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| Author | Thomas Greanias |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Pocket Star |
Publication date | July 26, 2005 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 0743491912 |
| OCLC | 61161532 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 2354 vol. 12 |
| Followed by | The Atlantis Prophecy |
Raising Atlantis (2005) is a novel by Thomas Greanias. This was the author's first attempt at a thriller & his first novel. The story follows two characters, an Archaeologist named Conrad Yeats (pronounced Yates) & a Nun/ Linguist named Serena Seghetti on their exploits to thwart terrorist organizations who with to use Atlantis or knowledge from Atlantis to take over the world.
Synopsis
The story begins when an Earthquake in Antarctica uncovers ancient Man-made remains beneath the ice. The US Military powers in the area ignore international federal laws & take over without reporting this to any other country at work on the continent. The Geneal in charge, Griffin Yeats, calls in his son, Conrad, & the only woman Conrad ever truly loved, yet could never be with- Australian Linguist & ex-nun, Serena Seghetti.
While each has their own reasons for being there, they all invite trouble when they discover that what they've uncovered at the bottom of the chasm is the top of a pyrimid & when they find their way inside, they accidentally set off a trap meant to destroy human civilization in cycles in order to keep them in check & stop them from completely destroying themselves for good.
As they race across the newly revealed Atlantis, trying to find a way to set things right, they end up in the middle of multiple government & terrorist bids to sieze control of the site- therefore owning the only place on Earth which will not be destroyed- & start anew from there. Also, many secrets of the past of, not just humanity, but of the main character, Conrad, are revealed.
The Novel ends with Atlantis being, once again, lost beneath the ice, along with all it's information, technology & proof of it's existence. Conrad just barely survives the re-burial & wakes up being treated in the Australian owned McMurdo Station with Serena nearby. Serena tries to convince him that nothing ever happened while Conrad tries to hit on her- unsuccessfully.
Serena goes back to the Vatican to report to the Pope & deliver her evidence of Atlantis, only to discover that Conrad had only been toying with her & had tricked a nurse into switching her thermos with an empty one (she had had hid her info in the thermos)Unfortunately for Conrad, the information is inconclusive & offers no real proof of what he found in Antarctica. The Pope then proceeds to beg her to return to the church, not just for relgion's sake, but to use the information & conncetions within to save Conrad's life.
While the situation is, in the end, resolved, this story is a cliffhanger & leads into the next novel of the four, The Atlantis Prophecy.
The Series
Currently, Thomas Greanias has published four novels between the years 2005 & 2010- all pertaining to the same series.
- Raising Atlantis (2005)
- The Atlantis Prophecy (2008)
- The Atlantis Revelation (2009)
- The Promised War (2010)
Reception
Raising Atlantis was a Number one best selling E-Book online. It was also well recieved by Nelson Demille, who called it a "remarkable first novel"