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One of the Most Spectacular Novels in Existence!
If you haven't read it or seen the movie, read the book and do not, I repeat do not, watch the movie. The movie makes a mockery of this fabulous work. It does have Tom Sizemore, though, and the creature, Mbwun, looks sort of cool, but oh well. The book is excellent. In case you don't know, it is about an explorer from the New York Museum of Natural History who travels to South America, and discovers a hideous legend and a mysterious relic that is a sculpture of the beast in the legend--or at least a sculpture of the beast that anyone who consumes Mbwun becomes. The explorer sends a crate with the relic and some mysterious packing fibers to New York just before he is supposedly killed. Back in NY, a small time scientist named Margo Green is working in a totally different field. In coordination with her curious journalist friend William Smithback, she finds herself investigating the dissapearance of the explorer...and the mysterious murders that have been taking place inside the Museum. Working on the case is cynical NYPD cop, Lt. Vincent D'Agosta. Before long, a curious, intelligent FBI Agent named Pendergast comes along. He is not officially in NY, and is there for his own reasons, but he becomes essential to the investigation. He is one of the best characters in any novel, and you will truly learn to appreciate him. The story develops a bit too slowly, but it is worth the wait. The Museum is plunged into chaos before long, and the beast Mbwun is unleashed upon them all. Everyone should read this book.

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Great stuff
WOW! Cool! Fantastic! those are just SOME of the words that come to mind while pondering how great this book really is. Forget the comparisons between Jurassic Park and 'Relic' since they are so different, it's difficult to even compare, let alone be fair. Also, if you have seen the movie, DO NOT LET IT KEEP YOU FROM READING THIS SUPERIOR STORY. The movie, well, let's not mince words, it SUCKED. It was fodder for those who have absolutely NO imagination (my apologies for those who actually enjoyed this drivel--but compared to the book, that is truly what it is). Read this book and be totally enthralled with the characters and the situations they are in, and you just cannot help but realize how downright freaky and terrifying the location of this story really is. Oh, by the way, the sequel is trash compared to this. I have read everything by these authors thus far, and 'Reliquary' is the ONLY book to this point that isn't completely captivating.

It's okay, though (read it first, even though its a sequel, you won't lose too much). READ THIS BOOK! Thank me later (you WILL). Let me know what you thought rmgomske@lightcom.net Enjoy!

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Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston--The Relic (1995)
Although a fairly blatant spoof of the Michael Crichton formula, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's "The Relic" is a superb, fast-paced suspense/horror read that is one of the best of its kind produced in the middle 1990's. The authors use excellent characterization, an in-depth look at museum politics, some soft humor, and stupendously eerie sequences that will have readers' hair standing straight up.

Preparing for a special new exhibit at Chicago's Natural History Museum, scientist Margo Green receives some unusual crates with incredible artifacts from the Kothoga indian tribe. Inside many of the crates is a strange plant and nothing more, which seems awfully fishy to the scientist and she researches the relics further. As she gets closer to the truth and the the museum gets closer and closer to the grand opening of their new exhibit, a horrific monster begins to terrorize the building. With the help of her long-time friend Mr. Frock and a rogue FBI agent who investigated similar murders in New Orleans, Margo Green fights for her live against a creature that embodies more secrets than she could imagine.

Preston and Child produce a tremendous tale, splicing several genres together that will satisfy fans of Koontz, Crichton, Grisham, King, and Deaver. Stylishly scary, eloquently written, and a fantastic, whoulda-thunk it finale that will astonish. Adapted into a very well-made motion picture a couple years after its release--the book is far better, emphasizing the personalities of the main characters to their entirity and adding numerous extra plot twists. Simply excellent.