The Last Oracle

By James Rollins

Book Overview

In this superb thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, Sigma Force must battle a group of rogue scientists who have unleashed a diabolical project that could bring about the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061230952
• ISBN13: 9780061230950
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Adventure

I've read every James Rollins book except the Indiana Jones one. The Last Oracle is his best yet. The action is fast-paced and thrilling. The characters are fascinating. What is perhaps most interesting to me is that at the end of the book, Mr. Rollins explains that incredible items of information he uses in the novel are actually true. The amount of research backing each novel and especially The Last Oracle is mind-boggling...

For a Compelling Summer Romp, Look No Further

The Last Oracle is my pick for "Best Summer Read of 2008." It's got it all - fast pacing, well-defined characters, surprising intrigue, and an intricate weaving of subplots that will keep you reading and wishing it would never end. The Russians, old nemesis of SIGMA, have discovered how to develop the ability of foretelling the future in austic savants. Their technique is not a kindness to their unwitting victims. SIGMA...

A No-Spoilers Review

Last summer, the diabolical Mr. Rollins left his fans with a cliff-hanger ending that was simply TORTUROUS. Let me start this review by telling readers that the unresolved questions are answered thoroughly and in a completely satisfying manner. And, you don't have to wait `til the end of the book to learn those answers. Yes, that's all very vague, but I don't want to give away a thing. Now the above paragraph may seem pretty...

Not Diapers and Bills

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I haven't read another James Rollins novel. THE LAST ORACLE was my first, and I enjoyed it. While this style of plot-driven novel is definitely not for everyone, I'd be hard-pressed to name another author who is more on top of his game writing action and suspense than Rollins is in THE LAST ORACLE. The story concerns a group of autistic savant children who have been bred and surgically...

Not Diapers and Bills

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I haven't read another James Rollins novel. THE LAST ORACLE was my first, and I enjoyed it. While this style of plot-driven novel is definitely not for everyone, I'd be hard-pressed to name another author who is more on top of his game writing action and suspense than Rollins is in THE LAST ORACLE. The story concerns a group of autistic savant children who have been bred and surgically...