The Matt Turner Boxed Set #1-3

by Michael Siemsen

“The past is entombed in the present, the world is its own enduring monument; and that which is true of its physical is likewise true of its mental career. There are mental fossils for psychologists as there are mineral fossils for the geologists—one investigates the earth, while the other explores the human beings who have roamed over its surface in the shadows. Aye, the mental telescope is now discovered which may pierce the depths of the past and bring us in full view of the grand and tragic passages of ancient history.” - Joseph Rodes Buchanan, Manual of The Dawn of a New CivilizationSince the age of 9, Matt Turner's gift of psychometry has remained both blessing and curse. As a living window into the past, he has returned to humankind volumes of knowledge once lost to history, as well as countless, previously unimaginable artifacts. Unfortunately, a talent like Matt’s can only be kept secret for so long, and those who covet such lost and rare items view him only as a prized tool. It’s these unscrupulous few who eventually cause Matt to withdraw from society, robbing the world of one of its most precious resources, but there are a few things that can draw the reluctant hero from hiding—however, not always by his choosing.

Genres: Paranormal

Kindle Edition

First published August 11, 2015

About the author

USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of Exigency (2014), the Matt Turner series (The Dig, 2011; The Opal, 2012; Return, 2015), and the Demon’s Story series (A Warm Place to Call Home, and The Many Lives of Samuel Beauchamp, 2013), Michael Siemsen has sold more than 175,000 books.

Michael grew up in Venice, California, the second son of a Vietnam veteran who was the first son of a Korean War veteran who was the first son of a World War I veteran. Like Lieutenant Dan, Michael carried on the family tradition and joined the Army, though the only wars he fought in involved blank ammunition, laser tag gear, and were kinda fun.

After a decade working various soul-sucking IT jobs, he independently released THE DIG in early 2011, and, 14 months later, the quirky sci-fi story rocketed to #1 on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, remaining in the top 10 for the rest of the year. He quit his job a few months into THE DIG's initial surge, and has released five more novels since.

Michael is currently at work on the next books in his popular serieseses.

Reviews

[Bob Platypire · Rating 5 out of 5]

*I was given a copy of this book series in exchange for an honest review*

Maaaaaaan! I got sucked into The Dig in a BIG way! Completely engrossing! Some pre-history, some paranormal, some archaeology, all great fun. The dig gets 5 Platypires from me.

The second book, the Opal, didn’t snag me right away, but I blame myself. I was still hungover from The Dig and wanted to read more about that! But it, too, was really well written, and engaging for the reader, as well. 4.5 Platypires

And then there were three! The Return pulled me back in, and everything was good again. Well, almost. Not so sure Mr. Turner and the gang would quite agree with me; not for the first bit, at any rate! This one is another 5 Platypires

All in all, I give the box set of Books 1-3, 5 Platypire

[Ralph Trickey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good start then fails to satisfy

The first book was interesting, the second didn't make a lot of sense and I didn't finish the third one. The first one was about someone who was able to read the past and few people knew his abilities. In the second he was kidnapped and that's where it began to fall apart for me. The actions of everyone didn't make much sense to me.

If you understand that the books are fairly different and that you may not like all of them you might want to give this a try.

[Jodi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the series and the character development over 3 books. Great premise.

[Mike Goodman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very freaky yet fancinating story. The MC lives whatever he touches. It starts out with him living a humunoid from the dinosar ages right before the meteor strike Good Read