Area 51: Excalibur

by Bob Mayer and Robert Doherty

Book Overview

EXCALIBUR: LOST RELIC. LEGENDARY TALISMAN. ULTIMATE WEAPON. Once thought of as myth, the legendary sword of King Arthur is now a fiercely pursued reality--the most important artifact in a worldwide... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044023705X
• ISBN13: 9780440237051
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.3" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Book 6 in the series and still going strong

Robert Doherty's sixth book in the Area 51 series, "Area 51: Excalibur" is an excellent addition to the series and, as usual, filled with plenty of action and interesting characters.Doherty does a great job re-introducing characters providing and background information to the series in the first 40 pages of this novel. Former Navy SEAL, Mike Turcotte and his eclectic group of cohorts again lead the fight against an alien takeover of the planet.But which of the alien races is our friend and which is our enemy? That is only one of the questions that Doherty tries to answer in this installment of the series. Faithful readers of the series will soon find the unique "tie-ins" with Earth's history that Doherty provides. His vivid imagination does a fantastic job linking The Sphinx, Noah's Ark, The Black Plague, The Arc of the Covenant, The Holy Grail, the rise of the Nazi SS, and Excalibur together as activites and events that were either casued by, or affected by the alien cultures.In this installment, Turcotte and his band attempt to quell the attacks of the Kortad and Airlia as they each try to take over the globe. The adventure stretches from Area 51 to Pearl Harbor and from Mt. Ararat to Mt. Everest. If you are a fan of the series, you'll love "Excalibur". If you are new to the series you need to go back and start with "Area 51". Either way, you can't go wrong with this series. The series (as we know it, anyway) culminates with the 7th and last installment, "Area 51: The Truth" later in the year.

A fantastic series

This is the continuation of a fantastic series of books. Each one leaves you hanging for the next in the series. In this installment Doherty continues along the path of incorporating myths and legends into the the race for supremecy on planet earth. This time it is with Excalibur and Doherty follows his path of strange and curious places by making Mt Everest the new battle scene. Even this far into the series i can not decide with wich faction i want to align myself and then there is the ever curious question, What the heck is going on on Mars. The ties between these fictional books and history make the farfetched idea of alien galactic civil war and human history very intriguing within the story, almost as intriguing as real life itself. A must read for all sci-fi buffs, couldnt put it down.

Finally we get to learn a little of whats happening....

From what I hear this supposed to be the last but one book in the series. Events start unfolding in this book and one starts getting answers to some questions. Please note I said "start getting". A lot is still un-answered which is of course what makes this series of books so interesting. All in all a great read. Really looking forward to the next book.

"Doherty" Has made another home run.

To say the least, I was somewhat dissapointed with his last book: Area51: The Grail. Now that I have read Excalibur though, I am able to grasp why the grail only brings more questions and little answers. In Excalibur, Doherty finally gives more answers than questions without being repetetive. The battle scenes live up to his knack for realism and page flippign suspense. He continues to demonstrate that the bad guys arnt just a bunch of idiots firing like crazy and missing the good guys, and that the good guys don't just stand with an M-60 and take out their opponents with no sweat. Although some areas of the story are still sketchy, it is manageable to put two and two together. Doherty definately lives up to a description of the plot given on his website. The outcome is truely decided by the human spirit, and sense of sacrafice.

'The Truth' is near

More plot twists, and surprising new facts. In the tradition of the Area 51 series you are left at the end of this book feeling confused, excited and concerned. At least there will not be another 12 month waiting period until the next chapter in this saga. 'The Truth' will be reveled this summer. I have been reading this series of books since it began in 1997 and have yet to be disappointed. The books are all quick, easy reads and yet the story gets increasingly complex. To me this is the greatest strenght of this book and the entire series. If you are new to the Area 51 series do yourself a favor and start from the beginning otherwise you will be lost.