The Breach

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Call Number: Mystery
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"Trying to regain his life in the Alaskan wilds, ex-con/ex-cop Travis Chase stumbles upon an impossible scene: a crashed 747 passenger jet filled with the murdered dead, including the wife of the President of the United States. Though a nightmare of monumental proportions, it pales before the terror to come, as Chase is dragged into a battle for the future that revolves around an amazing artifact. Allied with a beautiful covert operative whose life he saved, Chase must now play the role he's been destined for--a pawn of incomprehensible forces or humankind's final hope--as the race toward Apocalypse begins in earnest."--p. [4] of cover.

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Review of The Breach submitted by Mike Hartwell on July 14, 2010, 7:07pm I am an avid science/speculative fiction reader (for more years than I care to divulge).

The Breach by Patrick Lee (Harper Collins) is the best SF I have read in the last ten years. Not the traditional space opera, or modern vampire, or cyberpunk, Lee has written a near future thriller that is keyed on recent and therefore believable science discovery (particle colliders, AI) and delivers a conspiracy, political intrigue, and an honest love interest.

There are scenes of graphic violence, the squeamish are warned. But it does not appear to be gratuituous, nor the typical plot accelerator of having the monster crash the doors when things slow down.

In my opinion Lee has done something rarely seen in modern SF. A rocking plot, believable characters, critical science elements and not get bogged down in page after page of scenic descriptions. He has avoided showing off his world building skills, and concentrated on giving the reader a top notch story to get lost and believe in.

Unfortunately the book is listed under thrillers so many SF fans might pass it by. Don't. Get it. Read it. You won't be sorry.