Legend: An Event Group Thriller (Bk. 2)

Ended up staying up way to late, just to finish, couldn't put it down! Very exciting and lots of twists and turns.

A very fun and entertaining adventure. I rate Goleman right up there with Cussler and DuBrul.

Legend, the second installment of the Event Group series is in many ways very different than the first book. The first installment is very fast paced, lots of snappy dialog, the action non-stop, and it is one hell of a rollercoaster ride. Also, EVENT scared the bejeezus out of me. The style of writing in book one is just different than this book. Not worse, just not the same. Golemon switches writing gears and pens this book in a more literary style. I thought this one was just a bit long and drawn out but it pays off at the end. The reader must have a bit of patience and give the author their trust. The first half of the book is a slow build, a warm up approach that in my opinion does take too long, Also, there are way too many characters bouncing all over the place too fast like Mexican Jumping Beans. The reader feels like a ping pong ball ricocheting hither and yon, finding it hard to keep track of who is who and what their part was. In book one there is more character development to set up the main key players. You dont see that here. This book falls under the assumption that you already know who they are and why they do what they do. So I dont think you could really read Legend, without reading Event first, or you'd be floundering a bit as to what is going on and why the Group does what they do. But even though this needed a tad bit of editing, and although there were too many characters and one too many side plots, the author does manage to weave this convoluted story into one heck of great story. He pulls all the threads together very nicely so that when you are done, you are happier than you were during the first half of the story. One thing that I thought was better in this installment was that the action scenes were more believable, not so over-the-top James Bond-like. I have to admit on a whole, looking at the big picture, Event was better for me. It was more exciting and had you on the edge of your seat, and as I said earlier, it was much scarier. When reading Event, I could barely breathe. Legend is still excellent, it just holds a steadier pace and maintains about the same level of thrill and intrique from start to finish. I was not scared at all in this book. Golemon is creative, and he is a good writer, one worth watching in the future. The literary writing style in this book was better I think, and the scare factor was better in book one. So I loved them both for different reasons and would highly recommend them both. I just ordered book three and can not wait to dive in. This is fun stuff for sure, a sort of blending of Robert Doherty's Area 51 series and the television show Stargate SG1. Pure entertainment at it's best!

After reading David Lynn Golemon's terrific debut novel titled - EVENT - his follow-up novel - LEGEND - is even better! Now, only after 2 novels, David Lynn Golemon has already reached top-mark status with his compadres in this genre, such as James Rollins and Matthew Reilly and Preston and Child. And after finishing this awesome new novel, we'd venture to say even better than the latter two authors. LEGEND is a scary and creepy,(something that is hard to make me feel out of a novel), fast-paced and adventerous, utilizing many facets from high-tech weapons and boats and such utilizing the latest scientific principles that all come together that give a legendary reading experience. With fantastic character-driven prose, and legendary locales and a myriad of horrific creatures that will surely give you the creeps, this latest novel is way better than Golemon's debut novel. If you love larger-than-life adventures, filled with interesting characters of all kinds, as well as exotic locales and creatures out of myth and legend and beyond, then this top-notch novel is for you. David Lynn Golemon launches himself into the Best-Selling stratosphere after this one, and has now definately become one of our favorite and must read authors from now on. We are really looking forward to this extremely talented writers' thrilling next work in the secret and covert group called - The Event Group.

This is a great book. I could not put it down! I can not wait for the next event book. You will love the event group and be cheering them along.