I was quite excited when I found this book on the library shelf as I have enjoyed most of the novels by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. In my opinion, they have a knack for writing thrilling stories that take unexpected turns and have surprise endings. Most of their books also deal with ancient objects or archeology: one of my main interests. Of course, they make it far more interesting than it is in real life.
Still, this book was clearly something different. For one, it doesn’t deal with old things at all. In
fact, it’s a high-tech story. Mr. Child has also written it by himself and perhaps that’s why it’s so different. Perhaps he wanted to try something new, but I think he should stick with what works: weird old stuff.
Utopia is a futuristic amusement park located in an isolated valley out in the Nevada desert with no easy way in or out. Guests must ride a sky lift over desolate but beautiful canyons just to enter the park itself. Robots control the rides, it uses hologram technology and there’s a thing called the metanet ...
