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Reliquary (Pendergast #2)
Hidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beast. When two grotesquely deformed skeletons are found deep in the mud off the Manhattan shoreline, museum curator Margo Green is called in to aid the investigation. Margo must once again team up
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Paperback, 464 pages
Published
August 1st 2005
by Tor Books
(first published 1997)
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Oh the humanity…the expectation-murdering ugh of the dreadful sequel to the quality original. Unfortunately they happen. Some are a menace to the phantoms of our youthful memories:
…others make us long for murderous Revenge on the studio that spawned it from their retched, greed-dripping Jaws.
Some sequels have plot/acting/directing so loaded with mockery- needed fail that we are transformed into staunch proponents of the virtues of franchise euthanasia:
…and some sequels are just big, bloated,...more
…others make us long for murderous Revenge on the studio that spawned it from their retched, greed-dripping Jaws.
Some sequels have plot/acting/directing so loaded with mockery- needed fail that we are transformed into staunch proponents of the virtues of franchise euthanasia:
…and some sequels are just big, bloated,...more
Eighteen months before, she had stared into the face of Mbwun, seen her reflection in its feral red eyes.
First of all: the cover of Reliquary is misleading. I have a vague suspicion that the critter depicted is a rather innocuous and extraordinarily baboon-like depiction of Mbwun, because it certainly isn’t a Wrinkler. It was important for me to get that off my chest, because Reliquary is the first Pendergast novel that I read out of sequence. Why? Well, the closing chapters of Relic and the cov...more
First of all: the cover of Reliquary is misleading. I have a vague suspicion that the critter depicted is a rather innocuous and extraordinarily baboon-like depiction of Mbwun, because it certainly isn’t a Wrinkler. It was important for me to get that off my chest, because Reliquary is the first Pendergast novel that I read out of sequence. Why? Well, the closing chapters of Relic and the cov...more
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Starts off with one of the most thrilling and captivating first chapters I've come across in a while. The familiar characters are back- D'Agosta with his cigars, wily Smithback. The information about the underworld is interesting and shocking. I was disappointed with The Wrinklers, I think their apperence could have been more horrific (maybe ritualistic mutilation or macabre tokens?) The old man face was not very scary and I would have loved if their appereance was equal to how dark and terrifyi...more
I didn't care for this one quite as much as I did the first (Relic). Pendergast is still a good character but the story wanders a little farther into the suspension of disbelief area.
There is one point in this book that disappointed me particularly, but to go into what would require a notable spoiler. So, the book is still readable and enjoyable, Pendergast is still a good character (aside from the "Gary Stu" aspects. He is somewhat of a superhero.)...but I still didn't care for it quite as much...more
There is one point in this book that disappointed me particularly, but to go into what would require a notable spoiler. So, the book is still readable and enjoyable, Pendergast is still a good character (aside from the "Gary Stu" aspects. He is somewhat of a superhero.)...but I still didn't care for it quite as much...more
Dezoito meses depois dos fatídicos acontecimentos que tiveram lugar no Museu de História Natural de Nova Iorque e quando os sobreviventes quase tinham ultrapassado o sucedido, o terror volta a emergir, desta vez vindo das profundezas de Manhattan. Enganaram-se os que suspiraram de alivio com a morte do Mbuwn - a terrível criatura vinda da selva amazónica - e os que julgavam resolvido o mistério do seu aparecimento em Nova Iorque, pois nesta sequela de Relíquia vamos descobrir os terríveis engano...more
I love these books so much. I'm trying to reread the whole series (for what is probably the fourth or fifth time) before the latest book comes out in May. Funny reading this again, I couldn't help but notice how little Pendergast is in this one. All of the later ones focus on him much more, but in the earlier ones, the strength of the book is much more in the cast of characters and not one individual.
I like how fleshed out the world is. And I give major points to both authors for giving me so m...more
I like how fleshed out the world is. And I give major points to both authors for giving me so m...more
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Douglas Preston e Lincoln Child formam uma dupla imbatível no que concerne a construção de um bom thriller, capaz de prender o leitor até às últimas páginas! Este volume constitui a sequela direta de A Relíquia, dezoito meses após os fatídicos acontecimentos numa noite de pesadelo no Museu de História Natural de Nova Iorque. Rapidamente percebemos que a morte de Mbuwn, a terrível criatura mortífera, não restabeleceu a paz na cidade. Pelo co...more
Douglas Preston e Lincoln Child formam uma dupla imbatível no que concerne a construção de um bom thriller, capaz de prender o leitor até às últimas páginas! Este volume constitui a sequela direta de A Relíquia, dezoito meses após os fatídicos acontecimentos numa noite de pesadelo no Museu de História Natural de Nova Iorque. Rapidamente percebemos que a morte de Mbuwn, a terrível criatura mortífera, não restabeleceu a paz na cidade. Pelo co...more
Here's a sequel I didn't expect much from, having read the original "Relic" twelve or so years ago. Not that the original story wasn't excellent, because it was; it's just that the awful movie version stuck with me and drained away any excitement toward revisiting those characters. Surprisingly, despite having had none of the fanfare of "Relic," Reliquary was a solid, down-and-dirty action thriller. Sure, it's much too long, but, like many a Stephen King novel, it's all written so well that you...more
The series is really light and fun. Pendergast, the superhuman FBI agent, is reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes, but with modern day sensibilities and actual social skills. The world feels a little bit like the 1930's pulps, complete with sinister arch-enemies and exotic worlds (lost tribes in South America, empires under the streets of New York City). The good guys and bad guys are clearly marked, but some characters do 'fall from grace', and I wouldn't be surprised if later in the series others pe...more
I really wanted to like this book, but I couldn't. I just kept looking at how thick the pages were between what page I was on and the back cover, fully aware that I could be reading something else instead of this book. But since I do not give up on books (no matter how horrible I think they are), I kept plugging along.
This is the sequel to Relic, a book recommended to me by a couple of my friends. It was an entertaining and quick read and I was intrigued by the FBI Agent Pendergast. Reliquary pi...more
This is the sequel to Relic, a book recommended to me by a couple of my friends. It was an entertaining and quick read and I was intrigued by the FBI Agent Pendergast. Reliquary pi...more
This book is awesome!!! A fantastic sequel with the familiar characters from Relic, it continues along a similiar vein investigating murders that are, although seemingly different and unrelated, all linked to a horrible mutant past that was supposedly put to rest.
Fast paced, super plot and some awesome twists, this story leads you into the underbelly of New York - quite literally - as the horror has taken root in the forgotten subterranean tunnels under the city. Fighting inept bureaucracy and e...more
Fast paced, super plot and some awesome twists, this story leads you into the underbelly of New York - quite literally - as the horror has taken root in the forgotten subterranean tunnels under the city. Fighting inept bureaucracy and e...more
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There are some books that give you the feeling of "i-could-have-read-this-before". I've had experiences like this with Henri Charriere's Pappilon and most recently with Ayn Rand's Fountainhead and I would add Reliquary to that list. A good thriller and a sequel to one of the most engaging thrillers, Reliquary somehow did not keep me engaged as its predecessor did.
Reliquary picks up from where Relic left off and starts after a good three years, most of the characters make appearances in the tale...more
Reliquary picks up from where Relic left off and starts after a good three years, most of the characters make appearances in the tale...more
The gang - Margo Green, NYPD Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta, Smithback, Special Agent Pendergast & all - are back in this sequel to "Relic".
This fast-paced thriller begins 18 months after "Relic". Instead of the museum, most of the action takes place in netherworld of New York City's underground and features the homeless who inhabit that world. I was hooked from the beginning, the opening scene is very detailed and graphic even though it is totally dark, underwater and so, well, gross that I h...more
This fast-paced thriller begins 18 months after "Relic". Instead of the museum, most of the action takes place in netherworld of New York City's underground and features the homeless who inhabit that world. I was hooked from the beginning, the opening scene is very detailed and graphic even though it is totally dark, underwater and so, well, gross that I h...more
I had read the original Relic way back and remembered liking it. I even thought the movie wasn't half bad. So my willingness to revisit the characters and the world brought me to read the sequel and I found it a pretty entertaining read. It's not groundbreaking by any means but it's a fun book that reads like a summer tent pole film full of intrigue, suspense, action, monsters and interesting "other world" and some familiar faces from the first book. There's just enough plausible science to all...more
Reliquary is a parasite living off the main idea of first volume, Relic. Horrendous research has led to development of mutated monsters that crawl out of underground tunnels of New York City at night and kill people. The main cast from Relic must face them once again.
Now, I didn't expect innovative, complex plot twists, multi-dimensional characters using their brains in full capacity or non-standard not yay-we-saved-the-world ending. Relic was amazingly fun because it had horror mixed with myste...more
Now, I didn't expect innovative, complex plot twists, multi-dimensional characters using their brains in full capacity or non-standard not yay-we-saved-the-world ending. Relic was amazingly fun because it had horror mixed with myste...more
"He wanted to be God - his God, the God of evolution"
What an adrenaline rush... almost impossible to put down. Hate to say it, but I liked this one better than the prequel, as in terms of; story is as kick-ass as the other one, but reads even faster.
In this book they make up for the -at that moment- not that great and messy epilogue, by mingling it into this story.
Have to say that the start wasn't one of it's best points, as well as the Mole people bits in the beginning, but you just simply can...more
What an adrenaline rush... almost impossible to put down. Hate to say it, but I liked this one better than the prequel, as in terms of; story is as kick-ass as the other one, but reads even faster.
In this book they make up for the -at that moment- not that great and messy epilogue, by mingling it into this story.
Have to say that the start wasn't one of it's best points, as well as the Mole people bits in the beginning, but you just simply can...more
Mbwun strikes back! This time in larger amounts. Maybe these hordes weren't Mbwun at all, but they existed anyway. Pendergast and his faithful company once again must save the World.
The idea for a plot is really poor. Something like: Lets do a sequel with nearly the same evil, but now our heroes are level upped, so we must duplicate the danger... A hundredfold or so. Relic was a horror with a pinch of mystery. Reliquary was a pinch of mystery without horror. Not such a good exchange.
So, what ha...more
The idea for a plot is really poor. Something like: Lets do a sequel with nearly the same evil, but now our heroes are level upped, so we must duplicate the danger... A hundredfold or so. Relic was a horror with a pinch of mystery. Reliquary was a pinch of mystery without horror. Not such a good exchange.
So, what ha...more
I couldn't finish this one. The Beast that Ate the Museum in the previous book wasn't actually a beast but a scientist with a virus. And in the grand tradition of idiotic mad genetic engineers, someone decides to replicate the virus and create an army of Beasts Who Ate the New York Underground (and one heiress). Throw in the usual complement of idiotic, arrogant police superiors who learned nothing from the time the Beast Ate the Museum, add a bunch of scientists doing pages and pages of scienti...more
3.5 - Another fun thriller from this solid writing team – Preston and Child know they niche. While I felt the predecessor to this book, Relic, needed more to it, in contrast Reliquary, needed less. While I certainly don’t expect this type of thriller to be realistic, Reliquary crossed over into ridiculous with one disastrous element after the next converging together to create a potential global crisis. Nonetheless, I confess that I really enjoyed this via audiobook and it made my commute time f...more
All'interno del nocciolo della Grande Mela
Realizzando con Reliquary un sequel quanto meno all'altezza del predecessore, Preston & Child vincono una difficile scommessa poichè Relic è stato un romanzo di notevole successo e di concezione piuttosto originale nell'ambito del genere horror.
Il rischio era quello di creare un Relic 2 a tutti gli effetti, conseguendo forse vendite a livello del primo ma deludendo buona parte dei fans, oppure mettere totalmente da parte quel filone e lanciarsi in u...more
Realizzando con Reliquary un sequel quanto meno all'altezza del predecessore, Preston & Child vincono una difficile scommessa poichè Relic è stato un romanzo di notevole successo e di concezione piuttosto originale nell'ambito del genere horror.
Il rischio era quello di creare un Relic 2 a tutti gli effetti, conseguendo forse vendite a livello del primo ma deludendo buona parte dei fans, oppure mettere totalmente da parte quel filone e lanciarsi in u...more
Nov 27, 2007
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This was another good, quick thriller. I enjoy the style - a sort of cliff-hanger like quality that keeps you reading - of these books, and I think I will continue the series when I need some good fun. Pendergast, the albino, know-it-all, MacGyver-like, FBI agent, is a fantastic main character.
The order so far:
Relic
Relquary
I think there are 8 more...
The order so far:
Relic
Relquary
I think there are 8 more...
Great sequel to Relic. The group comes together again, Margo, Lt. D'Agosta, FBI agent Pendergast as well as Dr. Frock. Smithback the reporter is there too. Dr. Margo Green has avoided everyone that had anything with the Mbwum monster 18 months before but now she is called upon to help with some skeletal remains found in the Cloaca Maxima, a collection of sewage, dead animals, and toxic waste.
The skeletons were headless but one was very deformed - was it human with a genetic issue or something el...more
The skeletons were headless but one was very deformed - was it human with a genetic issue or something el...more
Here's the deal - I liked this book and it was entertaining, but if you read the 1st book, there just aren't too many "thrillers" here. It wasn't that scary. I wanted to be, ya know... Scared. But instead I felt like the story was a bit repetitive - bungling dumb head-cop-in-charge messes everything up but thinks he knows everything, so Pendergast, D'Agosta & Green have to step in, raise some hell and save the day. Horrible circumstances trapping people... pretty much the premise of book 1,...more
This book was a good time and I loved the old gang back together, but I did not love it like I did the first book of the series. Maybe that is to be expected as the first book has the ability to scare and creep you out. Whereas in the second book you already know some of the scare that is coming with the experience of the Museum Beast case. BUT I did like the being unsure who was running things with the "Wrinklers" and even though I had it narrowed down to the one that WAS the leader and one oth...more
Jul 27, 2012
Kana
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5 of 5 stars
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mystery,
science-fiction,
were-people,
comfort-series
Summary
Reliquary is the sequel to The Relic. Where we see what happened afterward and how the main characters were affected by the shock and once again save the day. Pendergast plays a more prominent role in this sequel, but it's not really 'his' story, as the rest of the cast all have an equal share in the spotlight. I actually like that.
People say that Pendergast is portrayed as a super hero, which in some ways I do agree with that statement, I do think they keep his skills limited, at least...more
Reliquary is the sequel to The Relic. Where we see what happened afterward and how the main characters were affected by the shock and once again save the day. Pendergast plays a more prominent role in this sequel, but it's not really 'his' story, as the rest of the cast all have an equal share in the spotlight. I actually like that.
People say that Pendergast is portrayed as a super hero, which in some ways I do agree with that statement, I do think they keep his skills limited, at least...more
Ah Special Agent Pendergast – how you make my heart beat fast! Another fast-paced thriller from my favorite team of writers. This is actually the second book in the Pendergast series. I started on book 3 and went forward through the series. Only recently have I gone back and read the first two. This is a direct sequel to Relic, and it’s actually quite focused on Margo Green and Vincent D’Agosta more than Pendergast. This was a great read because it really fleshed out these two characters as well...more
This book is the sequel to the bestselling "Relic" by authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It reunites characters from that book including FBI Special Agent Pendergast (a recurring character in their novels), Margo Green, Lt. D'Agosta, Bill Smithback, and museum curator Dr. Frock.
Tautly written and edited, the book takes readers from the Museum of Natural History to the subterranean world beneath the glittering skyscrapers of New York. The secret of the Museum Beast, the villain of "Relic...more
Tautly written and edited, the book takes readers from the Museum of Natural History to the subterranean world beneath the glittering skyscrapers of New York. The secret of the Museum Beast, the villain of "Relic...more
Alas, Reliquary did not live up to the first book, Relic, but for different reasons than most reviewers have mentioned.
The book is good. I liked it. But there was a constant amount of pop-ups in the book. My enjoyment of the book suffered because of this, as I was constantly wondering how the hell someone was able to reach a certain location in a certain amount of time. We have the same five characters from Relic; Margo, D'Agosta, Pendergast, Smithback and Dr. Frock, and that's all well and goo...more
The book is good. I liked it. But there was a constant amount of pop-ups in the book. My enjoyment of the book suffered because of this, as I was constantly wondering how the hell someone was able to reach a certain location in a certain amount of time. We have the same five characters from Relic; Margo, D'Agosta, Pendergast, Smithback and Dr. Frock, and that's all well and goo...more
Sequel to Relic. Honestly, I didn't like this one as much as Relic; I missed the museum setting (which is what drew me to Relic in the first place)..that said, it was interesting. I found the "mole people" aspect fascinating--I'd never heard of legions of homeless living in Underground New York. The premise is that the "creatures" from Relic have returned and are populating Underground New York and are killing both "mole people" and "regular" New Yorkers. Most of the cast from the first book are...more
This one is even better than the first, as it follows the same characters from "Relic"...still in the Museum of Natural History with lots of additional twists and turns....one totally unexpected, but when you look back on it...it should have been expected...a lot of facts about the tunnels under New York City (some...thirty stories below Grand Central Terminal) and the 'people' who inhabit them...develops into a battle of those on the surface of the earth and those sub-earth with lots of other s...more
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Douglas Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1956, and grew up in the deadly boring suburb of Wellesley. Following a distinguished career at a private nursery school--he was almost immediately expelled--he attended public schools and the Cambridge School of Weston. Notable events in his early life included the loss of a fingertip at the age of three to a bicycle; the loss of his two fr...more
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