Rogue Angel

Some days you should never,ever get out of bed. You should just slip on a pair of Depends and hold out for tomorrow. It's a miracle Annja didn't go nuts trying to save her own butt, let alone the butts of several other oblivious, archaeological types. Why don't bad guys get the point before six feet of razor sharp steel bi-sects them? Hello, hot chick swinging death your way, retire and go take care of mom. Sheesh

Alex Archer and Jean Rabe have given action adventure fans yet another fine entry in the Rogue Angel series. Educational, interesting, and action packed, as always, Eternal Journey takes us Downunder for an archaeological expedition in Australia of artifacts that are surprising and the target of much clandestine interest. Here, our heroine is truly on her own and must cope with a rapidly developing situation on the fly. While I liked the plotline about the artifacts much more than the plotline about the terrorist involved, what makes a continuing series interesting (and what I think most of the other reviewers don't understand), is that each adventure has to remain new and exciting and not simply be a rehash of characters and interactions we have seen before. The publisher, the editors, and the authors all understand the need to vary the mix within the confines of the character and the series and I think more thoughtful readers would agree. In Eternal Journey, we and Annja meet new and interesting characters who get swept into a sinister situation beyond their comprehension, yet meet it with bravery and quick thinking. Isn't that what action adventure is all about?