Genesis

I read this decades ago and always wanted to reread it. Ancient Alien theorists say, Yes! Great book.

I discovered this book when it first came out and fell in love with it. Cant tell you how many times Ive read it. Went out and found the other 4 books of the series although only 3 of the series is available on Kindle. It was written and released in full in Britain but not here in North America.

This is not only the best UFO novel ever written, it is one of the best books ever written. There is so much detail, mystery and sub-plots involved that you become a part of it. It all begins with WWII and Nazis and takes us into our days. Superb, fantastic writting. This is a timeless classic which you will never forget after reading it.

Old book I read yrs. ago. Wish it was bis large print my eyes are getting weak. Book is fair to good shape.

I first read this book twenty odd years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it . . . saw it in the Kindle store, bought it, and enjoyed it just as much the second time round. Harbinson writes a great UFO story based on his extensive archival research, and the whole premise of the novel will thrill the conspiracy theorist in you. If words like UFO and conspiracy get your mind working, grab this one . . . and wonder, what if

I have read this book twice in the past, both times in paperback verssion. I loved it! I recently bought it for my Kindle and was very disappointed when I began reading it. It is obvious the publisher only used a spell check program on the book and didnt have someone actually read it. Dropped words. Repeated words. Wrong words (can you say autocorrect?). All of these errors are very distracting and break the flow of the story when you have to try to figure out what word is missing, or what the word should really be. Did I mention I am only on chapter 4? I am very disappointed in the quality of this book.

i read this book twice back in the eighties and whanted to read it againe but the only place that i could find it was at amazon. this book is as good now as it was when i first read it and the things that are written in it are a lot more plausable now than when i first read it.

If you are a follower of UFO lore and reports, this is a fascinating book. Considering when this book was written, it takes many of the actual reported UFO cases through history, weaves them into a spellbinding plot, and comes up with a surprisingly contemporary conclusion. It has all the elements of good adventure tales; a tenacious hero determined to find the truth, secret government agents, global conspiracy, and of course UFOs.

One of my all time favorite novels ever. Read it back in the early 80s when it came out and amazed how many of the ideas still hold up through today. Excellent book and a must read for SciFi fans and UFO buffs everwhere.

I read this book as a young man (at the time quite fond of science fiction) shortly after it was first published. I remember that at the time it seemed to be a hard read and difficult to stay interested in. I recall that only the subject matter kept me plodding through until the ending. Years later I would remember the central concepts fondly, although I had forgotten the authors name and title. I finally decided now, in the early years of the 21st Century, so figure out if the book was really that bad, or if my relative youth during that first reading was to blame. After some Googling on the recalled subject matter, I decided that the book must be Genesis by Harbinson. I got a copy for my Kindle and dove in. Within the first few pages, I realized that my general dislike of the book back then was not due to my youth. It is quite simply a poorly written piece of literature. However, the central conceit remains strong and engaging. It is just too bad that the man who did the research and put the story together does not happen to have the skill or talent one expects from a good author. My major issues with Harbinsons writing style are listed below: - Boring structure, word use and syntax. In an opening passage about an encounter of a US Army bomber over WWII Germany, it seems like all statements issued by crew members are followed with the descriptive, he bawled. For example (and with paraphrasing on my part); Were all gonna die, bawled the captain. Theyre coming at us again, bawled the waist gunner. Aaiiieee, bawled the nose gunner. It really does read like that. While descriptive the first time it is used, it grows noticeable and tiresome after the first couple repetitions. Skilled authors know how to avoid this kind of thing. - Poor editing on the part of both the author and editor. Reading extended passages puts one in mind of History Channel documentaries, where after each commercial break a lot of the same information and personal introductions are repeated for those who joined the show in progress, or who have short memories. In a single paragraph, the same piece of information is restated, as if the author decided to relocate it and forgot to delete the original. This happens a LOT and draws attention to itself. - Lots of typos. We all make them, and I have probably made some in this hasty review, but jeeze! Maybe somebody made these errors when the text was retyped/scanned for Kindle....? I dont have the original printed version to check. But in what I am reading, there are many words that are missing, incomplete, or replaced by similar looking words that are clearly wrong. - Descriptive passages that just go on and on. Authors usually try to find a balance between not fleshing out characters, locations, and events thoroughly enough, and bloating the text with too much exposition. Harbinson goes for the latter, and my interest fades after a while. I have noticed many times that the text seems to be offering nothing new, with nothing advancing the story or my understanding of what is happening. Then I start skimming ahead, and two pages later it is still going on and I realize that if those two pages were deleted nobody would notice. It is almost like Harbinson simply thinks through the longest list of details, or longest rambling pointless discussion between two people, and just writes it all down without any authorly editing. - Inconsistent character identifiers. There are times when I just cannot get a grasp of who the author is talking about after the plot jumps around in time and place. It might be later in the paragraph or on the next page that I finally know. I finally say to my self, Oh! Last time he just referred to this character by his last name and now he is using the first name. Since I dont have this problem with any other books I read, I conclude that this is the authors shortcoming. (spoiler) Run-on sentence coming: Anyway, if you really like reading about an American genius who works with the greats of early aviation and rocketry development after already being far beyond their accomplishments, only to grow bored and defecting to the Nazis, only to use the German war resources for his own gains and finally running a secret empire with hidden bases and moving around by various flying saucers and pulling the strings of governments and research, you will still find this worth a read.