Ararat: A Novel Hardcover – April 18, 2017

This one is really good! Ararat reminded me of the fiction of Doug Preston & Lincoln Child.Premise: A natural disaster reveals the long hidden remains of human presence high up inside Mt Ararat in Turkey. Ancient remains. Ancient construction. How did it all get up there? An archeology team heads up to figure out what it is, and finds more than the bargained for. Something horrifying and dangerous remains. People start dying. Can the team survive and get off the mountain? And can they descend to civilization without bringing the danger with them?This is an extremely well constructed story, very well researched to provide rich characterization and fascinating detail. I was hooked. The characters felt like real people to me, and I couldn't guess where the story was going. Even when I understood what was at stake because the main danger had been revealed, I couldn't guess how it would end. And this is a story with a very high body count. The stakes are extremely high and the tension is palpable--You have no idea who will survive.Besides Preston & Child, I also suggest reading Ararat if you like Dan Brown or Will Adams, James Rollins or Steve Berry. Excellent thrillers that use a piece of human history in a story set today.

After an avalanche/landslide occurs down the side of Mt. Ararat in Turkey, a huge cavern appears in the side of the mountain.Archaeologists, biblical scholars, Arkologists, guides, ancient language experts, government agents, and documentary crews all want to be the first to lay claim to the sit - because it seems an ancient ship has been discovered inside the cavern.Meryam and Adam, her fiance, have a small documentary crew and experts and they want to be the first to step foot on site. They've filmed their adventures before plus written books and this could be a huge story with far-reaching impacts.This is quite an adventure tale that bogs down a bit because of repetition but still is fast-paced and asks some difficult questions. What is found on this ancient craft is the stuff nightmares are made of and plenty of thrills and chills.I've enjoyed this author previously and am now off to read book number two THE PANDORA ROOM featuring Ben Walker, ostensibly a U.S. representative for the National Science Foundation but actually an agent for DARPA.

I liked the idea behind the book, but past the interesting premise, there wasn’t much below the surface. None of the characters were especially interesting. I found myself losing interest as I was reading, and I was glad when I got to the end.

The thing that interested me most in reading the most recent novel by Christopher Golden is the simple fact that it was written by Christopher Golden! Quite frankly, whether writing solo or with another author, this man can do no wrong.Couple this with the fact that ARARAT just won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel of 2017 there was no way I can lose. ARARAT is a quick read because it is so creepily suspenseful you cannot put it down. A team of explorers finds what seems to be Noah's Ark buried within Mount Ararat. Normally, that would be enough to build an interesting story around. But this is a Christopher Golden story...They find some human remains, animal remains and ancient writing which gives evidence that this was indeed Noah's Ark. However, that's not all they found. A coffin with the skeletal remains of a being that appears to be human --- except for the horns sticking out of its skull. It seems that Noah and company also took along a demon just for kicks --- and this expedition has awoken said demon and it's pissed.Completely claustrophobic and echoing so many other horror themes --- most specifically John Carpenter's version of "The Thing" --- ARARAT is suspenseful horror at its finest and one heck of a fun read!

Smart. The story was interesting. Not what I was expecting. It really was 2 stories in1. The plot was tense but I couldn't stop reading. The end I never saw coming.

The concept of Ararat is interesting — an ark-like ship found in Mount Ararat. Three stars seemed about right for this book compared to the many other horror/suspense novels I've read. I found it enjoyable while reading, but I was left with too many questions, ones that even the supposed scientists didn't have enough curiosity to ask. For instance, how do they know the structure is a boat? They never discuss it. If it was actually Noah's ark, why are there dead bodies aboard — wouldn't they have walked off once it landed? If they died before the boat landed, why were they not tended to with traditional funeral rites? Is there any evidence of previous habitation by animals? Dung, for instance? Could it have been uplifted or encased by Ararat's volcanic activity? Were there any water lines on the wood anywhere, to show it was ever in a flood?If not knowing — or even having characters consider — these questions doesn't bother you, you might enjoy this novel for its basic scary premise, though that also leaves us with a zillion unanswered questions.