Perfect Circle

With masterful storytelling, Perfect Circle takes us on a journey of adventure and intrigue set in the deep recesses of the jungles of Africa. When a drilling team discovers something unnatural buried deep in the earth, some dream of riches while others seek control. Crooked deals with brutal Warlords bring death and destruction that mirrors the atrocities not covered by news. Above all it becomes a journey of faith. Would you have the faith to trust an unknown, ancient civilization enough to act on their advice? Would you back that trust up with your life? The characters in this book are real and engaging. The cultures are vivid and believable, heart wrenching at times. For a few moments I walked in the shoes (or bare feet as it were) of an African Pygmy, and brushed off Western standards of social behavior like so much fluff. I was captured from the first chapter, and thoroughly satisfied by the end. Perfect Circle, was a pleasure to read.

I thought this book sounded good when I read a shory synopsis. It didn't disappoint. Great story and good character development. I hope the author does NOT sell to Hollywood because they will massacre this fine story. I recommend highly.

Carlos J. Cortes's debut novel is a solid read from beginning to end. If you like and enjoy something fresh in scope and concepts in sci-fi, then Perfect Circle will enhance your brainwave function with a mix of derring-do and technological wonders from both sides of the spectrum that will sure to please readers of Michael Crighton and Issac Asminov. When the main character, geologist paul Reece inherits his family's very rich mining conglomeration, not in his wildest imaginings would he have thought of the wonders he would encounter, not only in the deepest jungles within the Congo, but even deeper within the depths of the planet! Chock-full of interesting and varying characters, Carlos Cortes's Perfect Circle will thrill the adventerer in all of us, balancing his fantastic debut novel with mystery, suspence, romance, adventure, and scientific knowledge that only a real engineer can do with firsthand know-how. My wife and I both look forward to Mr. Cortes's next novel - The Prisoner - due out this fall.

Hugh Reece, President of International Mining Corporation, regrets what he did that drove his heir grandson Paul away. He knows the Congo discovery needs Paul as the lead field geologist opening the shaft and going down the four miles into the earth to discover what is there. The firm contacts the estranged Paul who, though he remains irate with IMC and his grandpa, agrees to invesitgate. However, as Paul and his crew prepare for the inner earth journey, the Congolese natives who have lived here for generations, know what he will find. They have been waiting for this day and believe Paul is the chosen one to rapel down the chute to either save or destroy civilization as the west knows it. This is an exhilarating brisk science fiction thriller with echoes of Journey to the Center of the Earth. The story line is fast-paced from the moment Paul reaches the Congo and never slows down. However, it is the strong characterizations especially the flawed and remorseful Hugh and the angry Paul who bring a human frailty to the PERFECT CIRCLE. Harriet Klausner

From the first page, Perfect Circle is a difficult book to put down. Half way through, you will give up trying. It has an excellent plot, interesting characters and the writing to pull them all together. I highly recommend this book.