Comments on: Reviews of Valko’s books

By: Linda Macisaac

Linda Macisaac — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:33:24 +0000

I like nothing better than to curl up with a good book. James book was that and more, fast paced, fun,believable characters with lots of thrills and surprises along the way. I wish every book I read was this much fun…

By: Robert Vail

Robert Vail — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:50:50 +0000

What a great book! This story will really get you thinking. It’s fully believable and many of the ideas relating to the 9/11 controversy are probably true. Rather than a nice round hole in the pentagon building (which is what is seen in photographs), there should have been an expanse the size of the plane’s wings. And what about the explosions that occurred as the towers were falling? Were they planted by a demolition company or were they the result of the collapsing structures?

The controversy in this story grabbed my attention but then the plot made it a great read. As a columnist for the Vail Daily in Vail Colorado, I know what good writing is. This is great writing.

By: Ray B

Ray B — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:48:33 +0000

Great adventure! Held my interest start to finish. Buy the end it has you wondering if this is fact disguised as fiction! A GREAT READ!

By: Shelia B

Shelia B — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:43:25 +0000

Wow! I loved this book. If you liked “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “The DaVinci Code”, “The Firm”, you’ll like this book too. It has suspense, conspiracy, spirituality and mystery. It is one of those books you can’t put down because you must know what happens next. I’m looking forward to Mr. Valko’s next book

By: Loki

Loki — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:37:56 +0000

Pretty good first outing for Valko. The book is fast paced and fun to read. A few ‘wtf?’ moments that will keep you going. A little rushed at the end but a solid build up and interesting payoff. I’m looking forward to reading more works from the author.

By: Zimmerman

Zimmerman — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:33:27 +0000

As I look over the reviews of Valko’s book I see one common denominator: that Valko took extremely unrealistic concepts and made them seem real. I disagree. If you do even a little research into the fields that Valko delves into in The Find, you’ll see that the theories he puts forth may not be unrealistic at all. In fact, I believe there is far more truth in this book than first meets the eye.

Valko tackles the subject of an artifact being discovered that is millions of years old, indicating that intelligent life may have existed on this planet that long ago. In The Find, he even tells us where we can learn more about actual archeological finds that are millions of years old, from a book called Forbidden Archeology by Michael Cremo and Richard Thompson. Valko also describes Egyptian artifacts having been discovered in the Grand Canyon at one time. I was so intrigued by this that I went online and discovered that an Arizona newspaper actually did report such artifacts being found at the turn of the last century. Valko also speculates on what the true nature of “reality” is. An investigation into quantum physics will tell you that these aren’t solely Valko’s ideas at all, but that many, many scientists hold the view of reality that he describes in his book.

Besides being a page-turner, I liked The Find because I felt I was learning some fascinating facts I had not known before. Although his writing style isn’t like Michael Crichton’s, The Find is similar to many of Crichton’s books, in that reading it is a learning experience–a journey into today’s unknown, which may just be tomorrow’s reality. I suspect that Valko did far more research in writing this book than one might suspect. He did a good job stringing the “facts” together to make an engaging story.

By: Barbara Rhoades

Barbara Rhoades — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:08:35 +0000

Megan Eastwood is an archeologist and Bruce Brackin is a photographer. What do they have in common? The Grand Canyon. Megan is on a dig in the Grand Canyon for Egyptian artifacts and Bruce is sent to cover the dig as a freelance photographer for a large magazine. Sounds normal, doesn’t it? BUT, it’s not.

Megan returns from taking photos that Dr. Jensen Reinhardt, the head of the dig asked her to take only to find everyone dead and Jensen missing. Bruce gets involved when he finds Megan holding him at gun point in his car. Bruce’s brother, Peter, a jewelry designer, believes in conspiracy theories and is in a wheelchair. Megan is wanted for the murders of the dig crew. Bruce is wanted for the shooting of an FBI agent.

There is a huge twist as to what was found in the Canyon. I couldn’t wait to read the next chapter and found myself reading late into the night. Murder, mystery, love and choices are all parts of this wonderfully written novel. And it is set up perfectly to make into a series. The book has a good ending so if there isn’t another book, you aren’t left wondering how it ends. I hope the author will continue the story as I can’t wait to see what happens next.

By: Don Dewsnap

Don Dewsnap — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:28:33 +0000

I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading The Find, but I certainly didn’t expect to be caught up in a time-destroying, obligation-ignoring page-turner. James Valko might not have perfected his craft yet, but he has a solid gift for the story, great timing, an almost intuitive use of tempo, and builds characters I cared about deeply. It is frightening to think of how good this author is going to get as he writes more and more. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a rollicking good mystery/adventure/action/suspense story that will keep them glued to their chair for longer than they had planned.

By: Robert G Yokoyama

Robert G Yokoyama — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:30:10 +0000

The Find is an exciting novel about the mysterious murder of a team of archaeology students in the Grand Canyon. The Find has elements of science fiction and earth science in it. Integrity in the profession of journalism is another strong theme that can be found in the main character of Bruce Brackin. James Valko also covers metaphysical and spiritual ideas in the book. The idea of trying to achieve a higher level of awareness is an idea that Valko weaves into this book. He is a very visual writer. I could picture myself hiking through the Grand Canyon and trying to survive the wild rapids in the canyon while reading his words. I learned that various places in the Grand Canyon are named after Egyptian gods Isis and Re. I really enjoyed reading The Find.

By: Jeff Edwards "Radio Jeff"

Jeff Edwards "Radio Jeff" — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:21:39 +0000

I was intrigued by the subject matter of ‘The Find’ and immediately found the story engaging from almost the first page. I LOVE action–in fact, I can excuse poor characterization if a book has an inventive storyline and tons of adrenaline-filled action–but thankfully I didn’t have to sacrifice character development here at all.

A beautiful archaeologist (why are they ALL beautiful??) seems the main protagonist here who ends up knee-deep into quite a conspiracy. Searching for–of all things–Egyptian artifacts in the Grand Canyon, she and Dr. Jensen Reinhardt discover artifacts which seem to make NO sense. Could they have been left behind by some ancient civilization not hundreds or thousands of years ago, but possibly millions of years ago? One thing I seem to have picked up from the reviews here is how the author has managed to take something SO implausible and give it depth AND believability as well…and I MUST say: Mr. Valko has done exactly that.

Part investigative mystery, part action/adventure and toss in some elements of Indiana Jones (sorry, but that’s the best description I can give you without giving away too much) and ALL fun! What ARE the ancient artifacts that were unearthed? Where did they come from? Why did everyone disappear seemingly without a trace? I’d let you in on the details, but whats the fun in that? Besides, you’d HATE me for revealing too much…the vast majority of why ‘The Find’ is so much fun is in making those discoveries yourself.

One wonderful advantage of being an author nowadays is how much easier it is to get published…the downside is there are much more books out there which are truly abysmal–and TRUST me, even the BIG name authors produce drivel now and then–but this is one relatively unknown author that deserves some praise and definitely some wide-spread recognition. I look forward to reading more from him in the future!