Deep Sky (Harper Thriller)

A truly intriguing concept, told over three novels. They stand well alone but the overall plot that is finally revealed in the closing pages needs one to have read all three.An age old question that is still as challenging as it was a thousand years ago

The Breach Trilogy is a sci-fi gem.*Warning: The Breach Trilogy should be read in the order the 3 books were published, this will enhance reading pleasure and comprehension. The 3 novels are NOT stand alone reads—IMHO.Patrick Lee’s science fiction Breach trilogy is a terrific sci-fi thriller. The first novel, The Breach, begins the saga with Travis and Paige when an ion experiment goes terribly wrong bringing about the breach, a tear in the earth’s space time continuum, into existence. The breach anomaly is studied and slowly became understood as strange items/devices known as “entities” periodically came through the breach from the “other side”—the future or maybe the long distant past?. The human condition as such, one man attempted to control the breach but ultimately he failed ending the first book.The second installment of The Breach trilogy is Ghost Country and centers on an “entity” from the future/past that allows people to transit the breach into the future and return. This part of the sage chiefly deals with time travel and the dangers therein when the wrong people gain control of the time travel devices sent through the breach to the present. Their altruism, bordering on insanity, resulted in a terrible future of death and destruction before they themselves were eliminated by Travis and Paige.The third and concluding Breach trilogy novel is entitled Deep Sky and it is a blockbuster gem. It successfully ties together the entire Breach trilogy with a dynamite conclusion that answers ALL nagging questions. What a tremendous literary accomplishment. My only negative comment is I was sad to see it all end and hope, like Star Trek or Star Wars, the journey would/could continue!Character development was superb and kept all three books fresh and entertaining. The two main protagonists, Travis and Paige, evolved through all 3 novels in a very engaging way keeping the saga both interesting and engaging.No gratuitous sex, language or violence. Great sci-fi writing and interesting time travel dilemmas and conundrums discussed.I have now read all of Patrick Lee’s science fiction books and can say he is definitely at the top of the sci-fi genre. All are clean, crisp believable stories that pay attention to detail with no over-the-top literary hyperbole. Main characters grow and yes some die but hey that makes for real life suspense. The time travel aspects are handled realistically, as can be hypothetically surmised, and greatly enhance the overarching futurist storyline. Well done Patrick Lee, Well Done, and I am eagerly looking forward to you next book after Signal—5+ stars!NOTE: To Repeat, it would greatly enhance the viewer’s reading pleasure and comprehension to read the Breach trilogy novels in order. In my estimation none of the novels are stand alone reads. Hence my using the same review for all three books.

As several others have mentioned, you must read all three in order for this book to make sense. On the flip side of this, they are pretty fast reads in general.Now to the nitty gritty: This is some of the better hard sci-fi that I've read in the last few years. It is hard science fiction, meaning that the book plots are fundamentally revolving around the science aspect, rather that the 'science' being a thinly veiled cover for a standard thriller plot.The premise is novel in that it isn't simply the discovery of an alien artifact which centers the plot rather it is a steady stream of artifacts whose use, source, and purpose are indeterminable. What IS novel is how Mr. Lee invokes this premise and uses it to build a fast paced, intriguing, and compelling world set right around our contemporary milieu yet completely and utterly overshadowed by the fantastic artifacts and their mysterious origin.The books were well edited, and the author does a good job of not tiring out the reader with an overuse of catch phrases and cliches.The final book - and so ultimately the series - is a contradiction. It has one of the best and most unexpected plot twists I've come across in a long time among the hundreds of works I've read. I also find the staging for the ending to be well done, which (unlike some of the reviewers) I very much liked. I came away with that indefinable eerie sensation you get after watching some of the better early Twilight Zone episodes. It left me feeling introspectively discomfited and pondering what I would do. It caused me me to be vaguely dissatisfied in that everything wasn't perfectly wrapped up. That isn't a bad thing as I found myself speculating on the future of the world he created, wondering "what if?". I suppose the dissatisfaction comes from being conditioned by the mass produced, churned out slop that is most sci-fi and the way they feel they have to spoon feed us the finish.Patrick Lee isn't a Bradbury or Asimov (yet), as he lacks the breadth of scope and underlying foundational insight into the human (and alien) psyche, but he is definitely an excellent read and well worth the purchase. I'm eagerly waiting for additional works, and as he matures as a science fiction writer I see strong potential for future works to be top shelf sci-fi classics.I would certainly recommend this series be added to the collection of any science fiction library from the casual reader to the hard-core collector.

I first picked up a paperback copy of Ghost Country in the Summer of 2011 not realizing it was book #2. Not that it mattered. It was written well enough to be read without feeling like I was missing something. BUT when I was done, I HAD to find a copy of The Breach (book #1). By the time I located that, this one had been released. I cannot emphasize enough how intriguing and exciting this series is! Patrick Lee writes with the ability to grab your attention and not let go! This is one of 3 series I've enjoyed reading and re-reading and I can't help but think it would be a great movie if they didn't change anything!! Now I can only ask Patrick Lee, "When are you gonna write another book??!!".READ THIS. You won't regret it.

I thoroughly enjoyed all 3 books. They carry you along with their story and welcome you in.The ''characters' very quickly become 'people' and you join in their life, adventures, decisions and experiences. The writing is straightforward and consistent but most of all believable.It raises questions about how we will end our time here on Earth, will we simply become extinct or, more likely, hasten our own end with some desperate to be the ones to survive at any cost.I enjoyed the hypotheses and found them logical, if not readily understandable!All 3 books are stories to savour and digest and I was sorry to get to the very unexpected finale - I certainly didn't see it coming! Start with book number 1, none of them are too techie or outlandish to enjoy and get into, the story will then simply take you by the hand and take you with it to the end.Enjoy - I did :)

As this is the final volume in Lee's 'Breach' trilogy, I can't say too much about this book without the likelihood of spoiling the previous two. Suffice to say that, after an attack on the White House, Chase and Tangent suddenly find themselves in grave danger because the perpetrators believe they have information crucial to the future - and which might contain the answers to the mystery of the Breach.The first two books set up a phenomenal pace and Deep Sky follows it through. It is exciting, has a small but well-developed cast of characters, and is extremely easy to read. There were times when it stopped me dead in my tracks with twists that called into question everything I'd just read. Lee ratchets up the tension brilliantly as the characters race against time, and calls on riddles from the first two books that pay-off well. It's a decent thriller, the science fiction element works reasonably well, and it has a surprisingly thought-provoking and downbeat ending which answered nearly all my questions and yet left me wanting to know more. The plot probably doesn't stand up to close examination, so I'd definitely class it as one of those books where you might want to put your brain in neutral and just go along for the ride.

This is the 3rd book in Patrick Lee's trilogy about The Breach. It was recommended to me and I must say after reading a few chapters of the first book I went online and had the next two downloaded to my Kindle. I absolutely devoured them and as for the finale being disappointing - my disappointment was that the books had finished. I definitely will be reading them again. I have rarely been so engrossed in a book(s) for a very long time. I can't wait to see what he writes next as I will be first in the queue to buy. I can recommend all three books if you are looking for a great read. It grips you from the start.

Third in the series and the action continues. It's great drama with some twists but falls short due to huge plot holes. The reasons for the protagonists actions are never explained. How and why are essential questions that need answering about the baddies if you are going to stay engaged with heroes.I have enjoyed the series, the story and characters don't stand close scrutiny. Enjoy the ride, don't ask to many questions as you won't get any of the answers.How long before the movie?

Brilliant 3rd book in the Trilogy.Very Blake Crouch but almost better. I'd say these authors are on a par.Fantastic - now started reading Only To Die Again and already in the first few pages it's getting you going