I got 99 problems but a book ain't one.

So the genre of book that i prefer to read is more of an action/military kind of book. This is why i like authors such as James Rollins, Matthew Reilly, and Clive Cussler. I think the main reason for this is that they very rarely ever have a slow moment. For example, Matthew Reilly's novel Ice Staion opens up with a massive 60 page firefight in an Antarctic research station between American Marines and French Commandos. Now James Rollins, the first novel of his Sigma Force series, Sandstorm, is quite bulky (about 600 pages i think) but at no point during it is there a dull moment. Between open conflict and archaeological-esque segments the book is entertaining from start to finish. And finally, Clive Cussler's most recent publish in the Oregon Files, Mirage, has action just about every ten pages. I think that just in general if i want to read i want to be entertained. If a book drags on when its not supposed to i'll just put it down instead of finishing it. If i wanted to be bored while reading i'll go read a textbook or even better yet go open up Catcher in the Rye.....

Mirage

While on the road to Happy Valley I resumed reading Mirage by Clive Cussler. I have previously talked about this book in general but now i have almost fully read it and can comment on the plot a lot more.  The book pits it's main character, Juan Cabrillo against a Russian military admiral that is hell bent on wielding some kind of technological force that has been on the bottom of the sea for close to a hundred years. Juan only goes after him though after a botched prison break leaves his friend dead and with his final words he sparks a hunt for answers to his last cryptic sentence. Like all of Cussler's novels the story has some kind of history tie in. This one revolves around Tesla and his odd experiments that he started to conduct towards the end of his life. One of the questions posed to Cabrillo's team is what did Tesla create that would warrant the Russian Navy risking starting World War III. The book is fast paced and has action throughout. The one gripe i have about it is that it doesn't have the large scale military ops that some of its predecessors had but it makes up for it with scenes such as an underwater boat rescue, a submarine fight and a snowmobile chase. Overall a good book, to any fan of the series i would recommend it.