From the author of the #1 bestselling The Atlantis Gene comes a new novel in which the world’s past and future rests in the hands of five unwitting strangers in this definitive edition of A. G. Riddle’s time-traveling, mind-bending speculative thriller.
En route to London from New York, Flight 305 suddenly loses power and crash-lands in the English countryside, plunging a group of strangers into … crash-lands in the English countryside, plunging a group of strangers into a mysterious adventure that will have repercussions for all of humankind.
Struggling to stay alive, the survivors soon realize that the world they’ve crashed in is very different from the one they left. But where are they? Why are they here? And how will they get back home?
Five passengers seem to hold clues about what’s really going on: writer Harper Lane, venture capitalist Nick Stone, German genetic researcher Sabrina Schröder, computer scientist Yul Tan, and Grayson Shaw, the son of a billionaire philanthropist.
As more facts about the crash emerge, it becomes clear that some in this group know more than they’re letting on—answers that will lead Harper and Nick to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy involving their own lives. As they begin to piece together the truth, they discover they have the power to change the future and the past—to save our world . . . or end it.
A wildly inventive and propulsive adventure full of hairpin twists, Departure is a thrilling tale that weaves together power, ambition, fate, memory, and love, from a bold and visionary talent.
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Decent, quick read. Some of the “heroic” actions a bit implausible. But overall enjoyed the book
I thoroughly enjoyed the witticisms and materialization throughout. The book. The final action was a bit trite but it was still a thumping good ride.
Riddle is a very good writer. He can hold a reader’s interest. Loved the first two thirds of the book, but not thrilled with the conclusion. He could have done better. Perhaps he could include an editor with a science background if he intends to write sci fi. I liked his Atlantis series better.
I loved the story line and the characters. However, there were too many long, confusing technical explanations for me. I know this is Science fiction, but I would have given this book 5 stars if there was less science and more fiction.
This was the best book I have read in a long time. A G Riddle is an excellent writer.
One of the best books I’ve read recently. Highly recommended.
poor plot development. Nothing is written on what the other surviving passengers went through or how many survived. How could passengers live for over two weeks when plane had food and water for 8 hrs. Also view of women is sophmoric.
I just could not get interested in this book. Not sure why. I think the author is very good. I enjoyed several of his other books. I gave at least one other of his books a “5”. Might just be not my to my taste.
Very confusing. Very long. Meh
I’ve read a couple of Mr. Riddles books, and I can’t say I’m a huge fan. His latest, Winter World, is by far the best of them, and also the benchmark for this book as I decided to work my way through his previous releases after reading it.
On the plus side, he get’s better and better for every book he writes. The negative; this book is not all that good. Departure suffers from being repetitive and long-winded, and at times I struggled to force myself to read everything. I plough through 2-3 books a week, and I rarely, if ever, quit on a book. This one came close.
It’s hard to give a review of this book without spoilers, so I won’t even try. If you find yourself reading this book and not enjoying it that much, quit on the book, not the writer. This book is not for everyone.
As mentioned, Mr. Riddle really hit a home run for me with his latest novel, Winter World. I have already pre-ordered the next one, but I doubt I’ll read everything he has published in the past as I usually do with writers who’s work I like.
2 stars, first half of the book seemed like a 4-5 star work.
I think I’m done with A.G. Riddle…
This is the second book of his that I’ve read (The Atlantis Gene was the first). I was really looking forward to this book. The synopsis grabbed me but the story itself quickly lost me. The premise of a plane crashing down onto a world very different from the one it took off from got my attention. However, too many other interfering factors detracted from an otherwise good premise.
The main character, NIck Stone, was a just too-good-to-be-true, take charge hero. He was way too much of a cliche. The leading female character, Harper, was depicted as being wishy-washy and incapable of making a decision who immediately swoons over Nick.The lesser characters were more of the same. It was exacerbated by the male narrator of the audiobook, who seemed to going for a sauve, “main in control of his surroundings”, but really only achieved more of a William Shatner/Captain Kirk effect. The female narrator, by contrast, was excellent.
None of the story’s developments interested me any. One side of the major conflict, once it was revealed, was just silly. It was the final straw.
The author does a poor job of getting the characters to play in the past, present and future. It becomes very confusing to the reader.
The first half of this book was action packed and a real page turner. Unfortunately, about midway through it lost my interest when the story line fell apart and went from interesting to rediculious. That said, the author’s writing skills are first rate.
Good start, hard to stay with, too paradoxical. Likable characters but made my head spin