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As he stalks his wife's traitors from Scotland to New York City, Special Agent Pendergast discovers layers of deception and conspiracy that will shatter everything he believed to be true.
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"For whatever reason I read this novel out of sequence and all through the book I had a vague feeling of having read it before. Of course, it was the next book that I had read that took up where this one left off. This book was incredible with interwoven plots and characters that were rich and complex. The swamp sequence and Pendergast's subsequent revenge were masterful. Very highly recommended but read 10 before 11."
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Fever Dream Agent Pendergast series Douglas Preston Lincoln Child Books Reviews :
Fever Dream Agent Pendergast series Douglas Preston Lincoln Child Books Reviews
- Preston & Child are marvelous together. I loved Fever Dream and all the books which are part of their Pendergast series. When I first read them, I didn't realize they were a series and got out of sync. Now, I have purchased all of them and am re-reading them in order. Usually I don't read books twice, but these are still fascinating. The characters are very complex and interesting, not to mention the exciting and mysterious plots. The writing is superb without grammatical or other errors. It is truly a pleasure to read these books, and I can't wait for these writers to produce another one in the series.
- Preston & Child are a must read. Their books are hard to put down, tell a great story, and leave you waiting for more. I love our FBI character, Pendergast, as this deals with his discovery that his wife had in fact not died by accident, but was murdered. This is an engrossing tale and the characters are great. I love the writing style. I HIGHLY recommend reading this series in order--and don't go by the copyright year. Characters come back in later novels and it'll get a tad confusing if you don't. Read them all.
- I love the Pendergast series, and this was another great installment. The authors never disappoint....and they certainly have expanded my vocabulary (and my use of the dictionary and translate features on my Paperwhite) Fast paced and great characters. I finish one and it is on to the next in the series.
- Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's 'Special Agent Pendergast' books have always been a geeky favorite of mine. Not every book has been in top-form but reading about the exploits of Agent Pendergast and his friends and comrades has kept me hooked. 'Fever Dream' is a strong entry in this gothic-series that answers a few questions about Pendergast's past while setting up a new story-arch for future entrys.
The 'Pendergast' novels feature FBI Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast, a tall, pale-skinned detective out of New Orleans. In most of the books he's presented as an enigmatic character with a few things in common with Sherlock Holmes (his razor-sharp mind, martial-arts skills, and his ability to disguise himself). Usually he's seen from the point of view of the side characters in his stories and we once and while find out about his disturbing family history, which forms the basis of some of the later novels. In Fever Dream he's very much the central character.
The plot of 'Fever Dream' centers around Agent Pendergast's investigation into the death of his wife, Helen (an element that was only touched on in the first book 'Relic'). As usual the case isn't what it seems and along with his friends Lt. D'Agosta and Captain Hayward of the NYPD, Pendergast gets caught up in a conspiracy surrounding a lost painting by naturalist John James Audubon. It's this mix of historical-fiction and modern-day adventure that has made the Pendergast novels so much fun to read and while the story takes it's time to build Preston and Child mix in a lot of suspense and action to compliment the novel. I also loved how Pendergast himself is becoming a more human character despite his cold and oddball mannerisms (we're even given some neat flashbacks into his past when his wife was still alive).
While main plot of Pendergast's investigation in 'Fever Dream' had me hooked I was very disappointed with a side-story in the novel involving his ward, Constance Greene. 'Wheel of Darkness' (the last book she appeared in) was hardly my favorite of the series but I loved how it fleshed out Constance as a character. In 'Fever Dream' we're not only missing Constance's point of view, her actions are completely out of character from what we've seen in the previous books. I hope there's more to her story in the next entry but I was very disappointed with this sub-plot.
While 'Fever Dream' has some issues it's overall a strong entry in this long-running series. While it stands alone quite well (despite an obvious hook for a sequel) I'm very eagerly looking forward to the next entry 'Cold Vengeance'.
(if you're new to the series you'll probably want to start with one of the earlier books. It's not 100% necessary but the series is as follows Relic, Reliquary, Cabinet of Curiosities, Still Life with Crows, Brimstone, Dance of Death, Book of the Dead, Wheel of Darkness, Cemetary Dance and Fever Dream) - not sure how i would have known ahead of time that this is the first of a trilogy, unless i did research on the book before i read it, which i tend not to do, just in case my eyes happen to pick out spoiler info...
would i have read it if i had known it was a trilogy? well, maybe. that would mean buying two other books, which at the present time are not discounted.
i'm sad and disappointed that it's possible i will never learn the answers to questions i kept reading and reading "fever dream" to find out the answers to..... and "f d" was a very long book....very long.
it was good, don't get me wrong. i liked it, but i did think "cabinet of curiosities" was better. and now i have to decide whether to spend about $15. to read the other two books in the trilogy on kindle. hmm....not sure i liked it that much. however, the character of pendergast is clearly a great invention in the world of fiction. if you are into a spurge, go for it.
if you DON'T want to read a trilogy, maybe read just these agent pendergast books "the relic" (it's great), and "cabinet of curiosities" (not part of the trilogy that begins with "fever dream").
...and what ARE the three books in the "fever dream" trilogy? the second book is "cold vengeance", the third and concluding book of the trilogy, is "two graves". there, you have more info than i did. ; ) - For whatever reason I read this novel out of sequence and all through the book I had a vague feeling of having read it before. Of course, it was the next book that I had read that took up where this one left off. This book was incredible with interwoven plots and characters that were rich and complex. The swamp sequence and Pendergast's subsequent revenge were masterful. Very highly recommended but read 10 before 11.
