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Title: Sleeper by Steven Harriman ISBN: 0-425-18881-7 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 48 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Cross THE RELIC with BENCHLEY'S CREATURE aka WHITE SHARK
Comment: and you get SLEEPER.If you like the genre this is decent entry. Harriman makes you care about the characters. I didn't find it as propaganda filled as another reviewer but, I too was a bit put off by the 9/11 elements.I read this type of novel to escape from reality not be reminded of it. With more distance (time) from the actual event I suspect this aspect of the story will be less intrusive.It's used in an entirely non gratuitous manner.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Jaws that Bite
Comment: You first thought while reading 'Sleeper,' will be something like "Oh no! Yet another humanoid reptilian monster creeping around in the basements of a huge building and eating people as a pastime." And, to be honest, you wouldn't be wrong. It seems that scaly creatures with dubious DNA have superceded great white sharks as the inhuman villain of preference. The nastier and smarter the better.
A sealed tank is accidentally discovered in the deepest foundations of the Pentagon, bearing the stamp of the German Abwehr. A workman unknowingly opens it, and becomes the first in a string of 'lunches' as a terrible breeding experiment of World War II stalks though the Pentagon, seeking to carry out the sabotage for which it was originally created. Toss in a beautiful research scientist, an attractive building superintendent, a stuffy general, and a rebellious Navy Seal, and you pretty much have the entire story.
The good news is that Steven Harriman is several notches better than the average hack horror writer. As a result, what could have been a predictable potboiler turns into something that can hold a readers interest. All of the characters have some flaw that reflects the monster they are hunting. In fact, the creature shares many of their human characteristics as well as the tragedy of being denied the access to normalcy by its creators, who could see it only as a tool.
While this is by no means a great work of literature, it has its own satisfactions, full of the little twists of insight that make this story more than a hack and slash rerun. If you like this kind of creepy horror (as I do) then you will likely find 'Sleeper' a few hours of pleasant entertainment.
Rating: 4
Summary: "Sleeper" is a keeper!
Comment: "Sleeper" by Steven Harriman is an exciting, "hard-to-put-down" read! The book starts out a little slowly as Harriman sets the plot up, but by page 75 you'll be hooked and will find yourself pouring through the book. The characters are well fleshed-out and each have a "story" to tell.
Harriman has done impressive research as evidenced by his detailed explanations of the workings of the Pentagon (a great site for a novel, by the way) and the Nazi secret organization known as the Abwehr. Transitions back and forth from each plot locale are done seamlessly!
The plot revolves around grisly deaths of Pentagon workers that begin to mount up with no apparent explanation. As Pentagon "Mayor" Ed Jeffers tries to find reasons for the deaths, he is aided by herpetologist (and soon to become romantic interest) Dr. Andrea Deluca and Navy SEALS under the command of Lt. Terrill Hodge. As the trio begin to unravel the clues leading to the deaths of the Pentagon workers, they find a killer they're unprepared to deal with - a mutant amphibian who's origin may have stemmed from secret experiments dating back to Nazi Germany of the early 1940's.
Without giving away any plot details, let me just say that Harriman has taking a fairly unbelievable concept and pulled it off. The hard-edged Hodge is a perfect compliment to the self-conscious Jeffers character and both play well off the Dr. Deluca character. There's plenty of chills and thrills throughout the book and Harriman knows how to pile up the suspense. A fairly satisfying ending also leaves the door open for a sequel that many readers will demand after finishing the book.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (especially for Crichton and Preston & Child fans)
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