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(More customer reviews)`The Proof,' Austin Boyd's second novel, is a great read!! It is a follow up to `The Evidence,' and is the second installment of what will be a trilogy. Wow, what a wild ride--it works in a lot of the kinds things you want to find in a good high-tech thriller and then some...Terrorist Attacks, Deep Conspiracy, Super-Clandestine Ops, Aliens, Space Travel, Life on Mars, Cloning, and much more. Compared to the first installment, Boyd seems to be coming into his own with this second book in that things tie together better (though it really helps to have read the first book). Pacing and flow are nice, along with the kind of page-turning set-ups that make you read on even though it's way past bed-time.
The narrative is well-structured, and the characters are developed properly with a good level of complexity as opposed to one-dimensional ones that end up being boring in the end (as is often the case in other thrillers). As a reader you get to have your suspicions with a sense of what lies ahead and behind it all as you try to figure things out in the unfolding of the story. In the end however, as it should be, things are not always what they seem and as you finish up the book you can't wait for the final installment, which will hopefully be out soon.
One of the really extraordinary aspects of `The Proof' is how Boyd is effectively able to weave a religious dimension into this hard-hitting techno thriller. The main character, astronaut, interplanetary traveler, and deep space assistant to the federal agent trying to unravel the terrorist conspiracy, has deeply held Christian beliefs. He often reflects and analyzes from this religious vantage point to help him make important decisions, and calls upon his deep faith get him through difficult and trying times (emotionally and physically). I very much like the way Boyd works in the character's belief system as a substantive guiding force for how he is to behave in the world, make sense of it, find strength, overcome obstacles, etc.. Thus, Boyd is able to portray quite effectively how a serious and profound Christian world view can not only co-exist, but be an integral and foundational element for negotiating one's life in today's very sophisticated and complex high-tech world. That's what makes `The Proof' truly unique and original!
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The mysteries of Mars, woven into a complex tapestryof international intrigue, lead Captain John Wells to answers eventhe most faithful fear. As he starts to put the pieces of the universal puzzle together,the pieces of his life fall irrevocably apart, but, as he mustconstantly remind himself, God does indeed have a plan forhim.
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