Kronos

This was a roller coaster ride- would make a great movie-really liked the ending-the characters were excellent especially the villains.

Reviews for "Kronos" seem radically divided for some readers. There are questions about the use of God and a biblical parallel to the novel that unfortunately obscure the fact that it is just a fast-paced fun "monster" story. Of course, by definition of a horror or monster story, the reader is asked to suspend his/her sense of disbelief, so why not suspend it a bit more to encompass the author's intention to use a biblical creature to explain his sea serpent, Kronos? It is a lot more fun to read if the reader takes a light hearted approach and lets the story carry his/her interest.Atticus Young, an ex-Navy Seal and current oceanographer, is dealing with the loss of his beloved wife and the growing chasm between he and his daughter, Giona. Preparing to move to a new home, Atticus takes his daughter on one last ocean dive in the Gulf of Maine so they can once again swim with the whales. Horribly, Atticus helplessly watches a giant sea monster swallow Giona whole when they get separated underwater. His grief and sense of loss drive him to focus on but one thing--revenge against the monster. Even reconnecting with a childhood love, Andrea Vincent, now a Coast Guard officer, can not dissuade his resolute mission.Enter Trevor Manfred, a ruthless and conscienceless billionaire, who offers all the modern day killing technology of his giant yacht to Atticus for the rights to the monster's corpse after it is killed. Trevor is a monster in his own right, willing to say or promise anything that furthers his own sick desires, but possessed with the ability to cover his true nature to the prying eyes of outsiders. A wild chase ensues until Atticus closes in on the monster and makes a stunning discovery that will forever alter his plans and his life. Suddenly the evilness of some humans seem more despicable than the nature of sea predators. Atticus relies on his Seal training and teams with Andrea and a quirky "priest" to try and derail the megalomanical plans of Manfred and his criminal crewmen.As I said, the book flows comfortably, is fast-paced, and filled with action. Although Atticus and Andrea are reasonably fleshed out characters, the rest of the players seem to have been drawn from a central casting pool. There are also some bothersome editing problems including typos and awkward splitting of words at the end of some sentences...but they never rose to the level of making this reader set the book aside. This certainly would be an entertaining beach read...although you may decide not to enter the water.

Overall not bad but I never really connected with the story. Atticus was not acting smart, not acting like a Navy Seal, and definitely not acting like a father who just lost his daughter. It all came across as sort of fanciful and disingenuous.

I'm not going to review what the story is about because the editorial reviews and many of the other reader reviews below all do that. Just want to list somes pros and cons on this book and also make a statement to some of the other reviewers, GET A LIFE. If a few subtle (or maybe not so subtle) hints of the bible or God freak you out or ruin a story for you, then you need to either stop reading or check on what the book is about more carefully. I'm agnostic but found the Jonah and the whale thing a very interesting part of the story. As far as being unbelievable, come on people, this is a fictional sea monster story. It's not supposed to be real. And to those who think Steve Alten's Meg series is more realistic, GET REAL! Now for the pros. A very interesting and entertaining story. Interesting characters and not as cliche as many other reviews would lead you to believe. Mr. Robinson seems to have a good knowledge of small arms and weapons. An enjoyable and feel good ending. Cons: Bad proofreading, this seems to be more and more of a problem in all books, not just the self published ones. Grammatical and spelling errors do get annoying after awhile. Some timeline errors which would make you wonder if the author even remembered what he wrote in earlier chapters. One example is the main character is 41 years old, spent 11 years in the Navy, met his wife after he got out, yet had a 16 year old daughter with her. Must be he enlisted at 14? The admiral at the end of the book was supposedly trained by Atticus (the hero) as a SEAL. No way does anyone become a 2 or 3 star admiral in 20 years or less. Andrea had been in the Coast Guard only 6 years and was a captain. Maybe the author doesn't realize captains in the Coast Guard(or Navy) are the equivalent of a full colonel in the Army,Air Force, or Marines. No way you become one in 6 years. Also, as one other reviewer has noted, aircrew rescue swimmers (SAR) in all branches of the service are enlisted, not officers. Some of these mistakes early in the book almost made me trash it. However, I hung in and kept reading and was pleased to find a reasonably fun and entertaining stoyline.

Fascinating, well written story about a guy who loses something important and chases the suspect to the ends of the earth.I loved it. I highly recommend this book.

After all the books involving Megalodon and other giant sharks and any number of giant squids this book was a refreshing change.Whilst swimming with his daughter Giona, Atticus Young, a former US Navy SEAL, witnesses her being swallowed by a giant sea creature. Onto the scene comes a bored billionaire who wants the creature's body and Young's ex lover Andrea, who is now a Coast Guard officer.As well as the coincidences above it's got all you would expect from a decent action story, lots of fights, a killer shark, romance and death. The monster itself harks back to 17th Century New England and a host of sightings that have occurred in that area ever since. It's not just your normal man against beast tale though; it goes far deeper with ancient Biblical lore mixed in as well.I love collecting books about sea monsters and this was original, what other books are there about a 150 foot creature? This book has more than enough to deserve 4 stars.

Really liked this modern take on Moby Dick, very fast paced with some great characters, it is well worth a read.

I love Jeremy Robinson's style. Kronos had me on the edge of my seat. The good were flawed. The bad were despicable. The monster had me not wishing to go in the sea for a while. The twist was not what I expected. LOVED IT.

I found the idea of an old tale woven into Kronos fascinating. I am not normally a fan of monster stories but this one was unusual and I liked the monster in the end. Full of action and well written, I would recommend this book by Jeremy Robinson.

Storyline started ok, then lost momentum. If I knew the story had a religious side to it, "big sea monster helps to change peoples lives", I wouldn't have bought it.