The Mote in Andrea's Eye

By David Niall Wilson

When the US Government cuts funding for Operation Stormfury, Andrea funds her own project. She sends her team into battle against a hurricane, but her darkest nightmare unfolds. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594144532
• ISBN13: 9781594144530
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Five Star
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

My first story from Dave Wilson, it won't be the last.

The Mote in Andrea's Eye tells the story of a young girl named Andrea who lives through a terrible storm that leaves her scarred for life. Growing up she dedicates her life to learning everything she can about the weather and hurricanes, her goal is to figure out a way to stop hurricanes completely before they ever make landfall. While working in a government sponsored facility she meets the love of her life Phil Wicks, a pilot whose job it is to fly out and drop silver iodide into the storms. After they're shut down Andrea and Phil set up a storm fighting facility of their own. Everything is going well until the day Phil flies out into a storm and never returns, the kicker is when Phil disappears he takes the storm with him. This book was born after author David Niall Wilson's wife turned to him and asked the question, "I wonder why no hurricane has ever disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle?" Which IMO is a contender for Best Question Ever. TMiAE has a TWISTER feel with a little bit of FOREVER YOUNG with the whole thing liberally covered in TWILIGHT ZONE. However, it borrows but never steals. The story stands very firmly on its own two feet and kept me glued to the pages except for when it got too emotional for me and I had to put it down. If you've ever stayed in your house while a hurricane came through your heart will be in your throat for the entire first part of the novel. After you finish the first part you'll feel almost as emotionally drained as though you went through the storm with Andrea and her family. The writing is very clear; there isn't a lot of extra stuff going on. At times I wanted more back story for the characters just so I could get to know them better but ultimately the more I read the better I liked the clean concise style. The only complaint I had was with the synopsis on the inside cover. It pretty much laid out the whole book so if you want to be unspoiled I wouldn't recommend reading it. Many genres are covered here including science fiction, fantasy, romance and thriller; there's truly something for everyone. This would make an incredible movie.

A rousing adventure at sea -- with a touch of the Bermuda Triangle

I've admired Dave Wilson's fiction, both short and long, for many years, and THE MOTE IN ANDREA'S EYE is another of this prolific author's works well-worth seeking out, even if horror/dark fantasy isn't your cup of tea. While MOTE may be rooted in fantasy, the better part of story is pure action/adventure with a touch of science fiction for accent. In her youth, protagonist Andrea Jamieson loses her father to a hurricane -- an event that sets the course for the rest of her life. As an adult, she becomes a scientist engaged not just in the study of hurricanes but in a quest to halt them altogether. Aided by her husband, Phil Wicks, and a crew devoted to seeing her dream fulfilled, Andrea concocts a plan that evidence indicates may succeed in actually stopping a force five hurricane. What no one has counted on is the fact that the storm has originated in the Bermuda Triangle. Wilson's prose here is less textured than in most of his works; it's so plain, so workmanlike, that at first, I wasn't sure it was going to hold me. In fact, with so little dimension, the characters initially held almost no interest for me, and it was only the leaked promises of fantastic events to follow that kept me engaged. However, once the book kicked into higher gear, some hundred pages in, the characters at last came to life and I found myself in their corner as events become increasingly dire. Wilson uses science as a sturdy backdrop for the story. At no time are the technical details overwhelming. In fact, as the novel progresses, the little details themselves serve to augment the rising tension. By the climax, not only was I convinced I had ridden out one helluva storm, I had the feeling that I knew quite a bit more about certain meteorological events than I did the day before I started reading. I don't believe MOTE is as powerful as some of Wilson's darker, more philosophical works, such as THIS IS MY BLOOD, but once it finds its stride, it's a fast-paced, highly enjoyable adventure that's not just for aficionados of the dark.

terrific fantasy romantic mystery

It was watching her father die during a hurricane when she was just a child that motivated Andrea Jamieson to become a scientist studying storms. Currently she heads Operation Stormfury studying how to prevent or lessen the impact of oceanic fed storms on land. She works with her lover flier Phil Wicks, a former US Navy pilot. His prime mission is to drop silver iodide on hurricanes. They are currently tracking a horrific storm over the Devil's Triangle heading towards North Carolina Phil flies towards the torrent, but when he makes his approach to drop the silver iodide, he vanishes along with the storm. Stunned Andrea tries to track what happened to her beloved who simply vanished somewhere apparently into nowhere along with the lost storm at sea or elsewhere. THE MOTE IN ANDREA'S EYE is a terrific fantasy romantic mystery that grips the readers starting with the action of the storm and never slows down as the audience switches from adrenalin pumping to pondering what is going on with David Niall Wilson's superb thriller. Andrea and Phil is a fine couple, who as partners and as individuals make the plot seem real. Mr. Wilson writes a fantastic thriller that fans of nature out of control tales will want to read and hope Hollywood will film it. Harriet Klausner

Twister meets the ocean

If you are a fan of weather thrillers, this book is for you. Andrea Jamieson loses her father at an early age in a horrible hurricane on the NC coast. She grows into an expert on fighting hurricanes, only to lose her husband -- and her storm -- in the Bermuda Triangle! Fast paced and would make a darned good movie.