Deception Point
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Summary
When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice， the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory。。。a victory that has profound implications for U。S。 space policy and the impending presidential election。
With the Oval Office in the balance， the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of the find。 Accompanied by a team of experts， including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland， Rachel uncovers the unthinkable - evidence of scientific trickery - a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy。。。
With the Oval Office in the balance， the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of the find。 Accompanied by a team of experts， including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland， Rachel uncovers the unthinkable - evidence of scientific trickery - a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy。。。
Reviews
Emma
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الرواية اللي خلتني من أكبر المعجبين بدان براون، رغم مجال الرواية علمي مش مجاله خالص بس رائعة 👏
Chris Seltzer
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A good example of a book that's 30% too long。 It's entertaining but gets lost in itself。 A good example of a book that's 30% too long。 It's entertaining but gets lost in itself。 。。。more
Arwen Zhang
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There were parts of this book that really annoyed me， but it was still fairly good and quite entertaining。
Christina
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Very formulaic 。。。 it reminded me of some of the other action thrillers I’ve read。 At some point they all just kind of blur together in one giant eye roll。Here’s what’s required for the formula:- adorably nerdy and devilishly handsome male protagonist- extremely intelligent and super hot female protagonist who is of course single because she could never balance a career and dating。 Must fall in love with the handsome male protagonist while chaos reigns， proving that she actually does have multi- Very formulaic 。。。 it reminded me of some of the other action thrillers I’ve read。 At some point they all just kind of blur together in one giant eye roll。Here’s what’s required for the formula:- adorably nerdy and devilishly handsome male protagonist- extremely intelligent and super hot female protagonist who is of course single because she could never balance a career and dating。 Must fall in love with the handsome male protagonist while chaos reigns， proving that she actually does have multi-tasking skills （in a big way）- chubby sidekick for comedic relief and to reinforce the fact that the hot female protagonist only has one option for a love interest- a butt ton of obscure science- PLOT TWIST- chase scene that literally lasts for 90% of the book- evil villain （borders on cartoonish） who you thought was a good guy the whole time- minimum of 5 clearly expendable characters who will die to prove the situation is serious- several conspiracies that are uncovered in less than 5 minutes by either an online search or by the handsome male protagonist and the hot female protagonist bouncing ideas off each other until they nail it 😂- SECOND PLOT TWIST - whaaaat？！？- some kind of family drama in one or both of the protagonists’ lives that randomly becomes highly relevant to the main plot- miraculous escapes from the clutches of death multiple times within 24 hours （which is typically the amount of time that the book covers in full）- optional THIRD PLOT TWIST - whoa。- neat tidy ending where the protagonists and sidekick always live and all the bad guys either die in their pursuit of killing the protagonists or are exposed and go to jailEven so， I couldn’t put the book down。 The science was actually really interesting and both of the main plots were intriguing to the point where I wanted to see how it would end up。 。。。more
Debbie Gilpin
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A great book with the usual Dan Brown twist。。。
Angel Mayumi
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Great story！ You can broaden your audience by publishing your story on Novel Star Mobile App。3。Reading a good story like this one， I suggest you join Novel Star’s writing competition on April。
Brandon Durham
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My first time reading Dan Brown。 Excellent writer with a great knowledge of complex subject matter。 The story was gripping and kept me engaged from the first page to the last！
Rishi
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In Deception Point， NASA scientists have discovered an object buried in Arctic ice。 The meteorite， once extracted and analysed has the potential to be the greatest discovery of human history as it bears evidence of extraterrestrial life。The American President， wary of another potential NASA error， dispatches Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to investigate the evidence first hand。 Sexton is a trusted Intelligence Analyst， as well as the daughter of his biggest political rival， and her confirmation of In Deception Point， NASA scientists have discovered an object buried in Arctic ice。 The meteorite， once extracted and analysed has the potential to be the greatest discovery of human history as it bears evidence of extraterrestrial life。The American President， wary of another potential NASA error， dispatches Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to investigate the evidence first hand。 Sexton is a trusted Intelligence Analyst， as well as the daughter of his biggest political rival， and her confirmation of the finding will be received as an objective assessment。 Though astonished， Sexton is quickly sold on the authenticity of the find。 A little too quickly and with barely enough scepticism for a real investigator， but then she is no expert and is relying on the opinions of the non-NASA experts the President has sent in addition to her。 Sexton is now ready to participate in a television address and testify to veracity of the find。Almost as soon as it seems the matter is all sown up， the evidence supporting the find begins to unravel。 Only now do Sexton and the non-NASA scientists display the scepticism you would have expected of them from the start。 Now their lives are in danger from a Delta Force team under orders to prevent the escape of any information or anyone that may disprove the find。But who ultimately is behind the fake meteorite？ Is it the embattled President fighting for his political future？ Senator Sexton， the President’s main opponent， and Rachel’s father， a fierce critic of NASA in favour of privatised space exploration？ Is it Lawrence Ekstrom， the besieged NASA Administrator， fighting to secure the future of NASA and repay the President’s faith in the struggling organisation？ Or Marjorie Tench， the President’s fiercely loyal aide， who is eagerly anticipating the impact this discovery will make towards destroying their opponent。It is the answer to this question that is one of the weaknesses of the novel， because whichever way the conspiracy runs， there are no winners。 The story does not deliver the satisfaction of seeing the good guys win and the world surviving to be a better place。 Instead the fallout will be considerable。 This alone would not necessarily make Deception Point a bad novel if the way the plot unravels is a part of the authors attempt to tell us something about corruption， mass deception， political machinations， accountability， integrity versus the greater good， the public versus private selves， etc。 But it is not that kind of novel。 Like any trashy pop-fiction， Deception Point is mostly about the plot。 Powerful， arresting themes are non-existent and the characters are barely outlines; neither interesting， or relatable， and sometimes even cliché。 Again， this is not necessarily a bad thing for this type of novel， but without a satisfactory outcome it leaves little to enjoy。 Deception Point is not great pop-fiction。 That it is still far from the worst is no compliment either。 Of Dan Brown’s early quartet it is probably the hardest to get through， with the same weaknesses in writing of the others and， in the end， the least satisfying too。 。。。more
Sue Alba
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This story is amazing。 It would be wonderful if you would write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 This story is amazing。 It would be wonderful if you would write some more。 Also， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。inkIf you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 。。。more
Veselina Nedelcheva
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This was a pretty nice read， albeit riddled with a plethora of technical jargon which made it difficult to follow some of the important plot-driving elements and had me read much more slowly and intermittently than I had intended to。 It was refreshing to see a female protagonist in Dan Brown's "smart guy who saves the day" world， though Rachel felt much more like Robert Langdon in female clothes than a completely different character （though it is probably my fault for having read this novel afte This was a pretty nice read， albeit riddled with a plethora of technical jargon which made it difficult to follow some of the important plot-driving elements and had me read much more slowly and intermittently than I had intended to。 It was refreshing to see a female protagonist in Dan Brown's "smart guy who saves the day" world， though Rachel felt much more like Robert Langdon in female clothes than a completely different character （though it is probably my fault for having read this novel after all the rest of Dan Brown's to date）。I would say I personally much prefer his more historical， rather than technological takes on the mystery thriller， the latter very quickly reading outdated because of the sheer speed of progression of modern technology （the same issue I had with Digital Fortress， which I also read recently）。 It seemed illogical to me at points that I （with my very limited astrophysical background） was able to make connections or understand concepts which were presented as groundbreaking， with relative ease。 I much more enjoyed the political aspect of the whole story - the plotting， the negotiations， the moral ambiguity。 Especially the ending - I appreciated the fact that it was made clear both sides were in the wrong （which didn't mean that there were no redeeming points）。That all said， the couple of plot twists （especially the controller getting out of the helicopter） were quite well done， actually surprising， and really made me feel something - I would definitely say that Dan Brown's writing has been polished through the years comparing this novel to some of his more recent works， but （aside from the technical jargon）， it was simple and straightforward and enjoyable。 What I cannot forgive， though， is the weird animal mating rituals sexual scene at the very end。 。。。more
Jen Lynn
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It was good， but very drawn out。 Too much unnecessary detail and could have been shortened quite a bit。 The storyline was good and unexpected， but definitely was longer than necessary。
Virgil
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Dnf
Sabiha
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Such an amazing thriller story！ And huge amount of scientific mysteries！
Sasko
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In my opinion， this book is a complete failure。
Rik
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Exciting book wuth a great storyline and very happy ending。 A book for everyone that loves space tech and spy novels。
Book Enchanted
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Somehow liked better than Langdon series for imbibing scientific ideas。 Can be read to pass time。
Binati Sheth
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This is an entertaining read。 Don't analyze the plot to death and you'll have fun。 If you analyze the plot， you will simply get a headache。 This is an entertaining read。 Don't analyze the plot to death and you'll have fun。 If you analyze the plot， you will simply get a headache。 。。。more
Ragan Balzer
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terrible。 Didnt like it at all， but stuck it out。 Way too much science and absolutely unbelievable action。 Seriously， stupid。 Dan Brown， this was absolutely one of the worst books。 Poor character development and just dumb。
Jaeden Palanog
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The story is powerful， I like how it was presented。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Winter Rose
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The story is powerful， I like how it was presented。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Dimitris Gabriel
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Μυστικές υπηρεσίες， λευκός οίκος， nasa， τρέξιμο， ανατροπές，πραγματικες πληροφορίες， Dan Brown περιγραφικότα τος， υπέροχος
Ianto Williams
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Wow， what can I say。 I loved this， the plot was fast paced， and kept me hooked all the way， really interesting plot， great characters。 Every chapter left me on edge。 Excellent
Emily
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This book was just as incredible as Dan Brown's other books。 I am always impressed with the twists and turns that are involved to create an intense thriller。 This book was just as incredible as Dan Brown's other books。 I am always impressed with the twists and turns that are involved to create an intense thriller。 。。。more
Kathryn
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Few people know this， but this is Dan Brown's best book。A group of scientists are verifying the authenticity of a meteor discovered miles into the arctic shelf as having alien life。Is it that simple？ It never is。Forget Robert Langdon。 This book will be the best Dan Brown thriller you ever read。 It's a fast-paced， can't put it down， finish in one night kind of book。 Few people know this， but this is Dan Brown's best book。A group of scientists are verifying the authenticity of a meteor discovered miles into the arctic shelf as having alien life。Is it that simple？ It never is。Forget Robert Langdon。 This book will be the best Dan Brown thriller you ever read。 It's a fast-paced， can't put it down， finish in one night kind of book。 。。。more
Roger
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This book had so many twists and turns that you were never sure which were the good guys vs the bad guys， until almost the final pages。 Once again， it shows how absolute power absolutely corrupts。 A very quick read - it held your attention to the final chapter。
Sana
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One of the best works of Dan Brown。 Full of twists and uncovers different world of technology and science which doubles the interest。 If thriller is your genre type then this is a must read。
Elizabeth Souther
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3。5 really- definitely not bad， a quick political thriller but nothing too memorable IMO。 If you enjoy Dan Brown's other books you'll probably enjoy this one well enough， but mostly it made me want to read Angels & Demons again。 3。5 really- definitely not bad， a quick political thriller but nothing too memorable IMO。 If you enjoy Dan Brown's other books you'll probably enjoy this one well enough， but mostly it made me want to read Angels & Demons again。 。。。more
Varsha Sabarinathan
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If you have read more than one book of Dan Brown you probably will know that the big plot twist has a pattern！ It always follows the same pattern！！！ No matter how hard you try not to think about it you know it nonetheless right from the beginning of the story。 But even this PATTERN didn’t make the story any less interesting！ It was just FANTASTIC and if not for the spoiler in the synopsis the first half will just take you to another level and you will enjoy it through and through！ I loved the Ra If you have read more than one book of Dan Brown you probably will know that the big plot twist has a pattern！ It always follows the same pattern！！！ No matter how hard you try not to think about it you know it nonetheless right from the beginning of the story。 But even this PATTERN didn’t make the story any less interesting！ It was just FANTASTIC and if not for the spoiler in the synopsis the first half will just take you to another level and you will enjoy it through and through！ I loved the Rachel- Mike duo and honestly I am not a great fan of Dan Brown’s romantic couples cause there ISN’T ONE！！！ So this was another interesting new thing in the novel！！！ Anyways I loved this book and I hope you love it as much🌈 。。。more
Q Adams
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I mean as far as political thrillers go， I do appreciate that this one was about aliens。
Howard Gibbins
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Mr。 Brown is back with another great story that will keep you turning the pages。 This time he takes on the entire political structure of the US Government， and it’s relationship with NASA and a number of other factors。 It is an election year， and the president is vying for a second term in office。 His opponent is a ruthless senator who will stop at nothing to ensure he is elected instead， no matter what is costs。The story revolves around the locating of a meteorite that was determined to have fe Mr。 Brown is back with another great story that will keep you turning the pages。 This time he takes on the entire political structure of the US Government， and it’s relationship with NASA and a number of other factors。 It is an election year， and the president is vying for a second term in office。 His opponent is a ruthless senator who will stop at nothing to ensure he is elected instead， no matter what is costs。The story revolves around the locating of a meteorite that was determined to have fell to the Earth in the early 1700s， and has been buried in the Arctic ice ever since。 A team of civilian personnel are sent to investigate the meteorite， and discover some absolutely startling information。 What this information is I’m not going to tell you， but if it is true then the whole world will be changed。Once again the lead character in this novel （as in Digital Fortress） is female， which definitely adds （in my opinion） to the overall story as these types of novels have been dominated from the beginning by males。 In many cases these males were also portrayed as essentially being super-humans， with a few minor flaws which makes them almost laughable in many cases。Another great story， looking forward to the next book。 。。。more
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