The Chimera Vector (The Fifth Column, #1) in Aussie Readers

Jul 01, 2013 Becca rated it really liked it

I absolutely love that this book isn't so far out of the realm of possibility that you shake your head at the absurdity of it. Instead it left me thinking that something like this could actually be possible and the general population would have absolutely no idea.

The characters were very well built and their personalities were very unique. I have to say, though, that Jay and Sophia are my favourites.

Truly, this book was awesome. I'd recommend it to just about anyone who was into military books ...more

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Oct 05, 2013 Brenda rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2012-release, read-on-kindle, aussie-authors, first-in-a-series, own-read, thriller, reviewing-by-request, science-fiction

The excitement plus the nerves fought with each other as Sophia was preparing to be removed from her family. She had won a scholarship to attend boarding school, with excellent results in her tests. She was sad to leave her family; she agreed to let her younger sister sleep in her big bed as long as Sophia could share it with her when she returned home for term break. But little did Sophia realize that this was where her life as she had known it would change, dramatically, forever.

As an operati ...more

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Feb 11, 2015 Melinda rated it really liked it

Wow. Where to start?

I really enjoyed this book. Such a unique concept, well-written, fast-paced, action-filled, kick-ass heroine, save-the-world type stuff.

This was like reading a combination of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Matthew Reilly rolled into one. It was part fantasy, part sci-fi, part James Bond, part Indiana Jones and part Lara Croft.

The plot was simple, but well executed. Save the world, leave no man behind. Good guys and bad guys and the ultimate twist on a twist at the end.

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Oct 31, 2012 Jenny Delandro rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy

Thank you Nathan for bringing this book to my attention. I thoroughly enjoyed my excursion into your world. I was curious about the title.. so the inner geek in me truimphed and I used a dictionary...
Cimera - an illusion or fabrication of the mind, an unrealistic dream or an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts..
Vector - an agent (plasmid or virus) that contains modified genetic material...
From the first page, I was reminded of the action sequences in a James Bond film before the o Thank you Nathan for bringing this book to my attention. I thoroughly enjoyed my excursion into your world. I was curious about the title.. so the inner geek in me truimphed and I used a dictionary...
Cimera - an illusion or fabrication of the mind, an unrealistic dream or an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts..
Vector - an agent (plasmid or virus) that contains modified genetic material...
From the first page, I was reminded of the action sequences in a James Bond film before the opening credits!
We focus on Sophia, an operative in the 5th Column, who are a private military organisation that helps governments around the world with terrorist problems or instability of any kind.
Sophia's op goes bad and she is seperated from her team and is captured by rebel 5th Column scientists.
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it is so hard to stop writing about it because so much happens.
The whole story is a roller coaster, exhilarating and terrifying filled with unbelievable action sequences and fancy gadgets.
Just writing this review makes me want to go back and read it again!
My only problem was that we never know how Sophia is feeling... she is used as Typhiod Mary but there is no reaction from her.. she is injected with the antidote after being shot and again there is no reaction..she meets people she believed were dead and there is maybe a raised eyebrow.. I want to love her as a character and I can see why others are saying that she is 2 dimensional.
Having said that I am still happy with the overall story and hope that we see more of her team in the next installment.

The best stories are the ones that sneak into your thoughts days after you have finished!
Try this one ...more

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Jun 13, 2013 Josh rated it really liked it

Shelves: read_2013, review_books, own, tech_fi, kindle

THE CHIMERA VECTOR is an intense, high octane tech-fi action thriller that blends Crichton, Clancy and Reilly to create a no holds barred worldwide futuristic look at plain sight gorilla warfare. Fusing together military science with precise and deeply plotted covert ops, THE CHIMERA VECTOR reads as one long action sequence balanced by well defined characters in Sophia, Jay, Damien, and Denton. Each with questionable origins and equally as questionable allegiances and agendas.

The fifth column i ...more

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