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The Doomsday Key: A Sigma Force Novel (Sigma Force #6)

by James Rollins (Goodreads Author)

4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 · rating details · 9,087 ratings · 531 reviews

James Rollins, the "New York Times" bestselling master of nail-biting suspense and historical mystery, combines cutting-edge biotechnology with a centuries-old secret in an apocalyptic story that reveals where humankind is truly headed

"The Doomsday Key"

At Princeton University, a famed geneticist dies inside a biohazard lab. In Rome, a Vatican archaeologist is found dead in...more

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Published June 23rd 2009 by William Morrow (first published 2009)

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Sep 12, 2012 Sharon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Beginning with medieval clerics taking a census for King Edward's Domesday Book and moving into real-life matters such as genetically modified crops and industrial espionage, James Rollins has created an outstanding thriller.

The book opens with the census takers and moves rapidly to what initially appear to be four unrelated murders -- except that all four victims have been branded with the same symbol on their foreheads. A friend of one victim passes an artifact on to his niece, which sets an i...more

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Jun 09, 2013 Will rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, mystery

The Guild Plot to Starve the World. Troubling events conspire to jerk Sigma into action, as they dispatch their slugger to Rome to help a former lover Rachel combat evil that attacked her uncle at the Vatican trying to steal a mysterious relic. SEN Gorman's son's murder at an experimental UN crop station in Mali redirects Gray and company to NE England to investigate the origin of a mysterious illness that wiped out entire villages during the Druid era, with the culprit pointing to a mutant food...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Matt Schiariti rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've been a fan of Rollins' work for quite some time, especially the gripping Sigma Force series so I was pretty excited when I heard a new one was about to drop. When I read the inside of the jacket I said to myself 'this is going to be GREAT' and I wasn't disappointed!

Rollins has a lot of balls in the air with this one. Genetically modified crops, ancient history dating back to the Egyptians and encompassing the early roots of England's history, civilization, and religion...shadow organization...more I've been a fan of Rollins' work for quite some time, especially the gripping Sigma Force series so I was pretty excited when I heard a new one was about to drop. When I read the inside of the jacket I said to myself 'this is going to be GREAT' and I wasn't disappointed!

Rollins has a lot of balls in the air with this one. Genetically modified crops, ancient history dating back to the Egyptians and encompassing the early roots of England's history, civilization, and religion...shadow organizations, betrayal, action. Never once does the book get bogged down in any one aspect though, and never does it become hard to follow. That's a testament to how well Rollins can handle an involved plot. The reader never loses track of the multifaceted plot and locales and the many characters involved in the book.

I won't get too much into the plot because you can read it in the editorial blurb at the top of this very page as well as reading the inside of the book's jacket.

All of the characters you should be familiar with by now are here. Gray, Kowalski, Painter, Monk and a couple others that I won't spoil because you may want to be a little surprised ;)

This book is MASSIVE in scope starting with a crop experimentation site gone wrong in Africa and leading to many adventures on many different continents in several countries; the USA, Italy, Norway, England, France. It's just a glob hopping adventure that never misses a beat.

The characters are great, the dialogue is fantastic, the writing is always fun to read and engaging and the action is frenetic, but the plot is never sacrificed or short changed just to throw in action scenes. In other words, it's just another great James Rollins book and another wonderful installment of the Sigma Force series. And one of the most intriguing things about the plot? After getting into it it may sound far fetched but it's frighteningly true to life.

Doomsday Key is just another example of why I've loved James Rollins' work since I picked up Subterranean all those years ago. Fun, fast paced, intelligent and a scarily plausible plot. FANTASTIC! (less)

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Nov 13, 2012 Stephen Sealey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another good action/archeology/suspense/political thriller from Mr. Rollins. I look forward to reading the next in the Sigma Force series. I know that this is pure escape fiction, but I have been very entertained by this series, and have actually learned a lot about real history from it. I am always coming across plot devices that Mr. Rollins uses and thinking "No way is THAT real..." and then I google it. And sure enough... a company in 2001 really WAS trying to market corn bio-engineered to ca...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Leah rated it 2 of 5 stars

I read this, and at least 4 of the other Sigma Force series books, because someone in my apartment building left them in our communal library in the building lobby, so consider this a review of the entire series. These are monstrously silly books. The plot is always outlandish, the writing is cheesy and the books are riddled with various editing errors. One of the books involves a colony of autistic savant children being raised in the shadows of Chernobyl by Russian politicians bent on using the...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Ricky rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: action-adventures, freaky-supernatural-adventures, read-this-if-it-kills-you, thrillers, science-fiction, why-isn-t-this-a-bloody-movie-yet

I was a little late to the party with Rollins' Sigma Force series, reading the first five paperbacks in rapid fire during the summer of 2009, and as such I ended up having to wait till 2010 to get to The Doomsday Key. I could not wait for it after reading the preview at the end of the paperback edition of The Last Oracle.

To this point in the series, it's the most intriguing one yet. (The sequels are just as intriguing, if not more so.) It's all about the threat of overpopulation, and the storage...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Billy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Rollins is a wildcard...,

I picked up a copy of Rollins' Map of Bones when it was first released. I was blown away; it was a great book (I gave it 5 stars). I then moved back to Sandstorm and was dumbfounded; how could that have been by the same author? It was horrible (I gave it 2 stars) and I swore off of Rollins.

But, here came a story that sounded really good, so I gave Rollins one more chance. This book is okay. That is the best I can say about it. Its not horrible and its not great; it just....more

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Dec 27, 2011 Sarah Jordan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Released in 2009, The Doomsday Key is the sixth Sigma Force novel, and is another intriguing, exciting, fascinating adventure. Sigma Force is a secret, blackest of the black ops organization of the United States. They investigate odd and unusual events that potentially may jeopardize the USA and world stability. In The Doomsday Key, Sigma head Painter Crowe, top agent Gray Pierce, and his team are on the trail of a conspiracy to control global population through the food supply. Seemingly unconn...more Released in 2009, The Doomsday Key is the sixth Sigma Force novel, and is another intriguing, exciting, fascinating adventure. Sigma Force is a secret, blackest of the black ops organization of the United States. They investigate odd and unusual events that potentially may jeopardize the USA and world stability. In The Doomsday Key, Sigma head Painter Crowe, top agent Gray Pierce, and his team are on the trail of a conspiracy to control global population through the food supply. Seemingly unconnected events are puzzle pieces sending his team on a race to find the antidote to a horrific and ancient wasting disease about to be unleashed. In this adventure Gray's former lover Rachel, Guild operative/mole Seichan, Monk, Kowalski and a new agent race to beat the Guild to the antidote.
From the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, to an island off the coast of Wales, peat bogs in England and an ancient monastery in France, the book is a travel guide of places I want to visit. The author's descriptions alone are worth the reading, and the fact that it's part of a well-constructed mystery is all the better.
But what really holds these stories together and creates the magic are the characters. There is a history with each character, a three-dimensional background of everyday life, relationships, foibles and quirks (hello, Kowalski!!) that make them seem real and let the reader care about what is happening. I feel like I know them, and each adventure adds to that for me.
A few more clues to the mysterious and seemingly omniscient Guild are given here, and Seichan has a larger role. More insights into her past are given, and she is less the assassin and more the human agent here than in previous novels. The new guy, Creed, is an interesting addition and a good counterpoint for Monk, back on active duty following a lengthy recovery. It was fun to see Monk, a seasoned agent compared to Creed, play the role of senior agent/teacher. I can't give away much more without spoiling the plot, but the book was excellent.
I am a huge fan of Rollins - he is probably my favorite thriller writer, along with Steve Berry (Cotton Malone series) and Lee Child (Jack Reacher series). He seamlessly blends fact, history, legend, technology and fiction into a cohesive, exciting adventure. And at the end he clarifies what is real and what is made up - it's absolutely fascinating how much of his books are real.
Now on to The Devil Colony (Sigma Force #7), so I will be caught up before Deep Fathom (a stand-alone novel) is released in March 2012!(less)

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Jan 05, 2011 Abby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure, mystery

I liked this book. I'm not a big reader of the cop/special forces/suspense/etc. genre, so I'm not sure how typical this book is, but for me, it had the adventure/quest component, the symbology, and history that I liked in Da Vinci Code, and even threw in a reference to Merlin for kicks.

A special forces team, recovering from a major set-back, split up to figure out why bad guys are killing people and branding them with a symbol known for ecological groups. There's a lot of explanation about the...more

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Oct 28, 2010 Chibineko rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

As a die-hard Rollins fan, I eagerly grabbed this book within weeks of it's release. The plotline revisited some of my favorite characters, including the mysterious Seichan. I was hoping for a resolution of the Grey/Seichan romance, but I will warn any potential readers that the resolution is a bit of a grey area (drum riff).

The plotline of this entry focuses on an influential owner of a bioengineering company who has plans to "save" the world through controversial means as well as following alo...more As a die-hard Rollins fan, I eagerly grabbed this book within weeks of it's release. The plotline revisited some of my favorite characters, including the mysterious Seichan. I was hoping for a resolution of the Grey/Seichan romance, but I will warn any potential readers that the resolution is a bit of a grey area (drum riff).

The plotline of this entry focuses on an influential owner of a bioengineering company who has plans to "save" the world through controversial means as well as following along with Grey & company as they try to find a long lost "Doomsday Key" that is very much desired by Sigma's rival group the Guild. Grey has more than one thing on his mind as he has to figure out the clues as well as figure out his relationship dynamics with his previous lover Rachel as well as the enigmatic Seichan. (Well, first he has to figure out whether or not he can TRUST Seichan.)

Overall I enjoyed the book but I will admit that there were one or two points that seemed to be a bit of a lull. Mostly the "in between" scenes that were necessary to move the plot to the next part. I enjoyed learning more about Seichan but I found the whole Grey/Rachel/Seichan dynamics to be a little wearing at times & I didn't really feel any romantic sparks between Grey & Rachel in this book. (Then again, that may have been the author's intent for the relationship to be more of a desperation thing than a romance thing.) I did particularly enjoy Kowalski in this book. He's a meathead & a grunt, but he's great comic relief. It was a relief to have some plot movement with the Guild plot arc since that's something that has been dragged out for a while now. There is a bit of an ambiguous ending of sorts, but it's entertaining to think of the possibilities that could open up in the future. In the end though, this just wasn't Rollins' strongest novel in the Sigma series. He's written far better than this. It's not enough to put me off the series, but it's enough to make me admit that this will disappoint some readers.

Now I do have to put a disclaimer down. If you have never read any of the Sigma novels in the past, this is not the book to start with. While the bigger part of the plot is somewhat self contained, the overlying plot arcs & character dynamics will more than likely befuddle anyone who has no knowledge of anything that's happened before. The book calls on a lot of previous story arcs in this book.(less)

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Jun 21, 2010 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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James Rollins action/adventure thriller novels are always far fetched, though the scientific details always have a basis in fact. This time, in The Doomsday Key, the scientific storyline delves into the areas of genetically modified foods, fungal viruses and super enzymes. The regular cast of characters are there, Gray, Monk, Painter, etc. with the addition of Rachel and Seichan in a new twist. I'm always very keen on the scientific elements and arcane bits of knowledge, and in this, the novel d...more

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Apr 25, 2010 Morgan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Car chases, crashes, bombs, and assassinations. Welcome to James Rollins newest book “Doomsday Key”. Although very action packed there lies an interesting twisting plot that makes this book a great read that kept me intrigued to the end. While the plot was very interesting it took a while to get going. The beginning of the book started out slow but slowly gained momentum and led up to a bang. James Rollins continues to impress with his fast paced action and slow mind puzzles that I enjoyed foll...more

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Apr 02, 2010 Glee rated it 4 of 5 stars

He just keeps rolling with the page-turners. If you like Indiana Jones/DaVinci Code/Jurassic Park page turners, this is your guy. His characters are pretty weak, but actually getting better. Male-female relationships are really empty, but heroes don't have time to worry about that kind of silly stuff. Just painful when author tries to work through emotional scenes. He's an adventure story teller, whose stories have the action happening too fast and furious to slow down for introspection. And occ...more

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Sep 23, 2009 Wayne Wilson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Rollins hit all the key fears of my life. Global Warming, Over Population, Pollution, Genetic Manipulation gone wild, Honey Bees disappearing, drought, and war. All the same characters are here, Painter Crow the the rest are fighting "The Guild". With a little science and a great imagination Rollins takes us to a place where "The Guild" uses a rich Norwegian man who wants to save the world from self destruction and shows us one solution to the "Population Bomb"

I enjoyed the book. I listened to t...more

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Aug 20, 2009 Rob rated it 4 of 5 stars

Once again the Sigma Force goes up against the sinister organization known as The Guild.
The book opens with the destruction of an experimental farm in Africa and a massacre of all the staff and refugees in the farm. A member of the staff was the son of a US senator and the Sigma Force was given the task of investigating what happened. Monk Kokkalis, member of the Sigma Force, was about to interview the colleague of the senator's son, when a group of assasins killed the colleague and blew up his...more

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Jun 06, 2009 J.C. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-reads, arc

A Good Summer Read

I've only read a small number of James Rollins' books; but, from my understanding, THE DOOMSDAY KEY is exactly what fans of his will expect and love. It has an easy to read and enjoyable plot involving multiple murders, biotechnology, chemical agents, history, and lore. THE DOOMSDAY KEY is truly an adventure, taking readers from Africa to locations all over Europe, to the Arctic.

I am not familiar with the characters, but I believe they have made appearances in previous Rollins...more A Good Summer Read

I've only read a small number of James Rollins' books; but, from my understanding, THE DOOMSDAY KEY is exactly what fans of his will expect and love. It has an easy to read and enjoyable plot involving multiple murders, biotechnology, chemical agents, history, and lore. THE DOOMSDAY KEY is truly an adventure, taking readers from Africa to locations all over Europe, to the Arctic.

I am not familiar with the characters, but I believe they have made appearances in previous Rollins books. Rollins excels in painting these people in precarious situations with real responses. They are believable and their actions are reasonable (for the most part). There were a couple of moments when I was truly impressed with their thought processes, and Rollins did a nice job of showing the internal moral struggles during these moments.

What else is there? Tons and tons of action. The only times when there is no action is when the characters are learning about the history of the artifact they seek, thus having dialogues and research sessions to fill themselves (and the reader) in on what they are trying to achieve. The action is almost over the top, and at times recklessly unbelievable. Rollins has no shame in destroying national monuments and tearing down anything and everything. This caviler attitude almost turned me off because there is no follow up on events that would seem impossible to get away with, and little discussion of the ramifications of such actions. However, it is a story, and these events were fun to read and created an enjoyable experience.

The plot revolving around the Doomsday Key and the Doomsday Book was interesting and moderately well researched, providing the lore with some semblance of believability. Although these artifacts were interesting, it was not breathtaking and "grab you by the throat." For some, the story could be a little too much action and not enough substance; but like any summer action movie: sometimes that is what we prefer.

Overall, THE DOOMSDAY KEY is a good summer read. If you are looking for a book that is easy to read, fast paced, doesn't involve a lot of thinking, and filled with action, I recommend picking it up. If you are looking for something with a little more substance or something with "a little more to it," you might consider passing on THE DOOMSDAY KEY.

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May 30, 2009 Nancy Oakes rated it 4 of 5 stars

more like a 3.5 -- I rounded up
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It's really tough for me to write about books that are out of my comfort zone. I'm not a huge fan of adventure/action thriller type books, and I rarely read them. I'm much more likely to read a mystery, biography, history, work of literary fiction, or to indulge in the guilty pleasure of a horror novel or two here and there. But the fact is, there are only a few authors in the rockem-sockem wo...more more like a 3.5 -- I rounded up
My thanks to the Amazon Vine program through which I received this book.

It's really tough for me to write about books that are out of my comfort zone. I'm not a huge fan of adventure/action thriller type books, and I rarely read them. I'm much more likely to read a mystery, biography, history, work of literary fiction, or to indulge in the guilty pleasure of a horror novel or two here and there. But the fact is, there are only a few authors in the rockem-sockem world of adventure thrillers whose works I will read, and James Rollins is one of them.

There is never a dull moment in this latest installment of the Sigma Force series. The action ranges from Africa to Rome, Norway, the British Isles and France and never lets up. It is another "ripping good yarn" for fans of Rollins and his superhero-like team of good guys, Sigma Force.

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Jason Gorman, the son of a US Senator, is in Africa working on the experimental farm project sponsored by his father. On the farm were fields of genetically-modified corn, and the experiment was successful. But out of nowhere, the Red Cross camp where he is staying is attacked and Jason is killed, but not before firing off an email to his father letting him know what's happening. Attached to that email -- research files. Because of the death of the senator's son, Sigma Force gets involved. But of course, there's always more... the death of a priest, an attack on Rachel's uncle in Rome, the death of a geneticist at Princeton...and everywhere, the same strange sign is branded into the victims. As Sigma uncovers each individual layer of the mystery of who is behind all of this and why, more mysteries pop up, eventually leading the team to look for their answers not in the present, but back in time to the Britain of the Domesday Book and beyond. There are twists and turns everywhere, and the action is nonstop.

Rollins takes known fact, some speculative/conspiracy theory and a lot of science and weaves it into his story. I most enjoyed the historical background of the book; beyond that, the book is high-level action and very fast paced, a cross between Indiana Jones movies, modern conspiracy fiction and a spy novel complete with a shadowy evil organization plotting against the good guys. This book, like the rest of the Sigma Force books, are fun escape reads, the kind where you have to sort of suspend your disbelief for the few hours it takes to get through it. I think that the reader is better served by starting with book one and making your way through the series, because there are parts where you'll want to know what came before.

I'm much more of a plot or character person than a reader of adventure/action fiction, so at times the shootouts, killings, bombings and seemed a bit overwhelming. Then again, that's what action/adventure readers look for with these books. I'd recommend it to those type of readers, and to people wondering if they should continue in the series. Overall -- just a bit of fun for a few hours, so sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. Don't take it too seriously ...it's just fun. I don't read many of these types of books, but I can always depend on Rollins when I need some escape time. If he keeps writing them, I'll keep reading them. (less)

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Feb 18, 2010 Kate Hart rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'll say about this book, what I've said about each of the books in James Rollins "Sigma Force" series: outstanding. He has won me over, and my 19 year old daughter as well. The two of us are fans of the way in which Rollins incorporates true historical and scientific elements into his works of fiction. We also appreciate his 'separating fact from fiction' section, at the back of the book, as well as his suggestions for additional readings on his 'meaty' topics.
These books are surprisingly dev...more

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Sep 12, 2012 David Ketelsen rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoy the way that Rollins writes but I find the entire Sigma Force versus The Guild annoying. It reminds me of the old TV show Get Smart. Having two agencies fighting each other tooth and nail yet being totally secret and unknown to the general population is fine when played for comedy, but it's difficult to take seriously.

In Doomsday Key there's multiple times when military jets and helicopters attack our intrepid heroes, and this force is projected on multiple continents and in public areas...more

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Feb 16, 2011 Tyson Adams rated it 3 of 5 stars

Have you ever finished a book and felt like there was meant to be another chapter? Or is it that there was a chapter too many that makes you think there is more to the book? Either way, this is my second Rollins book and I have felt the same way after both. I'm unsure if this is a deliberate move by Rollins to make me want to read another of his books, or if it is just that I'm somehow unfulfilled by the end of his novels.

Guess I need to read another of his books to find out. Fortunately I have...more

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Aug 31, 2009 Caressa rated it 2 of 5 stars

I read this book in 2 days, because it was wicked hot/humid & I couldn't muster up the energy to move. If I could've done anything else, I would not have finished this novel.

This story is told from SEVEN points of view, which throws off the pacing a number of times. Just when a POV gains momentum, the chapter ends and Rollins switches over to someone else. Rollins tries to tell the story from the multiple villians' POV, but for me it just weakened the tension, rather than winding the reader...more

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May 05, 2013 Jeremy Miller rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was the first Sigma book I read, and even through I read out of order, this book was amazing. Only certain parts needed filled in by reading earlier books. The mix of action/suspense with awesome science based riddles make this book a mode a modern day Indiana Jones, except better.

Rollins does a fantastic job with the plot, with the details, and keeping the suspense up. The amount of research into historical archives for each book is impressive. This is the book that made me fall in love wi...more

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May 03, 2013 Tami Nelson rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-again

So, it took me a long time to read ...for personal reasons not the book itself...but I finally finished this book THANK YOU GOODREADS FIRST READS! THANK YOU JAMES ROLLINS! Firstly, I am A HUGE Fan of James Rollins...it started with Amazonia, I love the Sigma Force novels as well...This book was one wicked adventure from start to finish. I love the rollercoaster ride that James Rollins had me on. James Rollins is like Dan Brown meets Robin Cook, He weaves a masterpiece of "fact" based fiction on...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, mystery, england, thriller, mythology, genetic-engineering, archaeology, norway

A fun thriller ride with plot lines that resemble an effective blend Dan Brown�s archaic forces, Ludlam�s perpetual motion of enemy forces, and Crichton�s threats of pathogenic apocalypse. Three murders in Africa, Princeton University, and the Vatican, all involving branding of the bodies with a Celtic cross symbol, propel the shadowy Sigma Force intelligence team into action. And the action never stops as one disaster unfolds into another, and clues sought to the mystery. The starting clue lies...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Amarilli rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: prestiti, 2000s, azione, thriller

Il peggior libro di Rollins fra quelli che ho letto finora, e che riassumerei così: "Mentre una nuova minaccia incombe sul mondo, la Sigma è spazzata da un vento ormonale; ma tutto finirà per il meglio grazie ad incredibili gesti atletici."

Sul serio: sapere qualcosa della vita sentimentale dei protagonisti ci può stare, ma questa era una storia d'azione allungata con un Harmony. E a proposito di azione, c'è un limite all'assurdo, oltre il quale la suspance si trasforma in ridicolo. (view spoiler ...more

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Jun 08, 2011 Jean rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

I had forgotten about this series for a while, but when I needed a book for a plane flight, I thought I'd see if there were any more. Sure enough, this one had come out and another is about to follow. One thing I like about this series is that the books are self-contained enough that if I go a few years between books, I don't feel like I'm missing much that's important. As with any book of this ilk, there's all kinds of unbelievable characterisations, convenient epiphanies, etc. But, as I have c...more

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Jun 18, 2013 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

I think that I liked this book the best out of all of the Sigma Force novels I've read.

The history part of the book is about the early settlers in what is now England. I really like that most of the history and myths he tells you are true to life (at the end of the book he'll tell you what is true and give recomended reading).

The modern part of the book dealt with geneticaly modified crops and population overgrowth/food scarcity. And although this book is a work of fiction... it is also kind of...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Barbara rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a fast-paced, suspenseful novel that represents some very good research on present-day biotechnology and Neolithic English history by the author. It includes historic facts about the Celtic Cross and Neolithic England, when paganism and Christianity often bumped into one another. A Norwegian company has been investing in biotechnology research projects that the CEO feels will address the twin problems of an overpopulated planet Earth and an inadequate supply of food. The death of a U.S....more

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Sep 08, 2009 Alicia rated it 2 of 5 stars

The Doomsday Key is the latest in the Sigma Force series, although one need not have read any of the earlier books to understand the story, as all pertinent background information on characters and their relationships is presented as they are introduced in this book. Never having read (or, admittedly, heard of) any of the earlier works in the series, I had few expectations informing my reading experience, other than having seen a few diagrams while flipping through my pre-pub copy (I'm a sucker...more

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Oct 18, 2012 Melissa Morrow rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: catholic-friendly

Took me a long time to get into it. I guess I'm not as much into the Thriller genre as I used to be. There seemed to be an inordinate amount of everyone zooming around on motorcycles, snowmobiles, MINI Coopers or having discussions in luxurious jet planes. I guess that's a thriller, right? Gotta keep moving? It was tiring. But about page 320, it got a little more interesting and I was able to push through to the end.

I was afraid it was going to be a kind of a Dan Brownesque treatment of the Cath...more

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The Doomsday Key: A Sigma Force Novel (Sigma Force #6)

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