From AudioFile VULCAN'S FORGE takes the listener all over the globe on secret military submarines and high-powered jets. Narrator J. Charles masterfully performs over a dozen characters with a variety of Russian, Asian, and American inflections. One of the influential politicians can even be mistaken for Ted Kennedy, for better or worse. Charles combines the intelligence of MacGuyver and the roughness of Grizzly Adams in his portrayal of the main character, geologist and freelance agent Philip Mercer. However, Charles reads at such a clip that the listener needs to work hard to keep up and may even need to relisten to some parts. K.M.B. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Kirkus Reviews A debut thriller introducing Philip Mercermine engineer, geological consultant, and the only Bond clone who carries a Derringer strapped to his testicles. A study in triple crosses, Du Brul's story tells of a 40-year plot contrived by the Russians, who want to own a newly risen underwater volcano 200 miles off Hawaii. Geological physicist Pytor Borodin and an American physicist who's studying the oceanic Bikini A-bomb test have independently discovered the same fact: that enormous underwater thermal heat, when mixed with lava, can produce the hardest fuel known to manbikinium, which, once put to use, gives off more energy than is needed to burn it. Back in 1954, Borodin had also discovered that the thinnest part of the tectonic plate in the Pacific is just 200 miles past Hawaii. So the Reds secretly sink a ship carrying an A-bomb. The plan is to detonate it on the seafloor, creating a volcano whose lava can then be processed very cheaply for bikinium, leaving the Soviets as the most powerful people on earth. But during the 40- year wait for this secret volcano to break to the surface, at which point it can be claimed as Soviet territory, the USSR empire collapses and a KGB officer decides to sell the whole plan for Vulcan's Forge to North Korea for $100 million. Enter Philip Mercer, out to save the life of on old friend's daughter, a member of a geologic survey team lost near the volcano. Much bang-bang but little kiss-kiss ensues. Meanwhile, a superbillionaire Japanese racist plots the secession of Hawaii, and Mercer, empowered by the US President, finds himself in cliffhangers more wonderfully outrageous than you'll find in Clive Cussler or Ian Fleming. A finely tuned first installment in the Mercer series, buoyed by strong, fresh writing. Remember, Fleming could never top From Russia With Love, so come aboard now. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews
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坦白说,我一开始是被那个极具冲击力的开篇吸引的,那简直就像一记重拳,瞬间抓住了我的注意力,让我无法将视线从纸面上移开。然而,真正让我对这部作品产生敬意的,是它对世界观构建的严谨性和深度。它不是那种浮于表面的设定堆砌,而是仿佛经过了数千年的沉淀,拥有自己的历史、逻辑和运行法则。书中的各种势力、文化之间的微妙制衡关系,被描绘得丝丝入扣,即便是边缘角色的言行举止,似乎也植根于这个复杂系统的深处。这种“内在一致性”的构建,极大地增强了故事的可信度,让读者愿意全身心地投入到这个虚构的世界中去探险。更令人称道的是,作者似乎总能找到最恰当的语言来表达那些难以言喻的复杂情感和哲学思辨,行文流畅又不失力量感,绝非平庸之作可比拟。读完之后,我甚至有一种冲动,想要拿起地图册,去寻找那些书中所描绘的、只存在于想象中的山川河流,感受那种身临其境的震撼。
评分这部作品的叙事视角转换艺术,达到了令人惊叹的高度。它如同一个技艺高超的导演,精准地控制着观众的目光焦点。有时候,我们会以某个主要人物的视角,体验到那种身处迷雾中的迷茫与无助;而下一秒,镜头便拉远,切换到另一个角色的内心独白,我们瞬间就洞悉了全局的布局和那些隐藏的阴谋。这种多重视角的交织和碰撞,极大地丰富了故事的层次感,避免了任何单一叙事带来的局限性。而且,即便是视角切换,人物的“声音”也保持了高度的辨识度,你不需要看署名,就能立刻分辨出这是谁的思考过程。这种写作技巧的成熟度,让人不得不为作者的功力拍案叫绝。它处理了许多道德上的灰色地带,没有简单粗暴地划分善恶,而是将人物的动机描绘得立体而复杂,让你在阅读过程中不断地审视和重估你对这些角色的最初判断。这种智力上的互动,正是优秀文学作品的魅力所在。
评分我必须强调,这本书在处理“冲突”的层面上,展现了非凡的洞察力。这里的冲突不仅仅是刀光剑影的物理对抗,更多的是内在的、心理上的、意识形态上的交锋。作者非常擅长设置那种“两难困境”,让角色必须在两件同样重要或同样可怕的事情中做出痛苦的选择。读到那些关键的抉择时刻,我甚至会为自己捏一把汗,那种代入感是如此强烈,仿佛我自己也必须承担选择的后果。特别是高潮部分的几次对决,它们不仅仅是力量的比拼,更是价值观和人生信条的碰撞,极具张力。每一次爆发,都积累了之前所有细微的铺垫,使得最终的爆发显得既是必然又是震撼。这种对戏剧张力的精准拿捏,以及对人物内心矛盾的深刻挖掘,使得整个故事拥有了超越一般娱乐作品的持久生命力,让人回味无穷,每一次重读都会有新的体会。
评分这部作品的氛围营造简直是一绝,读进去之后,就感觉自己仿佛被卷入了一个由古老传说和现代科技交织而成的漩涡。作者在描绘那些宏大叙事时,并没有忽略掉对个体情感的细腻捕捉。我特别欣赏那些看似不经意的细节描写,它们往往是推动情节发展的关键,让人在不经意间对人物的命运产生深切的共鸣。例如,书中某个场景中对光影变化的精妙刻画,不仅烘托了紧张的气氛,更暗示了角色内心的挣扎与转变,这种深层次的结构处理,远超一般通俗小说的水准。故事的节奏把握得极其老练,时而疾风骤雨般推进,将人带入高潮的险境;时而又放缓下来,让角色有足够的时间去消化刚刚发生的冲击,这种张弛有度的叙事手法,使得阅读体验酣畅淋漓,完全停不下来,每一次翻页都是对未知世界更深一步的探索。整本书读下来,那种史诗般的厚重感和扑面而来的想象力,让人久久不能平静,思考着书中所探讨的那些关于力量与选择的永恒命题。
评分这本书给我的整体感受,是一种探寻“失落的文明”的史诗般旅程。它没有落入传统奇幻的俗套,而是构建了一个充满机械残骸、被遗忘的科技和古代智慧相互作用的独特背景。作者在描述那些宏大遗迹和科技奇观时,用词考究,笔触精准,让人仿佛能闻到空气中弥漫的尘土和金属锈味。我尤其喜欢作者处理“知识传承”的方式——知识在这里既是救赎的钥匙,也是毁灭的诱因,这种辩证性的探讨,赋予了故事极高的思想价值。角色们为了解开谜团所付出的努力和牺牲,构成了叙事的主旋律,他们不仅仅是为了生存而战,更是为了理解自身所处的这个破碎世界而战。这种深植于历史、文化和科技交汇点的探索欲,是推动我一口气读完的主要动力。这是一部需要慢品、细品的佳作,它不仅提供了引人入胜的情节,更提供了一个可以供人深入思考的复杂哲学框架。
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