Brad Thor's
Athena Project: Jane Bonds Aplenty!
By Meg Curtis,
PhD
With The
Athena Project, Brad Thor tears open a new niche in the thriller
business: He scoffs at every cliche that males may assume about
females. Sensitive? No! Weak? No again! Thor stakes this novel on his
faith that readers enjoy seeing females behave exactly like James
Bond.
Along the way,
he considers nazi technological ambitions, American competition for
nazi scientists, and international competition for human fax
machines. Formally known as quantum teleportation, this phenomenon
repeatedly hits the media with sudden announcements of progress. To
keep up with experiments, just search for "quantum teleportation
latest," to find unnerving surprises.
Thor's genius
lies in combining remarkable characters with science so mysterious
that readers will find themselves requiring their friends to dive
into physics. According to scientists' expectations, quantum
teleportation promises to offer new prospects for encryption, as well
as transportation of information so fast that the next internet will
make the present version look like the Gutenburg bible.
Thor's plot
takes his characters deep into Paraguay. His exploration of human
motivation wrestles with the CIA and security questions so
frightening that readers may have trouble napping. Just turn the
page, though, and those space age women may save the Republic yet.
His faith in human intelligence conducts a space race all of its own,
to discover if the urge to survive triumphs.
Throughout international conflicts, Thor's writing style remains deceptively
straightforward and direct. He never leaves the reader behind, no
matter his choice of topic. His wit unleashes laughter, even as his
females launch parachutes from buildings, and make readers gasp how
chic chicks will land without finding the enemies' hands fast on
them. No spoilers here. Go with the girls for thrillers every time!
No comments:
Post a Comment