined results in another great book in the series. The best is the 1870s Custer-plot. It is really convincing and exciting. But I think the present day Earhart/Dane plot is just a little bit slow this time and cannot catch up with the story of Custer's defeat.
This book deals with Atlantis and its mystery which is a theme throughout the series. We are introduced to Crazy Horse of the Sioux nation and his mysterious brother. In this book we meet Captain Anderson of the USS Nautilus and his crew as well as the poet Robert Frost. A player who goes through all the novels is Eric Dane who fights the Shadow. He reports to Mr. Forman who is a mysterious CIA agent. We meet them in an earlier books. The book twists and weaves around the Multiverse and each book brings the reader closer to finding out what and who are the Shadows. The science is real and the reader will be surprised how concepts and ancient artifacts have been woven into the storyline. A clue is the crystal skulls.
As improbable as all these plots sound, the author makes it work. Mayer has a particular talent for mixing historic fact with fiction—in this case science fiction. A multi-genre writer, all of Mayer's works are rooted in history, the kind of writing that sends readers like myself back to the history books to read more about the events he describes. His description of the battle of Little Big Horn, though fictionalized, provides a realistic view of life and tactics used in the 1860’s American frontier.
Somehow this author takes all of these time-lines and manages to converge them together in a highly engrossing story. Surprisingly, even with all the times, the book is easy to follow and makes one interested in the actual history of these times. Although a bit far fetched Sci-fi (what Sci-fi isn't?), it still manages to hold my interest four books into the series.
This entry was very well written with a fast paced interesting storyline. The author had numerous characters in various historical times going in severl story lines that merged at the end of the book. The characterization is really quite good for a science fiction action novel. The main character--Dane--is immensely likeable, and he's surrounded by other interesting characters. The parallel story line between the distant past and present made the book even more fascinating to me. There's also plenty of scientific fact and theory interspersed for plausibility.
Overall, I thought it was a good book. I like historical fiction side (and can't get enough of stories involving twin brothers at the Battle Of Little Big Horn) but the parallel Earth aspect just wasn't doing it for me. Despite that. I found Assault On Atlantis a fast-paced action story which kept me guessing until the end. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone.
December 31, 2016
After learning that the Shadow has consumed multiple parallel earths, Eric Dane must figure out a way to stop the Shadow and the effects of the Shadow's last attack. Millions are dead, the ozone layer is compromised and radioactive gas is spreading like wild fire. If the Shadow can't be stopped and the effects reversed, this will be yet another earth consumed.
The author manages to combine historical events from the past and combine them with the world he's created to put together another enjoyable read. While I have enjoyed the series overall, I'm finding the endings a bit rushed with little resolution as it leads to the next book. Still good, but a bit redundant.
The author manages to combine historical events from the past and combine them with the world he's created to put together another enjoyable read. While I have enjoyed the series overall, I'm finding the endings a bit rushed with little resolution as it leads to the next book. Still good, but a bit redundant.
July 27, 2018
Interesting...
As with much in this series, an 'end of the world 'mentality is prevalent. History mixed with fiction in an entertaining way, though it may be offensive to some, war is brutal and freedom, indeed our very existence requires many to make the ultimate sacrifice. This author is skilled at weaving tales of the past with other timelines in an unusual way. I look forward to the next!
As with much in this series, an 'end of the world 'mentality is prevalent. History mixed with fiction in an entertaining way, though it may be offensive to some, war is brutal and freedom, indeed our very existence requires many to make the ultimate sacrifice. This author is skilled at weaving tales of the past with other timelines in an unusual way. I look forward to the next!
December 17, 2020
The title was completely misleading! There was about 30 seconds about Atlantis, and the assault on it. The majority of this book was a rehash - in excruciating detail - of the battle of Little Big Horn. The only reason I continued reading it to the end was for the small snippets of the current battle against Shadow and any info on the 'ones before'. The ending was again totally anti-climactic. Does Mayer have a problem giving a good ending?
November 11, 2020
Dragged on
I really didn’t like this novel in the series has the little big horn parts where over details that it felt dragging on threw the novel.
I also noticed 2 text errors in the book “had had crazy” page 109 and “apri1109” page 88.
I really didn’t like this novel in the series has the little big horn parts where over details that it felt dragging on threw the novel.
I also noticed 2 text errors in the book “had had crazy” page 109 and “apri1109” page 88.
December 4, 2022
A well thought out book that includes a ton of unexpected exciting activities.
January 30, 2023
The best yet
This is the most exciting one so far. It has a very unexpected twist that I didn't see coming. You need to read this great series.
This is the most exciting one so far. It has a very unexpected twist that I didn't see coming. You need to read this great series.
May 19, 2025
Fantastic book. But starting to get a little apprehensive as to how the next book wraps the series.
January 4, 2026
Better and better.
The way the author keeps tying historical events and figures into the story keeps me enthralled, every page keeps me wanting more.
The way the author keeps tying historical events and figures into the story keeps me enthralled, every page keeps me wanting more.
November 3, 2016
As noted before there are errors in the books that need to be cleaned up.
January 6, 2016
I love the entire series for a variety of reasons. As another reader commented, each of the sequential installments serve as "History Lessons," however, contrary to his negative assessment of this fact, I find it to be quite a positive element. The strength and inherent quality of a work of Science Fiction lies, in my opinion, in not just the so called, "Hard Science" composing the core nucleus of whatever "Science Fictional" embellishments the Author builds his/her story around, but also the period history (either past or future) describing the "when" or the "might be" component of the Author's "World Building" ability. Bob Mayer establishes himself in most all of his writings, as not just a Science Fiction Author well-versed in the core "Science" used as a platform from which he extrapolates his "Science Fictional" theoretical embellishments, but also as an exceptionally well read and well researched historian. In addition to the fact that I thoroughly enjoy both his writing style and his incredibly imaginative themes, I also look forward to the "refresher courses" in period history which come free of charge in virtually all of Mayer's novels!
November 20, 2013
Assault On Atlantis is the fifth book in the series and it is just as good as the first four. Millions are dead and still could die as radioactive gas moves across Russia, towards Europe, while a huge hole in the ozone layer is getting bigger and bigger. Dane has to find a way to repair the atmosphere and he has to do it with Shadow technology. Otherwise his Earth, a long with others, will fall to the Shadows.
Can our Earth survive with help from the past? Or will we get help from another Earth which is already doomed but wishes to lash back at the enemy? Amelia Earhart, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Robert Frost and George Armstrong Custer will all have their parts to play in this struggle.
In conclusion, I am hooked on the "Atlantis" series, but now I want answers. "Assault on Atlantis" earns a conditional recommendation from me - if you're an "Atlantis" series reader, pick it up, but do so knowing that, IMO, plot advancement is limited and that the novel appears to be a big build-up to a finale of sorts in the next novel.
Can our Earth survive with help from the past? Or will we get help from another Earth which is already doomed but wishes to lash back at the enemy? Amelia Earhart, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Robert Frost and George Armstrong Custer will all have their parts to play in this struggle.
In conclusion, I am hooked on the "Atlantis" series, but now I want answers. "Assault on Atlantis" earns a conditional recommendation from me - if you're an "Atlantis" series reader, pick it up, but do so knowing that, IMO, plot advancement is limited and that the novel appears to be a big build-up to a finale of sorts in the next novel.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 19, 2014
I'd enjoyed the previous books in this series, but I had trouble getting through this one. Part of my problem might have been the frequent shifting between timelines, though this was a feature of the previous books as well. There were also a lot of "scientific" details, which I had trouble suspending disbelief for, after the assertion that Earth's atmosphere was mostly oxygen. I also took issue with the "fact" that all left-handed people and only left-handed people were creative and non-logical, while all and only right-handed people were logical and non-creative. Nonsense like this made it hard for me to take the rest of the book seriously.
May 20, 2012
I liked it but it wasn't what I expected...A little too much Sci-Fi and not enough Atlantis. This will teach me to read a book out of order. I may have enjoyed it more if I had read the first book first....All in all not a bad read though.
July 8, 2012
This book was okay, not my usual genre. I think it would help if I read the first book; but a coworker lent me a copy of her book. My library does not have a copy of the first book; so unless I can find a copy at a used book store; I won't read another one.
October 24, 2013
If you haven't read the earlier books in this series, don't start with this one. You'll never figure out the connection between Custer and Amelia Ehrhardt. This volume ends on a cliffhanger. That's OK; I look forward to the next book in the series.
March 31, 2017
I love these Atlantis books. Been taking my sweet time over several years to get thru this series. Now only one more to go. Plenty of action and history. Really enjoy all the characters. Highly recommend this series and his Area 51 books as well.
May 30, 2011
3.5 stars
April 9, 2012
The ending of this series was really lame. The books were very well written, but I feel like it had much more potential than the way it was ended. I was very disappointed.
May 16, 2013
OK, but a bit 'samey' when compared to the others in this series. A bit of a struggle to finish to be honest.
June 11, 2019
Fun read continues.
April 21, 2019
After reading all six Atlantis books this is another Bob Mayer series that I loved. The Atlantis series is similar in style and approach as the Area 51 series where the author blends history with fiction seamlessly. The story line is great fun with the unknowns being slowly revealed over the course of the series into a conclusion that wraps up the series.
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