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Ancients: An Event Group Thriller (Event Group Thrillers, 3) Mass Market Paperback – April 28, 2009

by David L. Golemon (Author)

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Book 3 of 14: Event Group Thrillers

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Eons before the birth of the Roman Empire, there was a civilization dedicated to the sciences of earth, sea, and sky. In the City of Light lived people who made dark plans to lay waste to their uncivilized neighbors using the very power of the planet itself. As the great science of their time was brought to bear on the invading hordes, hell was set loose on Earth. And the civilization of Atlantis disappeared in a suicidal storm of fire and water…

Now history threatens to repeat itself. The great weapon of the Ancients has been discovered in the South Pacific, and it is being deciphered by men of hatred who want to unleash hell on Earth once again. This time, it's up to the Major Jack Collins and the Event Group―comprised of the nation's most brilliant minds in the fields of science, philosophy, and the military to find the truth behind the world's greatest unsolved myths―to end the cycle of destruction. Meanwhile, the seas rise, the earth cracks, and entire cities crumble to dust as the evil plan mapped out thousands of years before begins to take shape…

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“Golemon's third novel in the Event Group series proves to be his best yet….a mix of the James Rollins action-heavy adventure, the military gadgetry of Tom Clancy, the pacing of the television series 24, and the conspiracy theories devoured by fans of the radio show Coast to Coast AM.” ―Booklist

“Sure to satisfy fans of The X-Files.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Nonstop action.” ―Library Journal

“Golemon [joins] the giants of the genre like Clive Cussler, James Rollins, and Matthew Reilly.” ―Megalith.com

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TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE WORLD

Eons before the birth of the Roman Empire, there was a civilization dedicated to the sciences of earth, sea, and sky. In the City of Light lived people who made dark plans to lay waste to their uncivilized neighbors using the very power of the planet itself. As the great science of their time was brought to bear on the invading hordes, hell was set loose on Earth. And the civilization of Atlantis disappeared in a suicidal storm of fire and water…

THE EVENT GROUP MUST UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE ANCIENTS

Now history threatens to repeat itself. The great weapon of the Ancients has been discovered in the South Pacific, and it is being deciphered by men of hatred who want to unleash hell on Earth once again. This time, it's up to the Major Jack Collins and the Event Group―comprised of the nation's most brilliant minds in the fields of science, philosophy, and the military to find the truth behind the world's greatest unsolved myths―to end the cycle of destruction. Meanwhile, the seas rise, the earth cracks, and entire cities crumble to dust as the evil plan mapped out thousands of years before begins to take shape…

"Nonstop action."―Library Journal

"Golemon [joins] the giants of the genre like Clive Cussler, James Rollins, and Matthew Reilly."―Megalith.com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0312942869
Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Paperbacks; First Edition (April 28, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780312942861
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312942861
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.24 x 1.07 x 6.54 inches

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David was born and raised in Chino, California. He come from a family steeped in military history, from the Civil War through to Vietnam. I have raised three great children, Shaune, Brandon and Katie Anne. After spending many years in Loveland, Colorado, I now make my home on Long Island, New York.

Novels; EVENT, LEGEND, ANCIENTS, LEVIATHAN, PRIMEVAL, LEGACY, CARPATHIAN, OVERLORD and The SUPERNATURALS...and in 2015, The MOUNTAIN--A Special Edition, and then in 2016, EPOCH, the continuing adventures of the EVENT GROUP!

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Vikram Singh Negi

Event group goes looking for Atlantis

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2017

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I love the concept of Atlantis. Some authors do it well, some don't.
This one is done in an excellent manner.
This one brings together all the more common themes associated with Atlantis (advanced civilization, island country, destroyed in one swoop) and creates a fictional historical account.
And then there are modern bad guys, hell bent of discovering the advanced technology of Atlantis and using it to cause havoc.
The Event group are called to do what they do best.

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Kindle Customer oldbear yp

Improving style

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2014

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Mr.Golemon has improved with this book, better action, less wordy"character" building and a better train of action without loosing any vital tales. Entertaining, but let's face it kiddies, if the Event group is so smart why does everyone find it so easy to penetrate them and disrupt their operations?

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great book in continuing series

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2011

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no need to get into plot. it is a addon to a series of books. I enjoyed them all. I call them a summer time beach read. I have enjoyed all the books of the series, and have the next ones on my wish list to buy as I can afford. interesting plots, interesting twist, the interjuxopistion(did I spell that right, always wanted to try that word in a sentence.. LOL) of fiction, myth, and history is at times one of those hmmmm moments you get, the kind of "I wonder if." I recommend the series and this book.

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Arthur Phillip Dent

This one's Legit, Folks

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2015

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A great take on the secrets of the Ancient Atlantians from a great Author - If you've enjoyed others of his Event Series you're sure to love this one, too. This is definitely a ... well, the villains in this one don't mess around. Great read. If you've never read any of the Event Group Thrillers drop everything you're doing right now and.. no wait, you're already on Amazon, just go buy the first one, Event, and start readin'. Amazon's drones will have it to you before you've realized you bought it.

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CCM

Consistently entertaining!

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2010

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This is my third Event Group book and I have to disagree with the more critical reviews posted. Maybe its a matter of not setting one's expectations beyond the obvious. These novels are all about entertaining us. Its not the classics people, so maybe you need to relax and let the books do what they are intended to do. I am a corporate, international attorney and spend the greater part of my days reading very heavy and heady material. When I resort to fiction, I want to escape into a world of action, adventure and intrigue. These books fit the bill! To anyone who is on the fence, do yourself a favor and try at least one, but do so with the right frame of mind...the whole point is to relax and enjoy the ride.

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Jackie Morris

His cast of characters are varied being funny, serious

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015

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I found another writer that I truly had to start at the beginning and read all of his books. His cast of characters are varied being funny, serious, complex and developed. The book skips a bit from one place to another, but it is fast paced and reads well. I am in the middle of reading Ancients, and already find myself wanting to join his group and beat up the bad guys. Can't wait until the next book.

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Wesleyan Hendrix

Ancients: Event Group book 3

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2013

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The world faces an unseen threat when massive earthquakes start to wreck havoc on different countries of the world. When one such country claims they have evidence that the quakes are man made the Group is called into action by the President of the United States to find out if it is possible or not; but when their secondary base in New York is attacked and everyone killed a new group who has seemingly been around since the dawn of history is found out to be responsible. Who are these "Ancients" and what do they truly want. A book that I feel outdoes even the 2nd in the series; you will follow the Jack Collins and his team to the oldest reaches of human history and find out the truth of the ancient world, but at a cost.

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Kara J. Jorges

Cheesy and Weak

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2009

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The Event Group, a super-secret sect of the US government operating out of an underground bunker beneath Nellis Air Force Base, is called to action once again. This time, they face an enemy who has not only the desire to control the world, but the means to destroy it. The Juliai Coalition is a secret organization of the descendants of the City of Atlantis who have carefully preserved their bloodline while they wait for the opportunity to control the world. Now, with a device created by the ancient Atlanteans themselves, they are poised to make their move. Only the Event Group's discovery of a treasure trove of old scrolls from the Juliai Coalition gives them a hint of the destruction that awaits the world, and only the Event Group can stop it.

There were some really good ideas at work in this novel, but they were not enough to save it. First, the idea of villains using sound waves in their attempts to control the world is not new. Craig Dirgo did it much more convincingly in "Tremor" and I seem to recall at least one other adventure book that used the idea, as well. Ancient Atlantis also isn't a new theme, though this is the first time its people have been painted as villains. These are not the worst issues with this book, however. Probably the most glaring flaw is that none of the characters in the book have a personality. They are more than paper-thin and below one-dimensional. There are only three women in the Event Group, and even they were so flat it was hard to tell them apart. Forget it with the male characters. The only clues to telling any of them apart were their names.

Overall, it just felt like the author tried to cram too many ideas into this novel, and none of them got enough attention. The author went to the trouble of creating a sunken city linked to hundreds of miles of underground passageways full of 15,000 year-old artifacts, and I just told you almost as much about them as exists in the book. So many wonderful opportunities were wasted there while we were dragged through the usual Washington rigmarole with a stressed-out president and his advisers making the usual snap warmongering decisions they always make in second-rate adventure thrillers. There was also zero intrigue. The bad guys made a habit of standing around announcing their plans and discussing how to thwart the Event Group and then doing just that. The Event Group and the United States military were always a step or two behind, and always managed to be understaffed and outgunned, no matter how many times they were attacked by the Coalition. The scene where they dive on the USS Arizona was full of remarks about how it was a hallowed place deserving of respect...just before the Event Group blew it up and swam off to do something more important. It was just plain dumb, but no more so than any of the other poorly written action scenes. I've never been in the military, but the descriptions of the weapons and battle scenes were cheesy even to me.

Golemon sucked me in with his awesome debut, Event, but since has failed to impress me. His second book, Legend, was a disappointment, and this one was simply a mess. It felt like a high school student followed an adventure novel how-to flow chart, and what could have been an intriguing storyline missed on all counts. The publisher didn't waste any time proofreading it, either. There were more pages with typos than without. I want to say this book felt a lot like Matt Reilly without the italics, but Reilley's books are a whole lot better.

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annette savoie

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2018

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good thriller

hibbzie.

Ancients: The Event Group book 3. (As always no spoilers.).

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2019

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I found the first two in the series (EVENT and LEGEND) a bit off a slog at times but when they eventually got into the action turned out to be VERY good, so i was pleasantly surprised that ANCIENTS kicked off with a great start, kept it going pretty much throughout the book to the end. The only problem i had was with some of the text (not the fault of the author), somebody didn't do a very good job of proof reading, although this was annoying it didn't spoil the story.

What if Atlantis wasn't a myth? The story starts right in at the action from the destruction of Atlantis and moves on to ancient Rome and then on to present day where the descendants of the Atlanteans want to rule the world by causing mass destruction of continents and their people, to restructure the planet, to have just one ruling people . . . Them. It is a plan fifteen thousand years in the making.

The Event Group led by Colonel Jack Collins try to figure out who or what is behind the mass destruction and mayhem and stop it before the planet is destroyed.

An excellent book, the best in the series so far by a long way and believe me i REALLY enjoyed EVENT and LEGEND. Without A doubt I give ANCIENTS 5🌟.