3.5 stars ( )

3.5 stars ( )

I enjoyed this book immensely! would love to read the whole series ( )

Not as good as the first, but still a good page turner. Fast read for sure. ( )

good read. I like the premise, maybe better than the book.

The Event Group is on the case when a prior Group member needs help with a discovery in the Amazon that could shift the power of the world. Jack Collins and crew have to race to beat a South American business man and his gun for hire Col. Henri Farbeaux from reaching the missing team who may have discovered the lost city of El Dorado, only it is not exactly what they thought.

his is fun stuff for sure, a sort of blending of Robert Doherty's "Area 51" series and the television show "Stargate SG1". Pure entertainment at it's best! ( )

Cracking read. Interesting mix of fantasy and technology. Starting to see some character development. ( )

This was the 2nd book that I have read by this author and I have enjoyed them both. The main characters seem to be carried over from the 1st book. I look forward to the next in the series. ( )

Sci-fi with military action adventure and conspiracy all wrapped up in one nice neat package. I enjoyed and hope to enjoy the next few in the series. ( )

This is a new author for me and I can't wait to read the rest of his works. If you were a fan of the TV series "The X-Files" you might enjoy this book. The "villians" seem to have come right out of the movie "Tremors". It was fast-paced and easy to read. ( )

Legend, the second installment of the Event Group series is in many ways very different than the first book. The first installment is very fast paced, lots of snappy dialog, the action non-stop, and it is one hell of a rollercoaster ride. Also, EVENT scared the bejeezus out of me. The style of writing in book one is just different than this book. Not worse, just not the same. Golemon switches writing gears and pens this book in a more literary style. I thought this one was just a bit long and drawn out but it pays off at the end. The reader must have a bit of patience and give the author their trust. The first half of the book is a slow build, a warm up approach that in my opinion does take too long, Also, there are way too many characters bouncing all over the place too fast like Mexican Jumping Beans. The reader feels like a ping pong ball ricocheting hither and yon, finding it hard to keep track of who is who and what their part was. In book one there is more character development to set up the main key players. You dont see that here. This book falls under the assumption that you already know who they are and why they do what they do. So I dont think you could really read Legend, without reading Event first, or you'd be floundering a bit as to what is going on and why the Group does what they do. But even though this needed a tad bit of editing, and although there were too many characters and one too many side plots, the author does manage to weave this convoluted story into one heck of great story. He pulls all the threads together very nicely so that when you are done, you are happier than you were during the first half of the story. One thing that I thought was better in this installment was that the action scenes were more believable, not so over-the-top James Bond-like. I have to admit on a whole, looking at the big picture, Event was better for me. It was more exciting and had you on the edge of your seat, and as I said earlier, it was much scarier. When reading Event, I could barely breathe. Legend is still excellent, it just holds a steadier pace and maintains about the same level of thrill and intrique from start to finish. I was not scared at all in this book. Golemon is creative, and he is a good writer, one worth watching in the future. The literary writing style in this book was better I think, and the scare factor was better in book one. So I loved them both for different reasons and would highly recommend them both. I just ordered book three and can not wait to dive in. This is fun stuff for sure, a sort of blending of Robert Doherty's Area 51 series and the television show Stargate SG1. Pure entertainment at it's best! ( )

Legend: An Event Group Thriller (Event Group Thrillers) by David Lynn Golemon (2008)