Prometheus Category:  Action/Thriller Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory ISBN-10:  0759905673 Type: Fiction Pages: 210 Copyright: Jan 1 1987 An expedition to the Himalayas is stranded when nuclear war destroys the majority of civilization. The survivors struggle to create a new world order. Their efforts are thrown into doubt when the radiation cloud advances. Is there any hope for the successors of mankind? The novel in one sentence? Dirk Pitt searches for the Yeti A group of international scientists form an expedition to Nepal to search for the Yeti. Among them is a suspected spy. Tensions between the nuclear powers is on the rise, and when Pakistan tests their latest warhead, the result is a cataclysm of global magnitude. Only some isolated parts of the world remain intact, including the members of the expedition. They take refuge in a Buddhist monastery where they learn a contingent of Chinese soldiers has seized the area. A clash of cultures results, each determined to build the new order to their own blueprint. Join Ludec Jarmac and his companions as they race to ensure a future for earth in this thought provoking novel of the very near future. The startling final chapter of this novel reveals the true answer for the lack of world harmony. Winner of a LiFE Award Excerpt "Prometheus, you are glad that you have outwitted me and stolen fire... but I will give men as the price for fire an evil thing in which they may all be glad of heart while they embrace their own destruction. " So speaks Zeus, of ancient mythology, to the demi-God Prometheus.

Mankind at its Best and Worst
PROMETHEUS

By Alex Domokos with Rita Y. Toews

Hard Shell Word Factory http://www.hardshell.com/

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Author website: www.domokos.com




Review by S. Joan Popek

Rating: Excellent

This story is an extraordinary blend of adventure, Abominable Snowmen, nuclear disaster, love, despair and hope. This alone is quite a combination, yet there is more. Add in ethnic diversity, terrorism and various nations’ attitudes of “My dog is bigger than your dog,” and you have a tale to remember.



You get inside the minds and hearts of leaders as they make world changing decisions. You experience the fanatic psychology of terrorism. You travel with a troop of brave explorers searching for the legendary Yeti and their own brand of immortality. Is the Yeti real? What would you do if you found him? If you are an adventurer who wants to know what makes humanity tick, you can't miss reading this book.



This is a story of mankind at its best and at its worst. It is a story that makes you think--a story that forces you to take a look at humanity and decide if you like what you see. The twists and surprises are as varied and winding as the mountain trails the small band of explorers travel as they search for the truth in legends.



What if you were dying but you had the chance to start a new chain of evolution? Would you have the courage to do it? Are our myths founded in reality? Greek mythology tells us that Prometheus gave Man fire and set him on the road to civilization. Because of this, the gods punished him throughout eternity. Why?



Was it indeed the mastery of fire that set mankind apart from the animals and perhaps made them more like the gods? Ludec, a major character in the expedition's search says, "That is one of the wonderful things about human nature...Men can not live without plans, and plans are the ultimate expression of faith in the future." Is this what makes us unique? Are we really so unique as we believe?



Find the answers to these questions and much more in this spellbinding adventure into one possible future. I couldn't stop turning the pages until I finished the last one. It's that good. PROMETHEUS is not your ordinary science fiction. The authors have a special style that leaves you thinking about the book long after you close it.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys adventure, philosophy and just plain, entertaining fiction.