The Breach (Travis Chase, #1) in SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops Group

Jan 06, 2017 Danielle The Book Huntress rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016-action-adventure-challenge, time-travel, alternate-dimension-or-world, action-adventure-group-read, science-fiction, science-gone-wrong, 2016-action-heroines-challenge, action-adventure, fringe-science, first-in-series

After several false starts, I got into this book. I read most of it on the way to Illinois for Thanksgiving. This is one of those books that takes a while to get started, but once you're in, you're in. The concept is so crazy, it takes a while to figure out what's going on. I think the closest comparison I could make is the TV show "Fringe". It's that kind of crazy. Also it's the kind of thing that people who have tons of conspiracy theories and deep distrust for the establishment, corporations After several false starts, I got into this book. I read most of it on the way to Illinois for Thanksgiving. This is one of those books that takes a while to get started, but once you're in, you're in. The concept is so crazy, it takes a while to figure out what's going on. I think the closest comparison I could make is the TV show "Fringe". It's that kind of crazy. Also it's the kind of thing that people who have tons of conspiracy theories and deep distrust for the establishment, corporations and the government will read and say, "I told you so." The ending is a bit of a mindblower. I am still trying to decide how I felt about it.

I am no physics genius, but I love the concept of time travel. I like the ethics and philosophical aspects. You know, the whole grandfather complex thing and the "if you could go forward or back, would you?" kind of thing. Also, there's the whole what happens when we open doors to places we don't know anything about. Should some doors stay closed?

As a scientist, I have asked myself that many times. I tend to be a big fan of scientific ethics and I think that you can't throw that out just in the search of knowledge. Seek it, but seek it carefully and cautiously. Some of the inventions in this book, I can't even. I mean, they should be buried in a very deep hole somewhere. I pray some of this will never exist in real life.

So anyway, my opinions of science and time travel aside, this trippy book really grabbed me and didn't let me go. There is a high body count and I asked myself what the hell is wrong with some people. They abandon right and wrong for power and ugly stuff happens. That's a big part of this book. Also, on the good side, there are people who will put their lives on the line to do the right thing. That takes a lot of moral courage and I feel that even from fiction, we can draw courage to face those tough ethical decisions in our own lives.

This one has some blood and guts, but nothing gratuitous. I would advise readers to plan to pick up the next book. I have it, and I will try to get to it in the nearish future.

This is my second book by Patrick Lee. I read Runner first, and I like his style. He's not afraid to go there and put the reader through their paces. He doesn't give them a cut and dried book. He makes them think about what they are reading. I like that in an author. ...more

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Aug 14, 2014 Mike (the Paladin) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, science-fantasy, science-fiction

You know...I like this book more than I expected to. I'm hoping that this leads into a good series that holds up. Our protagonist here is one who's got a past or maybe I should say a Past that's with a capital P. He was a dirty cop and we learn real quick (so it's not a spoiler) that something he did cost the life of the woman he loved.

He's spent the last years in prison and is looking at re-starting his life at 40.

Then fate intervenes.... Or is it fate? Humm....

The way the story unfolds, the ...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Jamie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: science-fiction

A book worth reading. Every once in a while you find a nice surprise, a novel that is unique and intriguing. A science experiment goes wrong, but something interesting comes out of it. Something no one is prepared for. Something dangerous, but alluring at the same time. Travis Chase, recently out of prison is trying to find himself in remote Alaska and make some decisions about his future. While hiking he stumbles across something extraordinary, which pulls him into a world that changes the cour ...more

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Feb 18, 2011 LadyTechie rated it it was amazing

This book was recommended to me by a bookseller at Schuler's Eastwood last week. He was really excited for me to read it. He said I really think you will like it. I was in the middle of another book and went to study in the bookstore and Jim said did you start it. I had not and felt awful because I have bought so many he has recommended but they are in my library still. I began the book when I got home Friday and by the time I went to the bookstore on Saturday to work on my dissertation and atte ...more

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Apr 03, 2014 Layne rated it liked it

I needed a break from the real world, so I picked the kindle version of this book up for cheap on Amazon to read over . It was very entertaining and fast paced. I liked the twist at the end. I give it a thumbs up for entertainment value.

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Feb 07, 2015 Garry Thompson rated it liked it

Not sure what I think about the book, but l didn't predict the ending. Many strange turns in the storyline. Just now realized there are two more novels in the series. I have added the two to my want to read list, but will not be in a rush to read the next in the series. Wish could have given the story four stars... It's an original plot. Just think, how can someone from the future come to the past and kill his grandfather before he meets his wife... ...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Kenny McGinnis rated it really liked it

Shelves: my-library

My feelings toward this story went up and down like a roller coaster...
Interested... Bored... Amazed... Bazaar. I have to give it more than three stars because I can't help but tell others about it. ...more

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Feb 17, 2010 Karl rated it liked it

Entertaining read. Not sure I agree with the endorsement that it's "uncannily believable." But didn't have to think too much to enjoy the book. ...more

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