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Title: The Doomsday Conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0-446-36366-9 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.76 (45 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent work by Sidney Sheldon
Comment: This is the first book I've read by Sidney Sheldon. It's also the first book that I've read in less than two days. From the first page on I couldn't put it down. I found it very interesting with only a few pages getting a little strange with a small science fiction twist that I thought was a little corny. I thought the ending was excellent. I hope to read more by Sheldon and hope that they are as good as this one. Without hesitation, I'd recommend this book. It's worth the price and the time to read it. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed.
Rating: 3
Summary: Dated But Still Fun
Comment: I listened to the unabridged audio version of this book read by David Dukes. He does an admirable job of conveying Sheldon's minimal dialogue and page-turning episodic scenes. The plot is classic Sheldon with a Sci Fi twist, which I confess startled me at first, had me laughing for a second and then once I suspended disbelief held me until the end of the story, although loosely. The main character, Commander Bellamy is a supposed excellent field agent for naval intelligence, his final assignment before throwing in the towel leads him on a world wide search for a bus load of tourists who have witnessed what the Navy wants people to believe was a weather balloon. Shades of Roswell! Unfortunately with series like 'Roswell' and Sci Fi Channel mini-series like 'Taken', this plot line has definitely been done before in full technicolor conspiracy which reduces the power of the book to intrigue and keep the pages turning. Bellamy's past---he is grieving over a failed marriage whose reminiscences at times can be downright sickening---perhaps makes him a bit dim-witted regarding the fate of the people he tracks down---he discovers the identity of all of them before he realizes that something isn't quite right with his assignment in the first place. What takes weeks for him to puzzle, the reader already suspects and expects.
Similarly, the ending is ultimately disappointing because it seems rushed; so much time is spent on Bellamy's quest and his superior's subsequent action but little time is devouted to the climatic finish. The last tape cassette consists of Sheldon's notes to the reader, itemizing strange events and cover-ups that are associated with the US space program and hint at a real-life Doomsday Conspiracy.
Nevertheless, despite its flaws, the novel entertains as only a Sidney Sheldon novel can. Its not one of his best, but I think this is probably due more to the over exposure of the subject matter.
Rating: 3
Summary: Exciting (if you suspend disbelief)
Comment: The story was thrilling as the lead character (US Navy Commander Robert Bellamy) tries to locate all the UFO witnesses. However, it is beyond belief that Robert would not be suspicious when one of the witnesses (the photographer) dies the day after Robert has found him and identified him to his superiors. Robert blissfully continues to find the other nine witnesses, identities them to his superiors, and then is shocked when his superiors try to kill him also.
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Title: Windmills of the Gods by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446350109 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Sands of Time by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446356832 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446356611 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 16 August, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446357448 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 15 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon ISBN: 0446607207 Publisher: Warner Vision Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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