Sign of the Anasazi

Mark Lieberman
Emerald Book Company (2009)
ISBN 9781934572122
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (4/09)

“Sign of the Anasazi” begins after a linguist, Dr. Marcus Aaron, steals an alien spaceship that was being held by the United States military.  The government is greatly distressed about this theft.  The technology in this ship could allow the United States to have world domination.  This was a huge fear held by Marcus.  In an attempt to retrieve both the spaceship and Dr. Aaron’s knowledge of the alien language, an evil FBI agent kidnaps his grandchildren. 

Planning to return to earth, Dr. Aaron sends his daughter clues of his return hidden in objects containing the alien technology.  The FBI wants this information.  The adventure continues when other interesting and eccentric characters such as FBI agent Dov Bar Lev get involved to help her.  There are also some great scenes involving some grizzly bear pets owned by a colorful character named Old Vic; adding this to the alien story and the discovery of a lost Indian tribe, make for a great adventure.

I was immediately drawn to “Sign of the Anasazi” as soon as I saw the beautiful and intriguing cover of the book.  When I began reading, I was immediately hooked on the story.  Combining interesting characters, alien technology, and linking the Anasazi history with the Roswell incident also made this book my kind of science fiction/mystery novel.  Having an interest in the Anasazi and having been to places where they have lived and left behind signs of their existence, I truly the alternative history aspect of the story fascinating.

Mark Lieberman has a fantastic imagination.  In this book, “Sign of the Anasazi,” he created a truly unique story that many readers will find to be a refreshing change of pace.  I cannot wait to read the next novel in his Dov Bar Lev series.

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