This week I finished reading Utopia, by Lincoln Child. I had previously read the novel The Relic by Child and his co-author, Douglas Preston and was impressed with the pacing and creature descriptions. I didn’t know what the novel was about, so I just picked it off the shelf blindly and dug in.

It wasn’t bad. It wasn’t what I’d call a page-turner, but that’s because I’ve been spoiled with Matthew Reilly’s work (Ice Station, anyone?) But for the most part I enjoyed it. A bit too long on narrative description, not enough hooks for my taste, etc., but the characters were good and the setting was completely original and detailed.

So if you’re into techno-thrillers with a dash of terrorist intrigue, you might be quite pleased with Lincoln Child’s Utopia.

Kevin