Superb horror novel from a great team of writers

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	• Relic Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child Tor Books, 2007 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 285 reviews view larger image
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A great monster story

Like all good monster stories, this one teases with legend and mysterious deaths, before revealing the creature. Tightly written, it kept me up reading way past when I should have turned out the light. I love this kind of almost-old-fashioned fright tale. Creepy and rewarding to the end, Relic is a great read.

The best Preston/Child book so far

This is the best Lincoln Child/Douglas Preston book out there. I have read all of their books and have either been on the edge of my seat in suspense or on the floor groaning due to the ham fisted nature of their often-inglorious writing. One thing that I don't think I will ever be capable of, (no matter how much fun these books are to read) is give these authors a five star review. The writing here is quick and painless, these are like the 1940's movie serials, these books are meant to be tossed aside after providing a few moments of succor.

One of the things that make The Relic so dang good is that this is the first in a series of books that is quickly becoming quite large. Here you will meet a cast of characters that wander in and out of the author duo's stories. The one common denominator for the most part will become Agent Pendergast, a mysterious southern gentleman. One of the things that make the rest of the books in this series so frustrating is Agent Pendergast. He becomes such a caricature of himself in further books that it becomes a little nauseating. The other protagonists also become too precious to the authors and little development character wise occurs further along.

What I would love is for Preston and Child to abandon this series now that it is petering out. The Relic was great, and so are a few others they have penned here. But his best books after Relic are the stand-alone works. It would be nice also to see them try to break the very Hollywood style plots they come up with over and over again.

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Very well thought out story. Hard to put down!

Please do not watch the movie version of this novel first if you plan on reading this novel. The film is simply awful! Besides the title, characters names and location, it really dosen't follow the book well at all.

The novel on the other hand is simply superb! This is the best of the lot from Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Truly a fun book to read. I've given my copy to many friends to read and some say they were truly frightened by the story. It's very well written and has a fantastic plot. You'll be making time to read this one.

I'm a big Preston/Child fan, but I've found they've never matched the level of this book. The sequel (Reliquery) isn't bad though, but it's dosen't come close to the original. If you like reading this novel, I would recommend "Mount Dragon, Rip Tide and Cabinet of the Curiosities." Along with "Codex" by Preston and "Utopia" by Child.

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Totally Absorbing!

This book was an experiment for me.

I mostly read thrillers and spy novels. I think The Relic was actually suggested from looking at the reviews for Map of Bones by James Rollins (excellent book).

I couldn't put it down. Very good story with a satisfying ending. I can't wait to read the follow up.

Superb horror novel from a great team of writers

The Relic is great, simly great. Mysterious murders start to take place at the NY Museum of Natural History. And it looks like no human is involved, but something that has no explanation. Agent Pendergrast is introduced here for the first time by Douglas Preston team. The action is awesome, mystery unrevealing at an excellent paste. Great ending. A classic gem.

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