Decipher - Stel Pavlou

Decipher is a very clever book. So much so that I have a sneaking suspicion some people might miss the point of the whole adventure. In a gripping, fascinating and thoroughly entertaining 800 page paperback, Stel Pavlou pieces together the myths and legends of hundreds (yes hundreds) of civilizations across the globe and constructs what is probably the most believeable reconstruction of the Atlantis myth I've ever read. In amongst these myths Pavlou has added linguistics, solar and quantum physics, archaeology, geology and a plethora of other disciplines that are required knowledge in the solving of this truly global disaster that he unfolds before us. ...  Read the complete review

"Mankind had 12,000 years to decipher the message... We have one week left............" (Front cover) Decipher is the first book from the new writer Stel Pavlou and at just over 600 pages it seemed a bit daunting at first (I am only used to reading books of about 200 pages). However, the story unfolds at an amazing pace within the first few pages and refuses to slow down keeping you gripped. I don't want to give away too much of the story so I will try to be brief. America and China are preparing to go to war on each other for control over the most powerful infomation ever known to mankind...Atlantis. ...  Read the complete review

This is Steve Pavlou's debut novel and a fine first effort it is too! OK it's pulp scifi fiction for the masses, but it works very well! The basic plot is that Atlantis has been rediscovered, while at the same time solar activity has increased at an alarming rate. From there Pavlou develops an intricate tale linking science and action in frantically paced novel. All fine and good, you might say, but what of it? Well, as well as being a thrilling action book to entertain you on the train into work, the book works because of the sheer amount of research that has gone into it. Pavlou has looked at the science surrounding the sun, language, ...  Read the complete review

I was walking round my local Waterstones bookshop (Dillions to those who remember the old days) and I saw this book with an ancient symbol for the sun on it and had a look. The tagline 'Mankind has had 12,000 years to decipher the message, we have one week left' further intrigued me so as it was a hardback I looked on the side cover for the storyline. Basically the year is 2012 and it looks to be the world is coming to an end with the sun looking like it's about to pop like an over inflated balloon. A team of mismatched scientists are drawn together to search out the mythical Atlantis and stop the destruction of our tiny universe. I have ...  Read the complete review