Jeremy Robinson

Just finished reading Event. As far as first novels go, Event is pretty solid. I was skeptical when I picked this book up because I'm sooooo tired of the Roswell/gray alien deal, but I fought past that and enjoyed the book. What I found refreshing was the new take...or rather the non-boring take on the grays and their war with a slave-race. Of course, what I was really looking for in this book (and a lot of books I read...and write) were monsters/creatures/nasties/whatever you want to call them. And Event paid off in that category with a very original creation, the name of which escapes me. But they're very frightening, very cool and I'm sure we'll see them again in a future Event Group novel.

On to the complaints and the reason for a star deduction. Honestly, I would have done 3.5 stars if I could have. The reason is 1. Characters. Now, I expect the character in these kinds of novels to be kind of thin. I don't mind that. But the cast of characters in Event is immense and even in the end I had trouble knowing who was who in the Event Group crew. The few locals in the story stood out as the strongest, but the Event Group cast, the people that will be coming back again and again, got lost. I THINK the main character was Collins, but I'm not sure. 2. The pacing was a tad slow for me. The fast pace beginning hooked me enough to pull me through the very slow middle and then end picked up to a nice, fever pitch pace, but that middle was so slow I had to really work at reading, which isn't fun.

It paid off in the end with a great, action-packed climax, so it's forgivable, but still, slow. Overall, the book should do the trick for thriller fans and sci-fi fans alike. I liked it enough to pick up Goleman's second title, LEGEND, with the hopes that the pace set at the beginning keeps going throughout!

– Jeremy Robinson, author of Antarktos Rising, Raising the Past and The Didymus Contingency.
www.jeremyrobinsononline.com

I had the good fortune to recieve an ARC (advanced reader copy) for The Shell Game and provided a blurb for the book's cover (though I have no idea if it will be there when the book comes out in January).

This book is eye opening as it is exciting to read–as unnerving as it is thrilling. It takes a look at the brewing oil crisis in a way that has never, to my knowledge, been done before. This is fiction, but I have a strong feeling it's going to be one of those novels that people look back at in twenty years and say, “Holy crap, how did that author peg the future so accurately?” It's an amazing cautionary tale that I think just about any reader will enjoy...especially those that aren't fans of our current president. :)

I'm really looking forward to the bee's nest this book stirs when it comes out. From what I've heard, Steve will be hitting slews of talk shows including Jon Stewart, so it should be quite the ride. I'm thrilled to have read it already and am glad to spread the word. Buy this book, you won't regret it!

– Jeremy Robinson, author of Antarktos Rising, Raising the Past and The Didymus Contingency

I might be biased...but this is a fantastic book. Best of my three published.

“If you like thrillers original, unpredictable and chock-full of action, you are going to love Jeremy Robinson's Chess Team. INSTINCT riveted me to my chair.”
–Stephen Coonts, NY Times bestselling author of THE DISCIPLE and DEEP BLACK: ARCTIC GOLD

“Robinson's slam-bang second Chess Team thriller [is a:] a wildly inventive yarn that reads as well on the page as it would play on a computer screen.”
–Publisher's Weekly

“Jeremy Robinson has done it again. INSTINCT is a knock-down, thought inducing, all-out-thrill-fest with enough testosterone to put hair on even the wimpiest of chests. The Chess Team is back and once again they'll travel to the ends of the earth in an effort to save it. “
–thenovelblog.com

“Jeremy Robinson is a fresh new face in adventure writing and will make a mark in suspense for years to come.”
–David Lynn Golemon, NY Times bestselling author of LEGEND and EVENT

“Instinct is a jungle fever of raw adrenaline that goes straight for the jugular.”
–Thomas Greanias, NY Times bestselling author of THE ATLANTIS PROPHECY and THE PROMISED WAR

This is my newest thriller and my first hard cover! Here is what some of my favorite authors and top reviewers are saying about the book:

“Robinson's latest reads like a video game with tons of action and lots of carnage. The combination of mythology, technology, and high-octane action proves irresistible. Gruesome and nasty in a good way, this will appeal to readers of Matthew Reilly.”
– Booklist

“Raiders of the Lost Arc meets Tom Clancy meets Saturday matinee monster flick with myths, monsters, special ops supermen and more high tech weapons than a Bond flick. Pulse is an over-the-top, bullet-ridden good time.”
– Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of CONTAGIOUS and INFECTED

“Jeremy Robinson's latest novel, PULSE, ratchets his writing to the next level. Rocket-boosted action, brilliant speculation, and the recreation of a horror out of the mythologic past, all seamlessly blend into a rollercoaster ride of suspense and adventure. Who knew chess could be this much fun!”
– James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of THE LAST ORACLE

PULSE contains all of the danger, treachery, and action a reader could wish for. Its band of heroes are gutsy and gritty. Jeremy Robinson has one wild imagination, slicing and stitching his tale together with the deft hand of a surgeon. Robinson's impressive talent is on full display in this one.”
– Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT

“Here's a neat twist: a young adventure thriller writer - whose heroes save the world – saves the world of adventure thrillers. In a genre glutted with popcorn gimmicks and tired rip-offs, Jeremy Robinson dares to craft old-fashioned guilty pleasures - far horizons, ancient maps, and classic monsters - hardwired for the 21st century. There's nothing timid about Robinson as he drops his readers off the cliff without a parachute and somehow manages to catch us an inch or two from doom.”
– Jeff Long, New York Times bestselling author of THE DESCENT and YEAR ZERO

“PULSE is Jeremy Robinson's best yet. A really intriguing premise, frightening consequences, wrapped up in roaring adventure.”
– Stel Pavlou International Bestselling author of DECIPHER

“An elite task force must stop a genetic force of nature in the form of the legendary Hydra in this latest Jeremy Robinson thriller. Yet another page-turner!”
–Steve Alten, N.Y. Times best-selling author of The Loch & MEG: Hell's Aquarium

“A pulse-pounding adventure genetically engineered to mythic effect.”
– Thomas Greanias, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlantis Revelation

“Greek myth and biotechnology collide in Robinson's first in a new thriller series to feature the Chess Team... Robinson (Antarktos Rising) will have readers turning the pages...“
– Publisher's Weekly

“Combining mythology with Jurassic Park, PULSE is an over the top action-packed thriller that will have readers hooked from start to finish as one escapade leads to another and another, etc as the story line never takes a breather.”
– Harriet Klausner, Amazon's #1 reviewer

My latest thriller! Steve Alten (author of the MEG series) put it best... “Moby Dick meets James Bond thriller with an amazing twist.” Thanks Steve!

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Man, I'm glad I snagged a copy of this book before it became unavailable. Scott Sigler is a friend and Crown recently scooped all of his books, including this gem. The good news there is that we'll probably see it again, the bad news is that it's no longer in print...for now.

BUT, when it comes back in print, it's well worth reading. It's a subterrainean thriller, which I'm, for some reason, drawn to (my favorite novel is The Descent). Earthcore is fun, inteligent and scary. Three nights in a row I stayed up well past my bedtime reading this book.

Rather than go on about the book that you, for now, can't buy, I'd like to point out that Scott's new book, INFECTED will be released by Crown on April 1. I've read two of Scott's books now and I have no doubt in my mind that INFECTED will cause me to lose more sleep.

– Jeremy Robinson
www.jeremyrobinsononline.com

In terms of source material for my books, with its monsters, flawed heroes, and strange events, this is probably my most frequently used book, whether it be as a direct reference, for inspiration or for metaphoric use. Whether or not you're a believer, the stories, characters, locations and events described in the Bible are compelling.

This has been my longtime favorite novel, not because it's profound or moving, but because it fully pulled me into its strange and twisted subterranean world. I found my imagination returning to the story for weeks after reading the book.

I grew up hating novels. Sad but true. As a child, the books I was introduced to (by school) were horribly boring and not relevant to my life at all. I grew up believing that all novels were boring, and by high school, I cringed at the sight of novels. I read comic books throughout high school and college, and it wasn't until I came across Subterranean (on a flight) that I realized people wrote fun books. So, this is the book, and the author, who got me reading novels and opened my eyes to the possibility of writing them myself (I was a screenwriter at the time).

While I have been compared to Michael Crichton in a few big reviews, he is still the master of the science-based monster story. Jurassic Park should probably also be on this list (the movie had a profound influence on me...back when I wasn't reading novels), but for me, Prey is the most readable of his books, and the first of his I read that was in first person. That stuck with me, and over the years, I've shifted most of my writing from third person to first.

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Three thousand years after a chunk of iron the size of Khufu's pyramid collides with Europa, Jupiter's sixth moon, an asteroid borne of the collision crashes into Earth's Arctic ice shelf carrying extraterrestrial microbial life. The first man to come into contact with the microbes hears voices—and then dies.

After determining the meteorite originated from Europa, the Global Exploratory Corporation sends oceanographer and biologist, Kathy Connelly, and her crew to the moon aboard the Surveyor, an experimental spacecraft. They are charged with the task of melting through miles of ice to the hidden ocean beneath, where the search for alien microorganisms begins. But a startling discovery awaits them on the surface of Europa.

Life.

Vast fields of red, plant-like organisms fill the cracks crisscrossing the moon's surface, surviving on nutrients welling up from the waters below. Intoxicated by thoughts of what might lie beneath, Connelly and her crew activate the Thermal Exploratory System and melt through the ice—toward a world that does not want to be found, toward a force that will do anything to make sure they never leave.

They search for life. They find death.

It's a perfect example of a YA book that can be enjoyed by adults. YA books often are allowed a bit more creativity and character depth and emotion than adult thrillers, so you really get a feel for how a horrific post-apocalypse might be with this one.