The Atlantis Gene (The Origin Mystery, #1)
The Atlantis Plague (The Origin Mystery, #2)
The Atlantis World (The Origin Mystery, #3)
Homo sapiens’ evolutionary “Great Leap Forward”, which occurred about 80,000 years ago, was a time period in which a rapid advancement in human behavior and tool production occurred. There are a number of theories on why this took place including the possibilities in changes to the human genome. A.G. Riddle has his own more imaginative theory on the “Great Leap Forward” which includes the lost mythical island of Atlantis, and, of course, aliens.A.G. Riddle’s Origin series is a trilogy but in reality is actually one long book and a complicated one at that. It is complicated mainly because there is a lot of jumping from one time period to another, includes a lot a characters, and the first book leaves a lot more questions than answers, which is why I strongly recommend reading the entire series in order to really appreciate it.
The series really focuses on four major characters; Dr. Kate Warner, a brilliant geneticist; David Vale, an agent with a counterterrorism group known as the Clocktower; Dorian Sloane, Director of Immari International- a powerful global corporation; and later in the series, Targen Ares, an alien from the Atlantis home world. Kate Warner and David Vale are the protagonist and meet up early in the series. It becomes obvious very early on in the story that these two will develop a more romantic relationship as they share a common thread, which is to save the world from evil. That evil happens to be Dorian Sloane and Targen Ares. Ares and Sloane are interesting evil characters as their malevolence is driven by a common goal which they believe to be in the best interest for the survival of humanity. My feelings at the end was rather ambivalent toward these two, especially Sloane as he is more a victim of a destiny that he had no control over.
This series has a lot to offer, science, conspiracies, Armageddon and, of course, aliens, but for some it may be overwhelming which is reflected in the many reviews that have come out over this series. I found myself having difficulties particularly getting through the second book, as it seem to go on longer than it should have. The third book was undoubtedly the best as it wrapped up all the questions that had been presented early in the series.Most Favorite Novel in the Series- Atlantis World- because everything starts to come together
Least Favorite Novel in the Series- Atlantis Plague- just a bit too long
★★★★☆ (4 out of 5 stars) - I really liked the series overall.
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