Electra: A Dane and Bones Origins Story (The Dane And Bones Origins Series Book 6)

Another typical "Dane and Bones Origins" story. Adventure, excitement, secret assignment and the search for Amelia Earhart's plane. What could be more fun to read! Throw in a crazy Japanese real estate developer and a trained pilot whale named "Shankey" and you've got a good story that you will find hard to put down! I hope these two Navy SEALS never get old and retire - their adventures are just too much fun and you, as a reader, get to tag along!

Well Dane and Bones are at it again, trying to beat a couple of dolphins in a training exercise. Oh, wait, the story is about finding Amelia Earhart’s plane. Our guys are sent undercover to dive for a company that rescues historic aircraft and thinks they have found Earhart’s plane. It’s underwater close to an atoll in the South Pacific. The mission is to confirm if the plane is, in fact, Earhart’s. The reason is because there may be sensitive government items on the plane. One problem, a Japanese company has tried to claim the atoll to build a resort. They were not happy about losing a lawsuit to gain ownership. They take steps to aggressively try to take the atoll.Filled with humor, conspiracy theories, and action, this story is very entertaining. It’s kind of a lightweight story, but that’s OK, we need those sometimes. The interaction between Dane and Bones is fun and lighthearted but they do get serious when needed. Read it for a little fun. You’ll like it.

I began reading this story last night and must admit that I am not particularly impressed. On page 2 I ran into a glaring factual error about the historical event this story is supposed to revolve around. The author states "...the plane and its twin Pratt & Whitney turboprop engines..." Seriously? There was not a single airplane on the face of the planet flying with turboprop engines in 1937 (mostly because they hadn't been invented yet).OK, I should give credit for properly identifying the engine manufacturer, they were indeed Pratt & Whitney engines. While I wouldn't expect the author to state "...the plane and its twin Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Radial engines...", though that would be correct, it would have been perfectly acceptable had he simply left out the word "turboprop".I know, this is a fictional story and not a history book, but come on, if you're going to base a fictional story on a real historic event, at least get the history right. Or make the whole thing fictional and make up a back story.I've never read anything else from this author, so I don't know if other works are better or not. Since the story is so short I will probably go ahead and finish it anyway and just hope fact doesn't give way to further factual error as the story unfolds.Updated 1/2/15I just finished the book and, as I feared, the factual errors continued and all were easily avoidable (and I grant that I am probably one of only a few for whom such errors detract from a story).For those interested, other factual errors include the following:In Chapter 6 the boys are pleased because they found the airplane "Serial Number" on the data plate. Never mind the fact that the data plate is almost certainly not where the author placed it, the number he gives is NR 16020, which is not the airplane's serial number, it is the Commerce Number, what would now be called the Registration Number, or simply "N" Number and almost certainly would not have been on the data plate. It is a number assigned by the government to show that the airplane is properly registered and legal to fly in US Airspace. The Serial Number is assigned by the manufacturer and is indeed on the aircraft data plate. The registration number can be changed by the owner of the airplane, the serial number follows the airplane its whole life. For those interested, the serial number for Amelia Earhart's plane was 1055.In Chapter 7 one of the characters points out that the airplane doesn't look like a Lockheed 10, but a Lockheed 12 "...which was their largest and fastest plane in the Electra line during that period." This is not even close to true, except for the fact that Lockheed did indeed develop the Model 12 after the Model 10. In fact, the Model 12, nicknamed the Electra Jr. (the guy in the hangar next to mine has one)was smaller than the Model 10. Lockheed did build a larger version, the Model 14 or Super Electra, which didn't even fly for the first time until almost a month after Amelia disappeared.A less specific difficulty for the plot as written is that the Electra flown by Earhart and Noonan was highly modified. Nearly the entire passenger / cargo compartment was filled with fuel tanks which makes the story as written cumbersome, but not impossible.While I am a very big fan of historical fiction, I just find it nearly impossible to read stories where the history isn't even close to true.If you are not bothered by factual errors, or wouldn't know any different either, then this story will be truly entertaining and I hope you enjoy it.

Amelia Earhart isn't a character I thought would lead to a good adventure story for Dane and Bones, but once again David Wood pulled it off. He weaves a tale that shows our own government can be just as corrupt as the secret societies of his previous books. Though fiction, the reader comes away actually wondering just how far our own leaders would go to accomplish their goals. Even if you aren't a huge adventure fan, you should give this book a try.

This is the first Dane and Bones book I have read. I liked the story line, but the Author assumes that the reader would know what BUDS training. I didn't, but I was able to piece it together.The story is a good one, the finding of Amelia Earhart's plane, and the twist the Author puts in is a nice one.Once you get on the island, the story takes off, and it is a good read.

There is the normal interaction between the characters and I enjoyed the book except for some technical errors in the diving explanations (I. E. There is a way to clear pressure by pinching the nose in a full face mask, and Bones would not have removed his regulator from his mouth to fill the lift bag, since he is using a full face mask and wouldn't have a regulator in his mouth).

I love the Dane and Bones books and the entire story(s) line but I was disappointed in this book. Felt like it was missing something, almost like the Authors rushed through writing it, maybe a publishing deadline to meet. Would I recommend it ? Yes, if you are a fan of the other books, this is an easy read and after all it is Dane and Bones. But if this is going to be your first entry into the world of D &B I would suggest entering it with a different book

Very good author. A lot like Clive Cussler. Other authors are using this concept, even some of James Patterson's books. Initial true historical information and then woven into the rest of the story, with appropriate twists.I think there should be another violence category between some and graphic.

Very good thanksAnother great book .Maddox and bones at their most dangerous best again .They sure know how to get into trouble.

Yes once again a fine quick read with just the right amount of action for an enthralling read characters filling out nicely

It may not be a best seller but this book deserves to be read enjoyable escapism is how I would categorise it

Keep it going - just brilliant.

Good read